The First Precept In Buddhism

Always take into consideration the feelings of those around you before you make a choice that could impact their lives.

One shall not kill or harm a living thing is the first precept Buddha mentions. He notices that so many murders happen in America. People are being killed no matter the race, gender, or age. In order to not suffer, people have to not kill one another. People even kill themselves. Killing oneself is not the key because someone will suffer from that lost as well. He also talks about how people hunt animals and kill for sport. He spoke about how we think we will not suffer by killing cows, chicken, and pigs to feed our families, but mad cow diseases and salmonella are just America's karma for causing harm toward a living creature.

But I still think stealing is wrong. It is better to earn something yourself then to take something from somebody. There would be no problems if we did not steal. Also you would be a better person.

Buddhism is an extremely interesting and intricate religion that shares many concepts with the religion that I researched, Hinduism. Buddhism originated in Ancient India sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE, from where it spread through much of Asia. Buddhism declined in India during the Middle Ages. Two major extant branches of Buddhism are generally recognized by scholars: Theravada, or the school of elders, and Mahayana, or the great vehicle. Buddhism is the fourth largest religion in the world, reaching over 520 million followers, which is over 7% of the world’s population. People practicing are known as Buddhists.

The Second Noble Truth (Samudaya) of the Buddha explains the cause of suffering, as everything in the world falls under the law of cause and effect. Buddhist teachings see the cause of all suffering in desire, aversion, and delusion, all of which emerge from people’s ignorance and clinging. In order for suffering to occur, there must be attachment or clinging to a certain object of desire, aversion, or delusion. Suffering is often self-inflicted by grasping after the illusions of an “I, me, and mine. “Buddhism recognizes that there is no real self, but

To act only according to the maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law, and 2. Act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or another, always as an end and never a means”(Vaughn 68,69).

If I have one operating philosophy about life it is this: “purposeful religion gives one a moral compass with a true north.” Four principles guide my philosophy.

Is it ethical to steal? This is the question a lot of people are wondering about. While most of the time it is unethical to steal, it’s sometimes acceptable. Occasionally, it is ethical to steal given extreme circumstances.

Explain the basic Buddhist teachings including the Three Marks of Reality, the Four Noble Truths, and the Noble Eightfold Path.

Kenneth Kraft has agreed with the idea that this mundane awakening in Buddhism started with Siddhartha but was hidden. These principles such as equal opportunity, social change and ethical sensitivity as emphasized in the west can now be realized. Buddhist believes that the poor needs more attention as life need a lot of material things than those who have enough and those who have more than enough need to focus on the information that there are people in need. Buddhist liberation movements are a major change for the religion and will continue to do so in the future.

Stealing is a horrendous crime, but some may find trust and helpfulness in those who they steal

The Five Precepts that apply to all Buddhists are: do not take life, do not take what is not given, do not engage in sensuous misconduct, and do not drink intoxicants. The additional precepts are: do not eat after noon, do not watch dancing or shows, do not use garlands/perfumes/ornaments, do not use a high or soft bed, and do not accept silver or

In the Buddhist faith, it is generally a preconceived notion of Buddhists being pacifists, supported by the Five Precepts, ‘Do not kill.’ In relations to abortion, the traditional view of Buddhism is life begins at conception, adopting the Hindu teaching of transmigration of consciousness that is further supported in the Pali Canon(Tripitaka) as ‘unequivocal in life beginning at conception.’ Therefore this notion of abortion violates the first precept and incurs the karmic consequences of killing, disrespecting the right to livelihood and end of a reincarnation of consciousness. However, the Pali Canon and Dharma are argued as ethical foundations that were proposed in a different period, in contrast with the nature of today’s society, where bioethical issues are prominent. The controversy behind the Buddhist teachings has been addressed by Dalai Lama, referring to abortion as a sin, but also stating that abortion is permissible under circumstances, “act of killing is negative. If the unborn child will be retarded...birth creates serious problems for the parents...there can be an exception.” The Dalai Lama’s perspective considers the possibility to breed suffering through the pregnancy of the mother or child after born with defects. This is interpreted in the eightfold path as ‘right action and intention’ by limiting suffering

The intention in the Buddhist conception there is a different meaning than the one that we are accustomed to use. When we talk about the intention of something, we are usually referring to a connection between our thoughts and the realization of an action based on these thoughts. However, from a Buddhist perspective, all the actions, symbols, all the thoughts and the responses of the mind to them, contains elements of intention. So, the intention is the force that plans and organizes the movements of the mind. In the end, it’s what determines the stages experienced by the mind. Karma is often referred to action and its consequences. Phrases such as “do good and good will come to you” and “good actions bring good results, bad actions bring bad

Buddha developed his principles after he had reached Enlightenment and found an answer to suffering. The Four Noble Truths state that suffering is a part of life, but it is caused by desire, and one must eliminate desire in their life. The Eightfold Path, created as a series of steps to eliminate desire, then goes on to give specific instructions to accomplish this task and reach Enlightenment. Some of these include having the “right understanding”, the “right concentration” and the “right mindfulness.” The Ten Commandments, which Moses read to his people from two stone tablets God gave him, are a list of guidelines one must follow. A few of them have to do with honoring God, such as worshipping no other Gods before him and not misusing his name, while most are rules many wished to promote in society such as not murdering, committing adultery and stealing. They are a set of precepts intended to repress a naturally violent society and maintain social control. The distinct purposes Buddhism and Judaism were founded for are conveyed through their teachings, the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path being a source of guidance and inspiration for followers, and the Ten Commandments serving people in an equivalent manner to the way the legal system does present