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.
In
Vietnam there is a saying that when the father eats too much salt, the
son has to drink a lot of water. Karma, or action, is like that. Not
only do you have to suffer, your children have to suffer also. That is
why to practice the precepts is to protect yourself and to protect
future generations.
Thich Nhat Hanh, “Interbeing with Thich Nhat Hanh: An Interview”
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