Buddhists Don’t Have to Be Nice Avoiding Idiot Compassion
Author: Barbara O’Brien Publisher: https://rethinkingreligion-book.info/buddhists-dont-have-to-be-nice-avoiding-idiot-compassion/ Publish Date: Review Date: Status:🌐
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- “Nice” is often a strategy to avoid conflict. But isn’t avoiding conflict a good thing? Not always; there are times when engaging in conflict is compassion. Sometimes the urge to be “nice” is about maintaining a polite and pleasant facade over a situation we don’t want to confront.