Being Good: Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life by Hsing Yun, Tom Graham

Being Good: Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life



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Publisher: Buddha's Light Publishing
Page: 195
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ISBN: 9781932293340


Furthermore, it is hoped that once they understand the Buddhist roles, they will steer clear of drugs and do good things for themselves and society leading to peace for the country. To me those are not about being a good Buddhist but about being a good person. Many of them had read Rhonda Byrne's book, The Secret or Joe Vitale's The Key which teach that “your thoughts and your feelings create your life” and more significantly that the events (good and bad) that we attract into our lives We call this process 'Human Revolution' in Nichiren Buddhism and when you're changing a really deep aspect of karma (for example mental health, career or relationships) it can feel like every day produces new and bigger obstacles. This is the final talk of the retreat. The talk is given in English with simultaneous translation into Thai. In the last five years we have been trying to offer the teachings in non-Buddhist circles through classes in Europe and Hong Kong. The camp was the 2nd “Buddha Children Camp 2013” to be held by PPAO for students affiliated with a PPAO school and was aimed at enabling youths to understand and use moral and ethical Buddhist teachings in everyday life. It is from this fear of sowing the seeds of one's own suffering that Buddhism aims to prevent individuals from harming any sentient being. I am going to make those precepts a part of my daily life, or strive to, even though I am not Buddhist. The sangha is in the 5-Day Applied Ethics Retreat as part of the spring Asian Tour. Aristotelian virtue ethics with Duke Professor Owen Flanagan, focusing on his 2011 book. How do we apply the dharma into our daily lives? It's easy to imagine every life form on the planet as one whole system that shelters and feeds upon itself. We have now started What is being and non-being? Being Good is an invitation to readers to consider what it means to lead a good life as well as an offering of practical advice from Buddhist sources on how to accomplish this. Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life.

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