A short video lasting less than 2 minutes in which Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh gives an important lesson on non-discrimination.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoVuPTqj7gk
Learn while chuckling :)
Do you all believe in such thing call "positive discrimination"?
Originally posted by Dawnfirstlight:Do you all believe in such thing call "positive discrimination"?
What is "positive discrimination"?
the cause of Arahat is 4NT, nonattachment.
the cause of Pratyekabuddha is Dependent origination.
the cause of Bodhisattva is paramita, nondiscrimination.
the cause of Buddha is equanimity , even-mindedness.
Thich Nhat Hanh says (in The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching, p. 161) that the Sanskrit word upeksha means "equanimity, nonattachment, nondiscrimination, even-mindedness, or letting go. Upa means 'over,' and iksh means 'to look.' You climb the mountain to be able to look over the whole situation, not bound by one side or the other."
Pema Chodron says that when feelings of attraction or aversion arise, we can "use our biases as stepping-stones for connecting with the confusion of others." When we become intimate with and accepting of own feelings, we see more clearly how everyone gets hooked by their hopes and fears. From this, "a bigger perspective can emerge."
Thich Nhat Hanh says that Buddhist equanimity includes the ability to see everyone as equal. "We shed all discrimination and prejudice, and remove all boundaries between ourselves and others," he writes. "In a conflict, even though we are deeply concerned, we remain impartial, able to love and to understand both sides. [The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching, p. 162]." I confess, that last one is really difficult for me, but that's what we are called to do.
http://buddhism.about.com/od/basicbuddhistteachings/a/Buddhism-And-Equanimity.htm
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