The Long Awaited Comprehensive Manifesto From The Christian Left

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22. Jesus wasn't the only one who said this

The Buddhist Mahayana point of view, working for the benefit of others, had already made it's way into the Levant and Judea before the time of Jesus. It got there thanks to Alexander the Greek for opening the silk road trade in goods and IDEAS, which were already up in Bactria. The Chinese had there own version of teachings on compassion and serenity through taoist teachings. Indeed taking care of others and working for the well-being of everyone in the community is part and parcel of our humanity, inherited long ago from our primate ancestors, where the well-being of everyone in the troop is a primary endeavor. We all do better, when we all do better.

This is not a difficult concept to grasp. But our selfish ego that believes it really is a solid thing, and that it exists in the very center of the universe, no less.