Firing back will only backfire
One of Australia’s most respected and insightful Buddhist leaders, Abbot Ajan Brahm, once said that the problem with seeking revenge is that you become a ‘victim of your own war’, in that you can often suffer as much ‘damage’ as the person to whom you are directing your revenge. It was good advice and something we all, at sometime, have been guilty of intentionally forgetting. It is also advice that is ironic given that Ajan Brahm is highly admired and respected in Indonesia, where he holds many seminars and retreats, at a time when …
Indonesia a victim of its own war on Australia's live-cattle export trade
WA’s respected and insightful Buddhist leader, Abbott Ajan Brahm once said that the problem with seeking revenge is that you become a ‘victim of your own war’, in that you can often suffer as much ‘damage’ as the person to whom you are directing your revenge. It was good advice and something we all, at sometime, have been guilty of intentionally forgetting. It is also ironical advice given that Ajan Brahm is highly admired and respected in Indonesia, where he holds many seminars and retreats, at a time when Indonesia’s agricultural o…
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