Jesus, Buddha and Social Concern

Kenneth Leong
Nov 6 · 6 min read

“Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

There are two different paths in Buddhism — the Arahant’s Path and the Bodhisattva’s Path. The two paths are somewhat different. But they are not mutually exclusive and can be practiced together. The Arahant’s Path focuses more on self-cultivation and the development of wisdom. The Bodhisattva’s Path focuses more on alleviating suffering in the world and serving all sentient beings. We may think of the former as a path of the head and the latter as a path of the…

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Kenneth Leong

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Published author, Zen teacher, professor, scientist, philosopher, social commentator, socially-engaged human

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