Summary of Joan Halifax's Standing at the Edge

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Publication Year:
2022

ISBN-13: 9798822528895

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

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#1 Altruism is a step beyond ordinary generosity. It entails self-sacrifice or physical risk. It is when our impulse to serve others overrides our fear and our instincts of self-preservation.

#2 Around the world, people are constantly acting out of unadulterated altruism to help one another.

#3 Altruism is defined as an act of selflessness that is about benefiting others, free of expectation of an external reward, and free of internal rewards like higher self-esteem. But most of us are merely human, and it’s very human for us to feel some sense of fulfillment from serving others.

#4 Altruistic joy is a nourishing quality of mind that Buddhism agrees with. It is considered to be a truly nourishing quality of mind, and it takes joy in the good fortune of others.