With the upcoming election just around the corner, Sharon Salzberg, Vipassana teacher and frequent Tricycle contributor, shares her thoughts on the importance of voting in the Huffington Post in her piece “Who to Vote For?” Don’t worry, she won’t acually tell you who to vote for.
As a spiritual leader, I knew I’d be busted if I told anyone who to vote for from the “pulpit,” so to speak. And anyway, I don’t think it’s right to equate enlightenment, freedom or salvation with a particular candidate. That seems different to me than discussing values (like compassion) worldview (like interdependence) or ethics (like generosity)—and any real discussion, from my point of view, involves free thinking.
Read the article in its entirety here.
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