Dear Friends, Jill Shepherd has a meditation called “Investigating skillful behaviour skilfully” (13 minutes) that explores wise action:https://www.dharmaseed.org/talks/39015/ With good wishes,Andrea
Dear Friends, In talking about right action, Gil mentions we can look at what we can refrain from doing, and we can cultivate the positive motivations. Ideally the negative and positive sides of Right Action work together. By restraining harmful actions, we have the opportunity to consider and experience behaviors that promote well-being for ourselves and others. For… Read More »
Dear Friends, The fourth factor is right (or wise) action. This is a practice of avoiding harm through our physical actions. The Buddha once gave instructions to his son, Rahula. He started by asking, “What is the purpose of a mirror?” to which Rahula replied, “It’s for checking your reflection.” The Buddha then says, “In the same way,… Read More »
