Module 1: Foundations of Buddhist Theory I: An Overview · The Buddha’s Path
The Noble Eightfold Path: Sīla - Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood
David Oromith · 77 minutes · recorded November 7, 2023
The session opens with ten minutes of mindfulness of breathing, with refuge and bodhicitta motivation, and closes with a shorter practice. David works through sila from the Pali suttas: right speech and its five gates of truth, timing, affection, benefit and goodwill, right action on killing, stealing and sexual misconduct, and right livelihood's forbidden trades and a balanced income. Questions cover lying to protect a friend from hurt, and working somewhere that sells meat or alcohol.
Ethics and precepts Karma Motivation and intention The eightfold path Bodhicitta practice Mindfulness of breathing The Pali suttas