‘Taking skillful action is doing the right thing, that which supports life. Yes, we may hope it does good, but we are not attached to that outcome. We do it because it’s the right action, and we turn from speculating whether our action will lead to a specific outcome today, tomorrow, or ever… This is deep hope.’ (Deep Hope)
This encapsulates the Bodhisattva Vow for me.
Shundo David Haye 
Thanks, Shundo. Sort of like intrinsic and instrumental value in Aristotle?
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I would have to check the Aristotelean terms, but maybe so! I hope I made it past the great firewall.
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