Tricycle's Daily Dharma: January 26, 2008
Our Every Action
We can see that implicit in
all five precepts is the age-old Indian principle of ahimsa: not harming
either others or oneself. We can safely extend this to the environment,
the world as a whole and even to outer space. Nothing in fact falls
outside the sphere of our moral responsibility. For instance, according
to the Huayen school of Buddhist philosophy, which developed in medieval
China, our every action affects the whole of the Universe.
all five precepts is the age-old Indian principle of ahimsa: not harming
either others or oneself. We can safely extend this to the environment,
the world as a whole and even to outer space. Nothing in fact falls
outside the sphere of our moral responsibility. For instance, according
to the Huayen school of Buddhist philosophy, which developed in medieval
China, our every action affects the whole of the Universe.
The grave environmental problems we now face on Planet Earth stem directly
from our ignorance of this fact. Yet, perplexingly, even as we begin to
see what we are doing and what suffering it will bring down on both
ourselves and our descendents, we find it very difficult to change our
ways. Everyone is aware that it would be a good thing if there were
fewer cars, but no one wants to give up their own!--John
Snelling, Elements of Buddhism
from our ignorance of this fact. Yet, perplexingly, even as we begin to
see what we are doing and what suffering it will bring down on both
ourselves and our descendents, we find it very difficult to change our
ways. Everyone is aware that it would be a good thing if there were
fewer cars, but no one wants to give up their own!--John
Snelling, Elements of Buddhism
from Everyday Mind,
edited by Jean Smith, a Tricycle book
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