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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Refuge in the Three Jewels
What it means to take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.
View PostSautrantika views
Objects of observation, possibility of omniscience, subtle mind and energy, and how ethical conduct is…
View PostVerse 19-4: Antidote to depression
How meditating on precious human life results in constant awareness of how fortunate we are,…
View PostVerse 19-3: Bodhisattva practices
The importance of aiming for a precious human life, even if that's not our long-term…
View PostMeditation practice
An explanation of the various kinds of Buddhist meditation, how to set up a daily…
View PostVerse 19-2: Precious human life
Not every human life is a precious human life. Considering living beings who are so…
View PostVerse 19-1: The upper realms
How a precious human life gives us just enough comfort and just enough suffering to…
View PostVerse 17-5: Value of keeping precepts
Fourth way of gathering followers in order to teach them the Dharma: to act in…
View PostPerfection of concentration
On the basis of ethical conduct, training to abandon the hindrances and as a result…
View PostThe challenge of the future
Does Western Buddhism need a monastic sangha? If so, what should their role be? What…
View PostSutra in response to a query over what happens after...
What are the causes and actions for next life? The concept of rebirth explained through…
View PostMindfulness and checking awareness
Going through the day feeling confident we have good ethical conduct and bearing no guilt…
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