On Apr 22, 6:14=A0pm, Tang Huyen <tanghuyen{dele...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> Dave K wrote:
> > Right. =A0There is no "change the world" vs. "change other people."
> > Thich Nhat Hahn said that the enemies are greed, anger, and delusion,
> > not people.
>
> > Seeing as it's earth day I think I can reveal my greenhouse gas theory
> > of Buddhism. =A0Greed, anger and delusion are like greenhouse gasses.
> > Our job is to reduce emissions. =A0The less the world has the better.
>
> > No bothering about who's emissions they are. =A0No bothering about
> > whether it's better to do this in a cave by yourself or to be a
> > "useful member of society" who also writes letters to congress and
> > goes to protests or whatever it is that people do to be useful members
> > of society.
>
> > Go plant something. =A0Then sit under it.
>
> Very noble feeling, and presumably very
> noble action to follow through with it.
> However would you take your feeling
> and action to be universally valid, beyond
> any question, iow would you attempt to
> impose them on everybody else?
>
> Tang Huyen
I wouldn't even know how to do that.
-DavK
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