ht place at the right time. It is because the culture of enlightenment pushes us to always evolve. Our heart and our mind always open up to Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. We always treat people everywhere with kindness and compassion. Finally, the culture of enlightenment brings healing to the environment. It never destroys the living conditions. The culture of enlightenment heals our relationships with others, not destroying them. The culture of enlightenment is surpassing since it knows to activate compassion, to use reason, to open up others, and knows when to obey. Otherwise, our ego is very big. As a result, the culture of enlightenment often leads to the last realm--selflessness.
I mentioned the four stages of culture above to integrate and present Lawrence Kohlberg’s six stages of moral development so today’s Buddhists can easily understand. We constantly change and dwell peacefully in the culture of compassion and enlightenment. We often rely on the culture of openness, but we cannot forget that openness without compassion, or compassion without openness does not work. Hence, the culture of enlightenment utilizes all other cultures: obedience, openness and compassion.
Thank you for listening to today’s Dharma Espresso. I wish you joy and awakeness.
Translated by the transcription and translation group of Compassionate Service Society