1.1 Ethics (sīla)

5 Foundations of Practice: Giving, Ethics, Heavens, Dangers, Renunciation 1.0 Foundations 1.1 Ethics (sīla)

I started the series out of order, teaching on the indispensability of ethical action first. To me, and clearly my position on it is in reaction to the times and place I live in, ethical action is the cornerstone of the entire system of the dhamma. Here’s an attempt to say why that is the case.

Meditation: Lift up your heart, dignity in the body
(Recorded on 1.8.19 at Insight Meditation Satsang, Berkeley, CA)

Talk: Ethics as the foundational action of the path
(Recorded on 1.8.19 at Insight Meditation Satsang, Berkeley, CA)

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