Human beings, regardless of one's gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, belief and nationality, whom themselves, or who are aware of some others, have been experiencing certain kinds of discrimination whether coming from within their own 'group' or coming from some other 'groups', who have 'good' intention and aspiration of getting involve in different types of activism/protest with the intention/aspiration to reform the highly corrupted system of the world, who want to promote peace and harmony in the world, who really want the world to be free from all kinds of discrimination among the enormous diversities in the world, people need to work on reforming oneself first, by conquering one's human nature that is under the influence of ignorance and egoism as well as the basic survival instinct, which is the mother of all kinds of corruption and discrimination either existing within the same 'group', or among the different 'groups'.
All kinds of activism and protest are useless, if people think and believe that there are something wrong/incorrect with the world or with certain people's thinking, beliefs and behavior, and trying to reform the world or certain people's thinking, beliefs and behavior to be in certain way that they desire and agree with, that they think how it should be, but without reforming themselves first.
Once everyone knows how to reform oneself, free from being the slave of ignorance, egoism and survival instinct, there is no need of any kind of activism and protest to be existing, to go against 'this' or 'that' in any society, anywhere in the world.
Many people think and believe that education is the most important thing in the world for developing a healthy society and prosperity, and it's true, but it depends on what type of education.
If it's just education to have the knowledge, skill and qualification to be able to find a job/do a business, to make a living in the world of capitalism and consumerism, that supports the world economy and prosperity, as well as education that is under the influence of certain 'morality practice', 'spiritual practice', 'religious belief' or 'political interest', that is feeding egoism which empowers 'personal/social identification' which generates all kinds of separateness/comparison/discrimination between 'I' and 'the others that are not I', that encourages 'greed', 'selfishness', 'possessiveness', 'the sense of belonging', 'pride', 'heroism', 'nationalism', 'loyalty' and 'patriotism', where it doesn't want or allow the people to question the truth of everything, or be able to think and live life independently, that would 'threaten' the 'existence', 'power' and 'profits' of all sorts of 'authority', it won't stop/eliminate all kinds of corruption and discrimination in the world.
The education should be emphasizing on self-control, self-discipline, self-inquiry, self-investigation, self-realization, self-reliance, physical/mental/emotional independence and open-mindedness, of how to be free from ignorance, egoism and impurities - the root cause of all kinds of humanity problem in the world, besides developing the knowledge and skill to be making a living in the world of capitalism and consumerism, or to be able to live a self-contained/self-sufficient way of life that doesn't need to depend on the society of capitalism and consumerism, or the economy/prosperity of the world.
The education on self-control, self-discipline, self-inquiry, self-investigation, self-realization, physical/mental/emotional independence and open-mindedness, of how to be free from ignorance, egoism and impurities, is universal. It has nothing to do with any particular 'morality practice', 'spiritual practice' or 'religious belief', as ignorance, egoism and impurities also exist in so called 'morality practice', 'spiritual practice' and 'religious belief', not to say, in 'political interest'.
Corrupted education is sort of like 'parents' who want to 'mould' their children to be in certain way, to 'train' their children to be obedient and don't question anything about their 'authorization' and 'whatever they want their children to listen and follow'. If the children behave according to their 'rules', or achieve 'what the parents want them to achieve', which pleases them, then they would give their children some 'praising' and 'rewards', but if their children don't behave according to their 'rules', or don't achieve 'what the parents want them to achieve', then they would give their children some 'disciplinary' and 'punishment'. And the parents want the children to become 'somebody' that they want them to become, and expect the children to 'give' the parents what they desire to be getting from the children. "Do something and be somebody that make us feel proud." The 'corruption' of the entire society, of the 'authority', of the 'system' in the world, is deriving from this kind of 'family relationship'.
Beware of anything that sounds like this, "Just obey. Do not question my authorization. This is the Truth and you must believe in this Truth. It's sinful and punishable if you disbelieve in this Truth or have any doubt towards this Truth."
In yoga and Buddhism, it's all about attaining self-realization towards the truth of everything. It's not a sin or punishable if one is ignorant towards the truth or is doubting the truth of something. The Truth is not a belief. The Truth doesn't need anyone to believe in it nor doesn't like anyone disbelieve in it or has doubt in it.
"Do not blind believing, blind following, or blind practicing anything, even if it's coming from your parents, elders, school teachers, religious teachers, best friends, members of the society, famous philosopher, or popular political leaders. Inquire and investigate the truth of everything, including all the teachings here." There's no 'authority' to 'discipline or punish' anyone for being ignorant under the influence of ignorance.
It's about being aware of the ignorance in oneself.
It's needless to be looking for a great teacher here and there.
None can teach, or discipline, or liberate anyone who isn't aware of ignorance in oneself, while those who are aware of ignorance in oneself, then the impermanent and selfless modifications of one's mind, as well as one's actions and the consequences of one's actions, is one's greatest teacher towards knowing Thyself, and be free from ignorance.
Compassion is not something that can be obtained from receiving, learning, training or education. Compassion manifests as it is upon the annihilation of ignorance, egoism and impurities, upon the realization of selflessness.
Compassion is not about giving people whatever they like and want and desire, and don't give them what they don't like, don't want and don't desire, in order to make them feel good, satisfied, meaningful and happy, or so that people won't feel bad, dissatisfied, meaningless and unhappy, though that is what most people understood as 'compassion' - give people happiness/convenience/comfort and take away their unhappiness/suffering/discomfort.
Compassion is there as it is, when the mind is free from egoism of attachment, identification, expectation, judgment, or desire of craving and aversion, 'respecting' the law of nature - Cause and Effect, Impermanence and Selflessness, 'respecting' the world as it is and everyone as they are (existing and functioning under the law of nature), 'allowing' everyone to take their own pace and effort to know their own minds, to know Thyself, realizing what is actually going on in their own minds, to realize selflessness, being free from ignorance, egoism and impurities, transcending the mind perception of a worldly life existence of impermanent and selfless names and forms, be able to deal with all kinds of pleasant/unpleasant, agreeable/disagreeable, desirable/undesirable experience, condition and situation independently and equanimously, being free from suffering deriving from ignorance and egoism of attachment, identification, desire of craving and aversion, judgment, comparison and expectation.
All kinds of activism and protest are useless, if people think and believe that there are something wrong/incorrect with the world or with certain people's thinking, beliefs and behavior, and trying to reform the world or certain people's thinking, beliefs and behavior to be in certain way that they desire and agree with, that they think how it should be, but without reforming themselves first.
Once everyone knows how to reform oneself, free from being the slave of ignorance, egoism and survival instinct, there is no need of any kind of activism and protest to be existing, to go against 'this' or 'that' in any society, anywhere in the world.
Many people think and believe that education is the most important thing in the world for developing a healthy society and prosperity, and it's true, but it depends on what type of education.
If it's just education to have the knowledge, skill and qualification to be able to find a job/do a business, to make a living in the world of capitalism and consumerism, that supports the world economy and prosperity, as well as education that is under the influence of certain 'morality practice', 'spiritual practice', 'religious belief' or 'political interest', that is feeding egoism which empowers 'personal/social identification' which generates all kinds of separateness/comparison/discrimination between 'I' and 'the others that are not I', that encourages 'greed', 'selfishness', 'possessiveness', 'the sense of belonging', 'pride', 'heroism', 'nationalism', 'loyalty' and 'patriotism', where it doesn't want or allow the people to question the truth of everything, or be able to think and live life independently, that would 'threaten' the 'existence', 'power' and 'profits' of all sorts of 'authority', it won't stop/eliminate all kinds of corruption and discrimination in the world.
The education should be emphasizing on self-control, self-discipline, self-inquiry, self-investigation, self-realization, self-reliance, physical/mental/emotional independence and open-mindedness, of how to be free from ignorance, egoism and impurities - the root cause of all kinds of humanity problem in the world, besides developing the knowledge and skill to be making a living in the world of capitalism and consumerism, or to be able to live a self-contained/self-sufficient way of life that doesn't need to depend on the society of capitalism and consumerism, or the economy/prosperity of the world.
The education on self-control, self-discipline, self-inquiry, self-investigation, self-realization, physical/mental/emotional independence and open-mindedness, of how to be free from ignorance, egoism and impurities, is universal. It has nothing to do with any particular 'morality practice', 'spiritual practice' or 'religious belief', as ignorance, egoism and impurities also exist in so called 'morality practice', 'spiritual practice' and 'religious belief', not to say, in 'political interest'.
Corrupted education is sort of like 'parents' who want to 'mould' their children to be in certain way, to 'train' their children to be obedient and don't question anything about their 'authorization' and 'whatever they want their children to listen and follow'. If the children behave according to their 'rules', or achieve 'what the parents want them to achieve', which pleases them, then they would give their children some 'praising' and 'rewards', but if their children don't behave according to their 'rules', or don't achieve 'what the parents want them to achieve', then they would give their children some 'disciplinary' and 'punishment'. And the parents want the children to become 'somebody' that they want them to become, and expect the children to 'give' the parents what they desire to be getting from the children. "Do something and be somebody that make us feel proud." The 'corruption' of the entire society, of the 'authority', of the 'system' in the world, is deriving from this kind of 'family relationship'.
Beware of anything that sounds like this, "Just obey. Do not question my authorization. This is the Truth and you must believe in this Truth. It's sinful and punishable if you disbelieve in this Truth or have any doubt towards this Truth."
In yoga and Buddhism, it's all about attaining self-realization towards the truth of everything. It's not a sin or punishable if one is ignorant towards the truth or is doubting the truth of something. The Truth is not a belief. The Truth doesn't need anyone to believe in it nor doesn't like anyone disbelieve in it or has doubt in it.
"Do not blind believing, blind following, or blind practicing anything, even if it's coming from your parents, elders, school teachers, religious teachers, best friends, members of the society, famous philosopher, or popular political leaders. Inquire and investigate the truth of everything, including all the teachings here." There's no 'authority' to 'discipline or punish' anyone for being ignorant under the influence of ignorance.
It's about being aware of the ignorance in oneself.
It's needless to be looking for a great teacher here and there.
None can teach, or discipline, or liberate anyone who isn't aware of ignorance in oneself, while those who are aware of ignorance in oneself, then the impermanent and selfless modifications of one's mind, as well as one's actions and the consequences of one's actions, is one's greatest teacher towards knowing Thyself, and be free from ignorance.
Compassion is not something that can be obtained from receiving, learning, training or education. Compassion manifests as it is upon the annihilation of ignorance, egoism and impurities, upon the realization of selflessness.
Compassion is not about giving people whatever they like and want and desire, and don't give them what they don't like, don't want and don't desire, in order to make them feel good, satisfied, meaningful and happy, or so that people won't feel bad, dissatisfied, meaningless and unhappy, though that is what most people understood as 'compassion' - give people happiness/convenience/comfort and take away their unhappiness/suffering/discomfort.
Compassion is there as it is, when the mind is free from egoism of attachment, identification, expectation, judgment, or desire of craving and aversion, 'respecting' the law of nature - Cause and Effect, Impermanence and Selflessness, 'respecting' the world as it is and everyone as they are (existing and functioning under the law of nature), 'allowing' everyone to take their own pace and effort to know their own minds, to know Thyself, realizing what is actually going on in their own minds, to realize selflessness, being free from ignorance, egoism and impurities, transcending the mind perception of a worldly life existence of impermanent and selfless names and forms, be able to deal with all kinds of pleasant/unpleasant, agreeable/disagreeable, desirable/undesirable experience, condition and situation independently and equanimously, being free from suffering deriving from ignorance and egoism of attachment, identification, desire of craving and aversion, judgment, comparison and expectation.
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