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•14 reviews since Aug 16, 2006
buddhism, zen, ethics
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JD001 rated 19 months ago- If only all can follow these precepts, think what a world we would live in...
- daverd rated 21 months ago
- Universal truths for a good life 1. I will be mindful and reverential with all life, I will not be violent nor will I kill. 2. I will respect the property of others, I will not steal. 3. I will be conscious and loving in my relationships, I will not give way to lust. 4. I will honor honesty and truth, I will not deceive. 5. I will exercise proper care of my body and mind, I will not be gluttonous nor abuse intoxicants.
- joelus rated 23 months ago
- From the page: "The Ethical Precepts and Philosophical Tenets of Zen Buddhism"
- acousticnewton rated 23 months ago
- Good Ideas, but I'm not for religion. I think morality can be achieved without rules. Depending on the person. Some people need to be lead by the hand through life.
Overall good pronciples though. - Good Ideas, but I'm not for religion. I think morality can be achieved without rules. Depending on the person. Some people need to be lead by the hand through life.
- Austin-Medic rated 23 months ago
- The five basic precepts of Buddhism (not just Zen or Ch'an Buddhism).
- alusiva rated 23 months ago
- "Avoid lying, or any hurtful speech. I undertake the precept to refrain from incorrect speech. Refrain from lying, gossiping, slander, and spreading false rumors. Silence in precious, I will not gossip or engage in frivolous conversations."
- kh7 rated 23 months ago
- these are actually the five precepts of Buddhism (in general) not just zen.
- zemm rated 24 months ago
- There are so many logical contradictions on this page. But it seems that being irrational is the intent of Zen, for example where it says "No depending upon books or words." We can't depend on even *those* words? What about the words used to convey the "five moral precepts"? Later one of the 'Eight Gates of Training' is 'Academic study'. How, I wonder, do you conduct academic study without books or words? ... Or how about where it's quoted that "Our individual perceptions of worth, correctness, beauty, size and value exist inside our heads, not outside them." If so, how can there even BE "morals" if they exist only in our heads? Morals are objective, not subjective; "subjective morals" would amount to personal opinion, not morality ... Or "Do not speak of others errors and faults." Firstly, either people can err, or they cannot; which is it? You can't have it both ways. Furthermore, if you see someone else who is in error, why not try to correct them? Why try to explain Zen to anyone else, if indeed Zen is true? (Note that I am entirely tolerant of Zen and all forms of Buddhism and those who affirm it; I just disagree with it. Disagreement does not equal intolerence.)
- chr7s rated 24 months ago
- i know it's not fun or cool or flashy but it certainly is very much me
