Compassion Demands Engagement | January 9, 2015
The central guiding principle of Buddhism is compassion and concern for
the world in which we live. It's the idea of interdependence—that our
actions dictate the experience of others. I don't think everybody needs
to run out and join an aid organization and everyone should feel bad
that they're not doing more for people in need. But I would like to see
Buddhists have a braver relationship to engaging with the world—and
also, potentially, a smarter one. We're trained to develop our intellect
and develop our wisdom, and it's not worth very much unless you put it
into practice.
- Ashoka Mukpo, "I Survived Ebola. But the Fight Doesn't End There." |
A personal blog by a graying (mostly Anglo with light African-American roots) gay left leaning liberal progressive married college-educated Buddhist Baha'i BBC/NPR-listening Professor Emeritus now following the Dharma in Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Friday, January 9, 2015
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