Alex's last post really stopped me in my tracks, because, say 25 years ago, I would have had the same view of what constituted 'benefit' as Alex, and I think Alex's view is the prevalent one in society.
But now, with my minuscule understanding of Buddhism, my 'values' have changed and are now more in line with Ruth's and Eamonn's and further away from Alex's - so much so that I couldn't think of one example (in fact I still can't think of one) where 'being ethical' would not be for my benefit!
It puts me in mind of Bhante Nandiya's recent blog post, where he quotes a sutta that says:
That the nobles one say is suffering;
What others speak of as suffering,
That the nobles ones know as bliss.
The ceasing of identity
Stuart
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