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**disappointment2** · 07-06-2012, 04:07 PM

There was social injustice and conflict in the time of the Buddha. However the Buddha did something different to the people living in the society of his time. He chose to go forth as a renunciant and to meditate - and then after his enlightenment to teach both ordained and lay people how they could follow the same path .

This is a way that people can be free from greed, hatred, and delusion and live together in a harmonious society. In the long term, if practised correctly, its probably more effective than going on demonstrations.

As I've mentioned before, the Buddhists I know are doing their best to follow the teachings and quietly doing whatever they can for others in various ways and trying to lead responsible lives in the society they live in.

I don't think we need to be told what we should or shouldn't be doing in society as a collective religious group.

07-06-2012, 04:07 PM	#28
disappointment2 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 475 Senior Member	There was social injustice and conflict in the time of the Buddha. However the Buddha did something different to the people living in the society of his time. He chose to go forth as a renunciant and to meditate - and then after his enlightenment to teach both ordained and lay people how they could follow the same path . This is a way that people can be free from greed, hatred, and delusion and live together in a harmonious society. In the long term, if practised correctly, its probably more effective than going on demonstrations. As I've mentioned before, the Buddhists I know are doing their best to follow the teachings and quietly doing whatever they can for others in various ways and trying to lead responsible lives in the society they live in. I don't think we need to be told what we should or shouldn't be doing in society as a collective religious group.
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