Between Basic Goodness and the Lows of Human Behaviour – Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues

There is some research that suggests that children have natural altruistic impulses. A French-German ARTE documentary, “Die Revolution der Selbstlosen” (The Revolution of the Selflessness), has documented some of these research results. The ARTE documentary, however, also demonstrated that altruistic impulses can quickly cease, if “the other” is not seen as similar to oneself. In a baby…