The Buddhist Path

Autor: Monima Chadha
Rok vydání: 2023
Zdroj: Selfless Minds ISBN: 0192844091
DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780192844095.003.0010
Popis: This chapter explores what is required of an individual who chooses to follow and make progress on the Buddhist Path. As we shall see, making the commitment to follow the Buddhist Path means giving up a lot that we ordinarily value in the hope of a better world in which suffering is eliminated. The Buddhist is proposing a radical alteration of our individual cares and concerns, the very fabric of our being. The author argues that pursuing the Bodhisattva ideal would generate significant losses to human life (as we know it). Perhaps it is best for us (and for Buddhists more generally) to be cautious about embracing a Buddhist revolution wholeheartedly.
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