Starting Out Right
The virtues the Buddha taught to his own son
Ethics
Moral Philosophy and Zen
An Australian Zen Buddhist teacher on the distinction between virtue ethics and utilitarianism in developing values
Abortion and Buddhist Ethics
Journalist Katy Butler discusses how her experience of abortion has shaped her understanding of the Buddhist precepts.
What Makes a Good Life?
In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Zen priest and psychologist Seth Segall explores how Aristotelian, Confucian, and Buddhist traditions can support us in leading an ethical life grounded in virtue and wisdom.
Personal Reflections Zen Buddhism
Zen Is Not a Democracy
Brad Warner discusses ethics, Zen, and his new book The Other Side of Nothing
Guidelines for an Ethical Life
There is a tenderness that arises when we realize we belong to each other. That tenderness, embodied through sila, the Pali Buddhist term for ethics or moral conduct, manifests as a fierce showing up for one another…
Safety in Duality
While the dharma contains non-dualistic teachings, the Buddha still believed that we can tell the difference between what we should and shouldn't do.
Ask a Teacher
Marc Lesser, Zen teacher and CEO, addresses ethics in the workplace
Real Belief
Interfaith chaplain and dharma teacher Pamela Gayle White discusses the meaning of belief.
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