Tag: Five precepts

Right speech

“As my teacher once said, “If you can’t control your mouth, there’s no way you can hope to control your mind.’ This is why right speech is so important in day-to-day practice. Right speech, explained in negative terms, means avoiding…

The Five Precepts

Having recently taken the Five Precepts, many friends and Family members have asked me to explain exactly what the Five Precepts are. This has also opened up a discussion to understand more deeply what it means to take these precepts.…

Well, slap me and call me Susan!

Here I sit this morning, feeling as though I have gotten nowhere in 54 years. Is this self-pity, suffering, and a lack of mindfulness? Of course it is! But I want you to be aware that I have not reached…

What’s up Upasaka?

Upasaka (masculine) and Upasika (feminine) are the Buddhist terms for laypeople that have taken the Five Precepts and are devout followers of Buddha’s teaching and the Triple Gem. The five vows to be held by upāsakas are referred to as…

Do no harm

From the Christian belief in the Golden Rule; Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. To the Hindu philosophy of Ahisma, meaning to do no harm. And of course the Buddhist Five Precepts, which set a…