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Being Good: Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life Hsing Yun, Tom Graham
Publisher: Buddha's Light Publishing

This is the final talk of the retreat. He described himself as a being who has become fully awakened or Bodhi (enlightened), who has permanently overcome anger, greed, and ignorance, and has achieved complete liberation from suffering, better known as Nirvana. It sees the Some of the ethics might cross over, but they are worlds apart in regard to their core beliefs, motivations and results. Christianity, on the other hand, has a clear view of God as an infinite, eternal, holy and yet personal being who is one in essence, but three in person, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. To follow the path is first to learn that these claims are true. How do we apply the dharma into our daily lives? So I would suggest instead we take onboard the Buddha's own approach, founded on the realization that true well being only occurs in a fully ethical practice, where we have extinguished the fires of greed, hatred, and ignorance. They are as problematic and illusory as our faulty notions of “I” and “mine”. In the last five years we have been trying to offer the teachings in non-Buddhist circles through classes in Europe and Hong Kong. Siddhārtha Gautama The historical Buddha's contribution to humanity in terms of ethical conduct, peace, and reverence for life is considered by many to rank among the most positive legacies of any individual. I will spend the rest of my life truly integrating the Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics into my life and practice so I can once again regain dignity and respect. €�Good” and “bad”, “right” and “wrong”, are nothing more than arbitrary conventions we use in daily life. The sangha is in the 5-Day Applied Ethics Retreat as part of the spring Asian Tour. We have now started What is being and non-being? The talk is given in English with simultaneous translation into Thai. If one is right the For me, Jesus Christ is both historically reliable and convincingly answers the big questions concerning life, death and eternity.