Tricycle Daily Dharma November 27, 2013
Concern for Others
For
modern Buddhists, the world shows us daily that our own awareness
cannot thrive indifferent to what is happening to the awareness of
others. As the old sociological paradox puts it, people create society,
but society also creates people. Our economic and political systems are
not spiritually neutral; they inculcate certain values and discourage
others. As our awareness becomes more liberated, we become more aware of
the suffering of others, and of the social forces that aggravate or
decrease suffering.
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- David Loy, "Why Buddhism Needs the West"
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