Affinity Quote by Dhammananda Bhikkhuni

In every country in the world, killing human beings is condemned. The Buddhist precept of non-killing extends even further, to include all living beings.

— Nhat Hanh

“The Buddhist precepts are different from the Confucian teachings in the form of expression, but they agree in their warning against the evil and…

— Kaiten Nukariya

The Latin root of 'precariousness' is 'to obtain by prayer.' The precariat must ask for favours, for charity, to show obsequiousness, to plead with…

— Guy Standing

Refraining from all evil, not clinging to birth and death, working in deep compassion for all sentient beings, respecting those over you and pitying…

— Dogen

Precepts are like seeds; they are little things which do much good; if the mind which receives them has a disposition, it must not…

— Seneca the Younger

Compassion and shame come over one who considers how precarious is the origin of the proudest of living beings: often the smell of a…

— Pliny the Elder

The Buddha's teaching leads us to the realization that we must always strive to harm no sentient being, human or nonhuman, whether or not…

— Norm Phelps

Buddhism has a very beautiful teaching that says the worst thing you can do to your soul is to tell someone their faith is…

— Ricky Martin

“Every action, whether noble or immoral, is preceded by thought. That thought may be conscious or unconscious, ignorant or mindful. The only way to…

— Darren Main

“No one can practice the precepts perfectly, including the Buddha... Boiled vegetables contain dead bacteria. We cannot practice the First Precept or any of…

— Anonymous

The most familiar precepts are not always the truest.

— Marcel Proust

Buddhism regards all living creatures as being endowed with the Buddha nature and the potential to become Buddhas. That's why Buddhism teaches us to…

— Hsuan Hua