Tricycle Daily Dharma August 14, 2013
A Moral Politics
Given
that government, in theory at least, is our common will, representing
us as a people, how do we define ourselves? Will we come to the aid of
those among us struggling to get by or will we throw the needy back upon
their own meager resources? Is the prevailing philosophy of governance
one of mutual concern and collective help, or one of stark individualism
in which everyone has to fend for themselves, or at best rely on
charity? This is not so much a political question as a moral one, a
question pertaining to the moral basis of our common life. Much depends
on how we answer it.
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- Bhikkhu Bodhi, "A Moral Politics"
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