This is my personal opinion, but I believe that sometimes I'm a little more of a Buddist than a Christian (although I rather not classify what I believe). I believe there is, naturally, a lot of good in people. I don't think a baby is born into this world and thinks from the very beginning "I hate all of humanity and I'd like to destroy it someday." What makes people do evil things is what the evil things have done to them. For instance, since I was a little girl, I had no intention of harming anyone, and in fact, I was raised to love people and to always be courteous. But the kids at my elementary school were hostile, and thus I developed an anger towards them. Soon, I found myself wishing that all of humanity would just disappear. The remedy I found for this anger was sure "love." The love of my true friends and family. Now, I do what I can to find kids that are sad, depressed, or angry and I try to comfort them, to assure them that they are not alone. People are not born evil, but because of the evil things we experience such as "hate," "fear," and "sorrow," we copy the experiences we are given. The true goal of the earth should be to be kind to others, no matter the cost. That determination alone will change a great deal of the world.
I agree with what B. Alan Wallace is saying with the topic of free will, and yes, there are people who naturally do the right thing, but in order to accomplish this ideal, we must focus on the people, and then we can accomplish the bigger goal. On Oct 24, 3:53 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > "B. Alan Wallace addresses the topic of free will: how Buddhism > focuses on how we may achieve greater freedom in the choices we make, > rather than struggling with the metaphysical issue of whether we > already have free will. > Central to the question of free will is the nature of human identity, > and it is in this regard that the Buddhist view of emptiness and > interdependence is truly revolutionary..." > > A new article by Alan, the entirety of which can be read at: > > http://www.sbinstitute.com/readinglibrary.html > > (the first link on the page) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
