Jul 21, 2021
But what's the nonegoistic, non-hubristic rationale for wanting to progress as a species and to improve the present situation, to make it conform to an ideal we have in our head? What's motivating the Buddha's plans? Unconditional love? How do you love something without attaching yourself to it?
As far as I can tell, the notion that enlightened Buddhists have motives is quite mysterious. I talk about this at length in these two articles:
