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**replicaypu** · 04-26-2012, 02:50 PM

The whole be 'desireless' thing sometimes looks like an excuse to be passive and helpless, in a sense.

I have other views on this question in other threads, but here, I have another view point regarding this issue that I like to raise.

In Buddhism (And some would say Mahayana Buddhism), the proper understanding of 'desireless' is not passivity, but 'generosity'. It is because you do not desire something, that you can be generous with it, which, hopefully, can be used to help other people.

Therefore, 'generosity' is often recommended to people who are 'greedy' in order to combat their 'greed.' Instead of trying to 'find desireless' in meditation, it is often recommended to people to be generous as a way to arrive at 'desireless.'

There is a reason that 'generosity' is one of the 6 paramitas.

04-26-2012, 02:50 PM	#8
replicaypu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 432 Senior Member	The whole be 'desireless' thing sometimes looks like an excuse to be passive and helpless, in a sense. I have other views on this question in other threads, but here, I have another view point regarding this issue that I like to raise. In Buddhism (And some would say Mahayana Buddhism), the proper understanding of 'desireless' is not passivity, but 'generosity'. It is because you do not desire something, that you can be generous with it, which, hopefully, can be used to help other people. Therefore, 'generosity' is often recommended to people who are 'greedy' in order to combat their 'greed.' Instead of trying to 'find desireless' in meditation, it is often recommended to people to be generous as a way to arrive at 'desireless.' There is a reason that 'generosity' is one of the 6 paramitas.
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