Buddha
“Greedy” monk
Greedy monk is a story of a “greedy monk”.
The point is “A person’s conduct generally shows what the observer imagines it to show.”
Our perceptions create our reality.
Greedy monk is a story of a “greedy monk”.
The point is “A person’s conduct generally shows what the observer imagines it to show.”
Our perceptions create our reality.
When Adviti started school, I learnt an analogy between education vs learning to religion and spirituality. Spirituality is like learning.
However, the self-interest that drives many actions and decisions end up making few organizations or kingdoms average or moderately successful if not a failure. And lastly, self-interest defeats the concept of interdependence – interdependent co-arising.
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