2006-11-24 19:18:43 · 3 answers · asked by Steven A 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is beyond the dualistic conceptions of mind...
You can make a rational judgment about it. But our problem is that we make emotional judgments instead. This is what we need to be clear about.
When we make emotional judgments, we set up ripples in our minds. These ripples cause larger ripples and soon a storm is brewing. This storm disturbs the mind. In all this we lose touch with the silence in the mind, the peace within. It is only when we can calm these ripples that the mind can reside in its own silence, its own equanimous state. When the mind can rest in its own stillness it can see things as they are. I call this silent mind, "peace-mind."
If we don't allow the mind to be silent, we make emotional judgments and the we get into trouble. Here is where the battle starts, within ourselves and outside of ourselves.
2006-11-24 20:28:56 · answer #1 · answered by sista! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What does this have to do with Buddhism?
Read "The Prince" by Machiaveli. He pretty much explains why and how people hold on to power, as well as why they lose it. It's a very descriptive text.
2006-11-25 03:25:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Evil doer see good because the evil deeds have not ripen yet;when it ripen they will feel the effects of their evil deeds.
2006-11-25 04:25:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anger eating demon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋