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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Chapter 5: Concentration: Pali teachings
Eight meditative liberations that temporarily suppress afflictions, and the super-knowledges and their compassionate purpose.
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The five hindrances. their antidotes and five absorption factors, and the four jhānas and the…
View PostChapter 5: Higher training in concentration
Realms of existence and spheres of consciousness in gaining samadhi, and bodhisattva and tantric ethics…
View PostChapter 4: Ethical conduct and the monastic community
Purpose, benefits, and responsibilities of the monastic community.
View PostChapter 4: Higher trainings and precepts
The different types of precepts in Buddhist practice.
View PostChapter 3: The Pali view of the noble eightfold path
Ethical trainings, mindfulness, and the three higher trainings.
View PostChapter 3: Sanskrit view of the noble eightfold path
The noble eightfold path according to the Sanskrit tradition.
View PostChapter 3: Stages of the noble eightfold path
The noble eightfold path according to the Pali tradition.
View PostThe Challenges and Joys of Monastic Life
Rejoicing in the 21st Western Buddhist Monastic Gathering, which was hosted by Sravasti Abbey for…
View PostThe five lay precepts
The first three of the five lay precepts: not to kill, steal, or engage in…
View PostLove does no harm
How to practice harmlessness and love through good ethical conduct, especially in terms of our…
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