In the United States of America, we live in a society that strives for an what the Ancient Greeks called democracy. It fosters freedom of speech and freedom of movement. Our society is also quite complex, comprised of people with different cultural, educational, economical, religious, moral, and ultimately philosophical backgrounds. Now you take all of […]
Month: June 2012
WHAT ARE YOUR ETHICS?
If one asks an authentic Buddhist if he or she would like folks to convert to Buddhism, he or she would tell you that there is no need to convert; everybody is already a Buddhist. Then that authentic Buddhist might invite one to think about the eightfold path: right speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration, […]