Lovely convo. I adore Buddhist philosophy and of course Jewish wisdom. Sometimes I feel Buddhism is too idealistic, and doesn't grapple with the reality of very difficult moral decisions. Was WWII a just war? Would non-violence on behalf of the allies have led to a complete Nazification of the world? I don't claim to support violence, I'm a pacifist at heart- but until the world sees itself and humanity through the eyes of a Buddha, we have some subset of the human population who would do harm to another subset if given power and opportunity.
I love Sylvia. I'm a needlepoint person too - I make pillows.
love your genuineness
Thank you.
Lovely convo. I adore Buddhist philosophy and of course Jewish wisdom. Sometimes I feel Buddhism is too idealistic, and doesn't grapple with the reality of very difficult moral decisions. Was WWII a just war? Would non-violence on behalf of the allies have led to a complete Nazification of the world? I don't claim to support violence, I'm a pacifist at heart- but until the world sees itself and humanity through the eyes of a Buddha, we have some subset of the human population who would do harm to another subset if given power and opportunity.
Am too scattered to see this old video right now........But interested in topic