On Being an “Informed”, “Affectionate” and “Sentient” Middle-Path Civil Servant
Chiu, Chih-Chun*
Abstract
This study examines the content and practice of a middle-path civil ser-vant from the Buddhist point of view. First, the author describes the mean-ings of the middle path and a middle-path civil servant as well as the rela-tionship between the “heart” value and ethics which a civil servant should uphold. Second, the author discusses the content and practice of an “in-formed,” “affectionate” and “sentient” civil servant who realizes the middle-path values. The main conclusions are: an “informed” civil servant should have a pure and beautiful mind; an “affectionate” civil servant should active-ly follow the Buddhist teachings; finally, a “sentient” civil servant should firmly take the middle path. A civil servant with these three valuable virtues will become a true man with great characteristics dedicated to serving not just human beings but also all sentient beings.
Keywords: middle-path civil servant, four noble paths,eight noble paths,informed, affectionate, sentient
* Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy and Management, Shih Hsin University.
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