Oct 2, 2022
10 min. Pierre and Maureen take on a BIG subject in 5 minutes. Well, no, actually 10 minutes. Check it out.
Pierre relates the best explanation he's ever heard of why good triumphs over evil. Maureen and Pierre rid on good and evil in Learning Conversation - volleying concepts and thoughts back and forth is a way of learning and exploring. In this episode: Chögyam Trungpa Rimpoche, Pema Chodron, Bikram Choudary.
The concept of Basic Goodness comes from Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chogyam Trungpa
"If we are willing to take an unbiased look, we will find that, in spite of all of our problems and confusion, all our emotional and psychological ups and downs, there is something basically good about our existence as human beings. Unless we can find that ground of goodness in our lives, we cannot hope to improve the lives of others." (p.29-30)
Shambhala: "In Tibet, as well as many other Asian countries, there are stories about a legendary kingdom that was a source of learning and culture for present-day Asian societies. This was a place of peace and prosperity, governed by wise and compassionate rulers. The citizens were equally kind and learned, so that, in general, the kingdom was a model society...it represents the ideal of an enlightened society...The people of Shambhala began to practice meditation and follow the Buddhist path of loving kindness and concern for all beings... Among many Tibetan teachers, there has been a long tradition that regards the Kingdom of Shambhala, not as an external place, but as the ground root of wakefulness and sanity that exists as a potential within every human being..." Shambhala tradition is "about cultivating who and what we are as human beings" and "Shambhala vision is an attempt to encourage a wholesome existence for ourselves and others."