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So the notion of enlightened society is exactly what we are doing here;
it is keeping our, in a sense, diversity and who we are,
but beginning to be able to think free and not out of the, I would say,
current sort of stream of global
consumerism, and you know the sense of sort of pandemic fear and doubt that we’re involved in;
but to be able to not just react, but actually to look, and step away.
And if we do this now it may not immediately solve all issues;
but there will be a moment where....
We are supposed to be the most intelligent creatures on earth
and how can we begin to look at our own planet and our own society;
and if we have essentially given in and saying, "It just is this way".
So the notion of creating enlightened society, enlightened society or good human society,
is not simply on the fact that there will be no conflict.
This is the notion of the warrior; the warrior always lives in the challenge;
in fact the greater the challenge, the stronger the warrior becomes.
Extract from the talk “Creating Enlightened Society” by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. From the Shambhala Retreat “Being Brave: Transforming Our World”. 2011.
DVD “Being Brave: Transforming Our World”. Set of eight talks available from Shambhala Media at http://www.shambhalamedia.org