Ken McLeod continues his commentary on the 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva with the 26th verse. Watch the other videos here.
26
If you can’t tend to your needs because you have no moral discipline,
Then intending to take care of the needs of others is simply a joke.
Observe ethical behavior without concern
For conventional existence — this is the practice of a bodhisattva.
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