Is there Innate Goodness in human beings ? All
Description: Is there Innate Goodness in human beings ? All human beings want to be happy , peaceful What makes us happy , peaceful ? Anger or kindness Cruelty or Compassion Jealousy or joy at the success of others Agitation or equanimity Deception of
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slide1. Is there Innate Goodness
in human beings ?<br>
slide2. All human beings want to be happy , peaceful
What makes us happy , peaceful ?
Anger or kindness
Cruelty or Compassion
Jealousy or joy at the success of others
Agitation or equanimity
Deception of Helpfulness 2 Enquiry into the concept of
‘Innate Goodness’<br>
slide3. 3 What is concealing the
innate ‘goodness’ ? Negative Emotions
Latent tendencies Attenuate the latent tendencies of
Craving and Aversion to allow the
goodness to manifest How to do so ? Whenever these arise, do not succumb to them,
just observe till it ceases naturally
… limitation of intellectual knowledge Mindfulness<br>
slide4. Perception influences how we ‘interpret’ the world
Result of Conditioning – family, society, religious, cultural,…..
Perceptions shape our emotions.
What is a correct “perception” ? 4 Role of Perception<br>
slide5. 5 You do not become good merely
by trying to be good, but
by finding the goodness
that is already within you …..
allowing that goodness to emerge Basic Postulate<br>
slide6. 6 Please reflect on this
tonight !<br>
in human beings ?<br>
slide2. All human beings want to be happy , peaceful
What makes us happy , peaceful ?
Anger or kindness
Cruelty or Compassion
Jealousy or joy at the success of others
Agitation or equanimity
Deception of Helpfulness 2 Enquiry into the concept of
‘Innate Goodness’<br>
slide3. 3 What is concealing the
innate ‘goodness’ ? Negative Emotions
Latent tendencies Attenuate the latent tendencies of
Craving and Aversion to allow the
goodness to manifest How to do so ? Whenever these arise, do not succumb to them,
just observe till it ceases naturally
… limitation of intellectual knowledge Mindfulness<br>
slide4. Perception influences how we ‘interpret’ the world
Result of Conditioning – family, society, religious, cultural,…..
Perceptions shape our emotions.
What is a correct “perception” ? 4 Role of Perception<br>
slide5. 5 You do not become good merely
by trying to be good, but
by finding the goodness
that is already within you …..
allowing that goodness to emerge Basic Postulate<br>
slide6. 6 Please reflect on this
tonight !<br>