Elemental Living

Oscar Wilde said that we are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars. I think we are all human and all imperfect and that we are here to try and learn and do better. Bad isn't a condition. It's what you do that matters. Good isn't a condition. It's what you do that matters. So yes, try to be good. Sometimes you fail, like falling out of tree pose in yoga. And then you try not to beat yourself up and you start trying to be good again.

The Quest for Buddhism (82)

Teachings to Singhala, the path of humanity - Avoid 14 evil ways

Part 1: The 4 acts of defilement

‘To kill a living being’ This is the first of the four acts of defilement. This is called 'killing’ in Buddhist scriptures. Killing human beings is the worst, but we should also try not to kill the living beings that are close to us with a heart of compassion.

仏教の探求 (82)

シンガーラへの教え・人間としての道 〜 十四の罪悪からの離脱

その1: 四つの行為の汚れ

“では、かれの捨て去った四つの行為の汚れとは何であるか？資産者の子よ、生き物を殺すこと、与えられないものを取ること、欲望に関する邪な行い、虚言ーは、行為の汚れである。”―ブッダ／シンガーラ経(巴: シンガーラ・スッタ)より