Property is not a universal concept. It must grow from place to place and from time to time. So we have grown to understand the concept of ownership must include responsibility for the consequences of it.

http://www.notzen.net/2014/06/not-zen-114-property.html

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There is a brilliance beyond the bounds of human competence - which is good, because as a group we so often exceed our bounds.

http://www.notzen.net/2014/10/not-zen-130-incompetence.html

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We may be loving and merciful out of the kindness of our spirits. But it is practical, too. Kind deeds may return to us. They can fill the whole world, even in bitter times.

https://www.notzen.net/2012/01/not-zen-2-mercy-in-summer-when-land-was.html

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