Having Good Purpose
In America and Europe, everyone is very active. But if you become too active, you lose the essence of Buddhism. You only have the Buddhist labels. One must cultivate peace to be compassionate. Without this, what you do, even as an 'engaged Buddhist' is just a lot of activity with no good purpose.
- Sulak Sivaraksa, “In Exile from Siam”
Read the entire article in the Tricycle Wisdom Collection
http://www.tricycle.com/in-exile-siam-an-interview-with-sulak-sivaraksa
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