The Shambhala tradition believes in what it calls Basic Goodness: the inherent wisdom, compassion, and courage of all beings, and even of human society. It holds that this is our fundamental nature. It acknowledges our inherent human dignity, worthiness, completeness and non-faultiness, and leads us to have confidence in that. These can be the foundational principles for society. They are the potential for enlightened society. In this tradition enlightened society is not a Utopian state, but it is a society that has enough confidence and trust to acknowledge humanities most innate principle: basic goodness.
The tradition holds that these principles do not belong to one culture or religion. This is a secular non-religious approach that teaches the way to cultivate courage, dignity, and kindness, and therefore a good human society. The Shambhala tradition holds that these noble qualities are inherent in all beings and are ultimately more stable than aggression and greed.
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