[MD] social engagement

[MarshaV]

I think the title is self explanatory.  Rather than offer a synopsis, David Loy presented a bit of a quote by Gary Snyder written sixty years ago:

"The mercy of the West has been social revolution; the mercy of the East has been individual insight into the basic self/void. We need both. They are both contained in the traditional three aspects of the Dharma path: wisdom (prajna), meditation (dhyana), and morality (sila). Wisdom is intuitive knowledge of the mind of love and clarity that lies beneath one’s ego-driven anxieties and aggressions. Meditation is going into the mind to see this for yourself — over and over again, until it becomes the mind you live in. Morality is bringing it back out in the way you live, through personal example and responsible action, ultimately toward the true community of “all beings.”"


Marsha



On Sep 13, 2012, at 11:11 PM, 118 <ununoctiums at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Marsha,
> Before I watch this could you give a synopsis on how it relates to MOQ?  Then I can watch it for this insight.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
> On Sep 12, 2012, at 12:16 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
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>> 
>> Greetings,
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>> Why Buddhism and the West Need Each Other: the non duality of personal and social transformation by David Loy 
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>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1e7Zysfkj0   
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>> Marsha:  
>> This is a long and insightful lecture for those who have the interest and time.  The good and evil mindset that might be embedded as a cultural point-of-view as seen through those ever-present cultural glasses.  
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>> 
>> Marsha 
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