Buddhist perspective around life’s challenging decisions and ethical dilemmas
The meditation teacher Scott Tusa joins Scott Snibbe in a candid conversation about life’s challenging decisions and the ethical dilemmas facing the world today.
Both share personal experiences, with Scott Snibbe discussing his divorce, and Scott Tusa reflecting on his decision to relinquish monastic life after nine years as a Tibetan Buddhist monk ordained by the Dalai Lama.
The crux of the conversation centers on Buddhist perspectives on right and wrong, emphasizing principles of nonviolence and compassion.
Scott delve into the complexities of decision-making, drawing parallels between personal choices and the broader ethical questions that the world grapples with today.
Scott Tusa discusses a distinctive Buddhist perspective, emphasizing that Buddhism doesn’t inherently believe in creating a better world but focuses on individual transformation.
As long as individuals are controlled by afflictive emotions, suffering and violence persist.
Tusa suggests that the revolutionary aspect lies in changing how we work with ourselves, taking responsibility for our thoughts and emotions.
He challenges the idea of fixing the world and introduces the Vajrayana view that the world is not fixable because there’s nothing to fix.
Scott Snibbe adds a Vajrayana perspective, encouraging envisioning a world where people realize their fundamentally good nature.
They discuss the power of visualizing positive change, emphasizing the need to be for something, not just against it.
Tusa further explores the Vajrayana notion of imagining the world as a pure Buddha field, not as an escape from suffering but as a way to open minds to other possibilities and engage more practically.
