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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Venerable Thubten Chodron Auxiliary bodhisattva vows: Vow 35-40
Overcoming obstacles to the ethics of benefitting others.
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Auxiliary bodhisattva vows: Vow 30-36
Overcoming obstacles to the far-reaching attitudes of wisdom and the ethics of benefitting others.
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Auxiliary bodhisattva vows: Vows 13-16
Continuation of the auxiliary vows to overcome obstacles to ethical discipline.
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Auxiliary bodhisattva vows: Vows 6-12
Completion of the auxiliary vows to overcome obstacles to far-reaching generosity as well as the…
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Auxiliary bodhisattva vows: Vows 1-5
Introduction to the 46 auxiliary bodhisattva vows and an in-depth look at the first five…
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Root bodhisattva vows: Vows 14 to 18
Commentary on the last five of the eighteen root bodhisattva vows including the four binding…
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Commitments of aspiring bodhicitta
Generating the two types of bodhicitta: aspiring and engaging. How to protect our bodhicitta from…
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Freeing ourselves from samsara
The advantages of observing the higher training in ethical conduct, advice for keeping our ethics…
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Path to liberation
The distinction between liberation and enlightenment and what kind of body and what path to…
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Ajahn Amaro Life without sila is like a car without brakes
The importance of sila, or ethical conduct, from a Theravadan perspective.
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The four opponent powers
Purification is the essential practice to establish a base for a good life. There are…
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