What are the 3 monkeys doing?

One monkey is covering its eyes, signifying seeing no evil; one monkey is covering its ears, signifying hearing no evil; one monkey is covering its mouth, signifying speaking no evil. Obviously, the monkey which covers its eyes is shown something evil but it chooses not to see it. This is in line with the original Chinese version of the phrase - see only what is righteous to see (非礼勿视).

The translated English phrase can, however, literally mean seeing no evil in things other people deem evil.

Biased sensing and biased opinion is how I become biased.

Is Nature moral?

Nature has room for tremendous diversity. It allows herbivores that feed on plants to exist. It also allows carnivores that feed on animals to exist. Why can't all animals feed on just plants? Nature is a creator and a destroyer. To me, Nature is amoral, that is neither moral nor immoral.

What are the channels of morality?

Jonathan Haidt proposes the Moral Foundation Theory in which humans are born with a first draft of morality consisting of 6 channels, namely:

1) care for others
2) fairness
3) liberty
4) loyalty
5) respect for authority
6) purity

He finds that liberal or left-wing people tend to value care, fairness and liberty more and value loyalty, respect for authority and purity less. The conservative or right-wing people tend to value all aspect somewhat equally. In other words, liberals care more about equality and individualism while conservatives care more about order and conformity.

What does Dao De (道德) mean?

Dao means the way; De means morality. There are 1001 ways to Rome. Each way entails its own set of morality. I shall find a way to Rome that best suits my morality and talent.

What does the tree canopy tell me?

I can see that there are 1001 ways to reach the top of the canopy and receive the most sunlight. Those leaves at the bottom of the canopy do not get sufficient sunlight and are easily harvested by animals. So what do I do? Perhaps, the next article can give me a clue.

Why does Buddha meditate?

By suppressing his senses and will through meditation, Buddha is able to achieve enlightenment. Is he trying to tell me that there is Nature lying inside me and I am able to let it surface if I can cut off the distraction from the environment or be unresponsive to the environment?

Is system a life form?

What is a system? A system is anything that exists in a physical or abstract form or in both forms. It has a natural tendency to grow and expand and become complex and subsequently fail. It can be a non-living or living object, a society, organisation, institution, business entity, or even ideas like philosophy and religion.

All systems exhibit Nature and have a life span. All systems have another common characteristics. They interact with their environment.