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What does Right Action mean in Buddhist practice? We'll consider the various aspects of Right Action along with difficult or nuanced cases, some from the Buddhist tradition itself.
For more on this topic see my course: Ascent Towards Freedom, the Eightfold Spiral Path — onlinedharma.org/p/ascent-towards-freedom
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☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org.
🎙Check out my podcast with Jon Aaron, Diggin' the Dharma: digginthedharma.com
✅ Book mentioned:
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness — amzn.to/4agay60
✅ Videos mentioned:
Practicing Buddhist Right Speech -- youtu.be/vjYeXuIR3Lc
Buddhism, Science, and the Surprising Vagueness of the Self -- youtu.be/PFmF9zuRp2A
Buddhism on Suicide and Euthanasia -- youtu.be/a62ZgVWANz4
Discovering the Four Phases of "Skillful Means" in Buddhism: Dilemmas and Controversies -- youtu.be/8JGugBIQEh0
✅ Sutta mentioned:
suttacentral.net/sn45.8/en/sujato
✅ Other material:
Damien Keown, “Paternalism in the Lotus Sutra.” Journal of Buddhist Ethics (1998) https://www.academia.edu/599738/Paternalism_in_the_Lotus_Sūtra
Mark Tatz (trans.), The Skill in Means (Upāyakauśalya) Sūtra https://www.academia.edu/43712615/The_Skill_in_Means_Sutra_Ratnakuṭa_version
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China, ,Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle period (1403–24). Courtesy Metropolitan Museum.
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00:00 Intro
00:56 Right Action and the Five Precepts
03:04 Avoiding killing
08:32 Avoiding stealing
09:25 Avoiding sexual misconduct
10:47 Right Action as avoiding harm
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What does Right Action mean in Buddhist practice? We'll consider the various aspects of Right Action along with difficult or nuanced cases, some from the Buddhist tradition itself.
For more on this topic see my course: Ascent Towards Freedom, the Eightfold Spiral Path — onlinedharma.org/p/ascent-towards-freedom
🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes: patreon.com/dougsseculardharma
🧡 You can also make donations through: paypal.me/dougsdharma
📙 Check out my book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: books2read.com/buddhisthandbook
☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org.
🎙Check out my podcast with Jon Aaron, Diggin' the Dharma: digginthedharma.com
✅ Book mentioned:
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness — amzn.to/4agay60
✅ Videos mentioned:
Practicing Buddhist Right Speech -- youtu.be/vjYeXuIR3Lc
Buddhism, Science, and the Surprising Vagueness of the Self -- youtu.be/PFmF9zuRp2A
Buddhism on Suicide and Euthanasia -- youtu.be/a62ZgVWANz4
Discovering the Four Phases of "Skillful Means" in Buddhism: Dilemmas and Controversies -- youtu.be/8JGugBIQEh0
✅ Sutta mentioned:
suttacentral.net/sn45.8/en/sujato
✅ Other material:
Damien Keown, “Paternalism in the Lotus Sutra.” Journal of Buddhist Ethics (1998) https://www.academia.edu/599738/Paternalism_in_the_Lotus_Sūtra
Mark Tatz (trans.), The Skill in Means (Upāyakauśalya) Sūtra https://www.academia.edu/43712615/The_Skill_in_Means_Sutra_Ratnakuṭa_version
Webpage: dougsdharma.com
Facebook: facebook.com/onlinedharmainstitute
Mastodon: https://mindly.social/@dougsdharma
Instagram: instagram.com/dougsdharma
Threads: threads.net/@dougsdharma
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dougsdharma.bsky.social
Thumbnail image: Bodhisattva Manjushri as Tikshna-Manjushri (Minjie Wenshu)
China, ,Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle period (1403–24). Courtesy Metropolitan Museum.
❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons:
Anonymous (3)
John Oborne
DunJing
Jimmy Maa
Debbie Mattison
Ron Peat
Michael S. Kearns
Anne
Matthew Smith
Shantha Wengappuli
Karma_CAC
Jorge Seguel
Christopher Apostolof
GailJM
David Bell
T Pham
VCR
Upayadhi
Andi and Erik
ATGuerrero686
Michael Scherrer
khobe schofield
Alex Perdomo
Benji Forsyth
Blaze Way
Sonny Flink
Steve Marlor
Joy L Lee
Andrew Tom
Anthony Tucker
Karlee R
Ethan M
Billy in Singapore
Olivia Otter
Carl Lennartson
xiao mao
Jeff Harvey
Andrew Ingrouille
Kenneth Grandchamp
Rene Gariepy
Russell Needham
Smoggyrob
Mac Roja
Bernardo
Clémence Ortega Douville
Kwan Alex
Scott Johnston
Richard J Beninger
Nathanael O. Arnquist
SaturnianMandala
Trin P
Letesa Isler
Dorien Izel
Robert Paterson
Jake Tobiason
Louvenia Ortega
Steve S.
Richard Rappuhn
Sarah Kress
John Aaron
Paul Niklewski
Kong Ing Kai
Dave Gorman
rhys reed
Osanda Wijeratne
Scarlett Farrow
BJ - RetreaTours™
Michael Lefsky
Matthieu Tregnier
Roland Harris
karen
Dr Ru
Rob
John
James Ravencroft
00:00 Intro
00:56 Right Action and the Five Precepts
03:04 Avoiding killing
08:32 Avoiding stealing
09:25 Avoiding sexual misconduct
10:47 Right Action as avoiding harm
Note: as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon links are affiliate links where I will earn a very small commission on purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos. Thank you!
