Re: MD Duty to Oneself Only? Or Others?

From: Arlo Bensinger (ajb102@psu.edu)
Date: Thu Sep 29 2005 - 04:05:03 BST

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    Erin,

    [you wrote]
    Yeah to help the less fortunate, to have compassion, empathy...etc.
    etc. I missed the commandment that says "Thou shalt be poor". So if
    you talk about how disdain for the poor is being hypocritical i can
    agree if talk about a person driving a nice car being hypocritical i
    disagree.

    [Arlo]
    "Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou
    hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and
    come and follow me." Matthew 19:21.

    "Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou
    lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor,
    and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and
    follow me." Mark 10:21

    "And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye
    poor: for yours is the kingdom of God." Luke 6:20

    "Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou
    one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and
    thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me." Luke 18:22

    "Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich
    man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 19:23

     From the Dharnmadada:

    I do not call him "a Brahmana" who is born of such a family or such a
    mother. He may be arrogant, he may be rich. He who is poor and detached
    from all things-him I call a Brahmana.... He who holds himself apart,
    both from laymen and from monks, who contents himself with little and
    does not beat upon other men's doors -him do I call a Brahmana.

    I find the two traditions differ slightly in emphasis. The Christian
    tradition rejects wealth in the sense that it demands community action.
    The Buddhist tradition rejects wealth because it is a form of
    materialism that binds us to suffering. Mostly, although in many
    passages there is overlap.

    Can you offer support for you statement that the gods of these
    traditions have no problem with "wealth"?

    Arlo

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