Buddhism Quote by Gil Fronsdal Download Open image “Buddhism’s cardinal ethical principle is to avoid causing harm.” — Gil Fronsdal ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Buddhism Cardinals Ethical Ethical principles Harm Principles
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 Copy Share Image
“NOT CAUSING HARM obviously includes not killing or robbing or lying to people. It also includes not being aggressive—not being aggressive with our actions,… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
The essence of Buddhism is if you can, help others. If not, then at least refrain from hurting others. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Ethics arises in the recognition of our obligation to care for others as beings, like us, exposed to mortality - that is, beings who… — George Pattison Copy Share Image
The common moral framework: Do anything as long as it does no harm to others. Problem: Whose definition of harm? — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
One of the cardinal principles of Buddhism, the principle of neglect. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
I don't have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Ethics, too, are nothing but reverence for life. This is what gives me the fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining,… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
“Buddhism, with its non-theistic framework, grounds its ethics, not on the notion of obedience, but on that of harmony.” — Bhikkhu Bodhi Copy Share Image
To cease from evil, to do good, and to purify the mind yourself, this is the teaching of all the Buddhas. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“To enter the Buddha Way is to stop discriminating between good and evil and to cast aside the mind that says this is good… — Dōgen Copy Share Image
Generosity is not limited to the giving of material things. We can be generous with our kindness and receptivity. Generosity can mean the simple… — Gil Fronsdal Copy Share Image
You don't have to be equal, you don't have to be better, you don't have to be worse. You can just be at peace. — Gil Fronsdal Copy Share Image
Repetition and ritual and their good results come in many forms: changing the oil filter, wiping noses, going to meetings, picking up around the… — Gil Fronsdal Copy Share Image
“Vigilant and absorbed in meditation One attains abundant happiness.” — Gil Fronsdal Copy Share Image
Once you know your deepest wish you can base your life on intention rather than craving — Gil Fronsdal Copy Share Image
“One who does evil is tormented in this life, Tormented in the next, Is tormented in both worlds. Here he is tormented, knowing, “I… — Gil Fronsdal Copy Share Image
Mindfulness, by helping us notice our impulses before we act, gives us the opportunity to decide whether to act and how to act — Gil Fronsdal Copy Share Image
People who do not see their choices do not believe they have choices. — Gil Fronsdal Copy Share Image
There are places that are very draining. There are places where there is another dimensional crossover but to a dimension that is not powerful… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The very best players, when they are practicing, put everything they've got into it. But then they leave it for a while. And it's… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
Everyone will admire you when you do well. What a horrible thing to do to someone. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Nirvana is a word that means enlightenment, being beyond the illusion of birth and death, the illusion of pain, the illusion of love, the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I think the most miraculous thing is learning. I get out of the way and let the students learn. Then you get to watch… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Exactly. I think the original tantric Buddhists took notice of was some very wise old people who never studied in their youth, but took… — Joe Niemczura Copy Share Image
A human being can only absorb a small amount of the mystical kundalini, you can be exposed again and again to it, but it… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
One of the things I regret about not putting in that book or I think it's there but I didn't really elaborate on it,… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
My mom and my aunties are really devout Christians. My mom married a Muslim when I was 12, so I got teachings from both… — Tech N9ne Copy Share Image
Balance is the ability to be happy in the midst of the most chaotic or even boring or transient circumstance. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“The extraction of discrete parts of Chöd teachings from their broader philosophical contexts is symptomatic of how Chöd has been incorporated into and transmitted… — Michelle Sorensen Copy Share Image
