Would Buddhists help non-Buddhists continuing their attachments?
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Let's take 2 examples:
1. A Buddhist notices a crying girl. After asking it turns out that she lost her mother, and don't know where to find her
2. Alice and Bob has a complicated relationship. Bob wants to communicate with Alice, but due to her misunderstandings and prejudices, she doesn't accept his words. Helplessly, he turns to a Buddhist that is an important friend with Alice, hoping that he will help him to tell Alice that she needs to listen to Bob carefully
Would the Buddhist helps them?
- Yes, because explicit sufferings (losing mother, being unable to communicate, having prejudice) are more suffering than implicit ones (staying in the attachments)?
- No, because ultimately it's still helping them staying in the attachments, while the Buddhist goal is aiming at the ultimate freedom? Or is that because helping others also a kind of attachment?
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Asked by Ooker
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May 21, 2019, 04:01 PM
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