Self-Responsibility and Social Development in Buddhism
…say, and then to do, the wrong things. We also have defilements simply because we have to live in a society, and the more we live in society, the more our defilements grow. Defilements are really the same th…
The text discusses the necessity of self-development before aiding others, emphasizing self-responsibility post-birth. It highlights the crisis of independence and the importance of moral boundaries i