Tricycle Daily Dharma March 23, 2013
Deep Engagement
It
is a misunderstanding to think that enlightenment is some sort of final
escape from life and that the doctrine of the unsatisfactory nature of
samsara obviates any need for involvement with other beings or social
responsibility. Because nirvana is selfless, there is no self that
enjoys a state of being beyond the world. Wisdom and compassion are
ultimately inseparable, wisdom being the complete knowledge of ultimate
selflessness and compassion being the selfless commitment to the
happiness of others.
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- Robert Thurman, "The Politics of Enlightenment"
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