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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The pratimoksha vows
The various types of individual liberation vows and clarifying some confusion about the meaning and…
View PostEthics and precepts
The importance of taking precepts and a reminder that precepts are voluntarily taken and are…
View PostMindfulness for ethics, concentration, and wisdom
The importance of mindfulness in all three of the higher trainings, with an emphasis on…
View PostMindfulness and introspective awareness
The importance of mindfulness and introspective awareness in our everyday lives.
View PostSix perfections and three higher trainings
What makes the three higher trainings higher--rather than just ordinary--is the long-term motivation of attaining…
View PostHigher training in ethics
How ethical discipline is the foundation on which concentration and wisdom are built. Taking precepts…
View PostEthics, concentration, and wisdom
Practicing the three higher trainings, which are practices imbued with refuge in the Three Jewels…
View PostSix root afflictions: Wrong views
An explanation of the six kinds of wrong views outlined by the Buddha.
View PostSix root afflictions: Wrong views, part 2
Part 2 of wrong views with an emphasis on the three kinds of nihilistic views
View PostSix root afflictions: View of the extremes
A discussion of the two extreme views (absolutism and nihilism) and how they influence our…
View PostSix root afflictions: Conceit and humility
Two more kinds of conceit and how they are undermined by introspective awareness and gratitude…
View PostSix root afflictions: Conceit and “I am”
Types of arrogance and how they cause problems for ourselves and others.
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