I urge temples in Singapore not to produce too much new stuffs to avoid wasting too much natural resources.And also to give new stuffs for free because religion should not earn money.The old Buddhist sutras are all we need.
Dear friend ,
when other religion say we are out-dated ,we improve on packaging , when we improve on packaging ,old practitioner say we are too wasteful on earth resource
It 2 sides of a coin ,to attract young ppl to the religion need to strike a balance between ecological and efficient marketing techniques
My 2 cents worth
Originally posted by bohiruci:Dear friend ,
when other religion say we are out-dated ,we improve on packaging , when we improve on packaging ,old practitioner say we are too wasteful on earth resource
It 2 sides of a coin ,to attract young ppl to the religion need to strike a balance between ecological and efficient marketing techniques
My 2 cents worth
ehhh... pardon me if I'm wrong... I dun think religion is abt marketing...
Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
ehhh... pardon me if I'm wrong... I dun think religion is abt marketing...
People today are very different from olden days, especially the youngsters nowadays. We are not promoting but make them aware of Buddhism. I guess you guys also know that other religions are very agressive in this area.
Change the word "marketing" to "outreach program for the new generation"
Originally posted by Endurehardships:I urge temples in Singapore not to produce too much new stuffs to avoid wasting too much natural resources.And also to give new stuffs for free because religion should not earn money.The old Buddhist sutras are all we need.
Books and materials always have to be printed for practical purposes, there's no way around it. Of course we can promote circulating them, so as to cut down on wastage. We should also try to print on recycled materials if possible.
We can also encourage people reading the books online and make that possible.
Nonsense not allowed in this forum. - AEN
Endurehardship, you have a point, The main difference is the others' postings so far are more proactive, while you derive from, for want of a better word, "conservative". If you, at leisure, please provide more of your observations and suggestions, so that people are more aware of the wasteful practices that can be avoided. There is a current drive to go green, so it would nice to create an awareness, as sometimes we oblivious to our wastage!
Well we can recycle, reuse, reduce right?
Promoting buddhism and saving Gaia at the same time :P