ethical conduct
Teachings on ethical conduct, a fundamental Buddhist practice that is based on avoiding harmful actions and engaging in constructive actions.
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Good Karma: The importance of motivation
The mental nonvirtues of coveting, malice, and wrong views.
View PostGood Karma: Karmic consequences of the ten nonvirtues
Why we should avoid engaging in killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct.
View PostSome thoughts on the practice of gratitude
As His Holiness the Dalai Lama reminds us, we become happier by becoming kinder.
View PostFreedom from cyclic existence
Commencing teaching from Chapter 11, describing five paths of the practitioners of sravaka vehicle.
View PostTranscendental dependent origination
Continuing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the flow the transcendental dependent origination and covering faith,…
View PostReview of Chapter Five: “Guarding Alertness...
Review of the second half of Chapter 5 covering Shantideva's explanation of how to train…
View PostTaking pleasure in bad actions
Completion of the commentary on the intrusive conditions and incompatible propensities that interfere with practicing…
View PostScience and technology in service of society
Whatever innovations emerge in the fields of science and technology, our motivation and ethical conduct…
View PostKnow your mind: Virtuous mental factors
Explanation of the virtuous mental factors of nonattachment, nonhatred, nonconfusion, joyous effort, pliancy, conscientiousness, equanimity,…
View PostKnow your mind: Object-ascertaining and virtuous men...
Explanation of the five object-ascertaining mental factors and the first three virtuous mental factors —faith,…
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