The 6 things uniting in harmony to be remembered were spoken by the Buddha. These came to me in an email from Bhikkhu Samahita The Blessed Buddha once said: These six things are to be remembered in order to unite any community in harmony: Which six? Friendly Behavior both in public & in private. Friendly […]
6 Things Uniting in Harmony
December 26, 2013 by Jerome Freedman
Filed Under: Contemplations, Cosmology, Mindfulness, Quotes Tagged With: 6 Things Uniting in Harmony, Bhikkhu Samahita, Buddha, Cosmology and Buddhist Thought: A Conversation With Neil deGrasse Tyson, generosity, Gratitude, harmony, interbeing, kindness, Lin Chi, Linji, loving kindness, metta, paramita, Right Action, right speech, Right Thought, right view, the eightfold path, The Perfection Of Ethics, The Perfection Of Generosity
The Perfection Of Ethics
October 21, 2013 by Jerome Freedman
In the previous post, The Perfection of Generosity, we learned that the perfection of ethics was one of the paramitas taught by the Buddha. The paramitas are practices that take us to the other shore from ill-being to well-being. A common translation of the Sanskrit word, paramita, is perfection or completeness, as was stated previously. […]
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