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precepts & intentions by oldmonk on May 26, 2009
Among its many features, Buddhist practice offers guidance on how to be in relationship with others … including desire and sexual conduct (see yesterday’s post). Therefore, by voluntarily undertaking to live according to the Precepts, my in...
the buddhist precept on sexual conduct by oldmonk on May 25, 2009
Buddhist precepts are pointers (not laws or commandments) intended to support and deepen practice in everyday life. They’re a source of contemplation and help us to continually awaken to the universal nature of reality called Buddha Nature. I...
how to live [ethically] by oldmonk on May 21, 2009
In private conversations and on this blog I’ve made references to the relief of knowing what it means to “live an ethical life.” I say relief because, after decades of personal conduct marked by a self-absorbed drifting along the edge, Zen p...