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Daily Reflection
“Right View is not an ideology, a system, or even a path. Right View is living insight that fills a person with understanding, love, and peace.”
—Thich Nhat Hanh
Today, we’ll consider ethics from the perspective of Buddhism.
As we approach Buddhist ethics through the lens if mindfulness, it’s helpful to leverage the Noble Eightfold Path as a foundation. The Eightfold Path is as follows:
Right Action (not harmful to others, acting mindfully)
Right Speech (truth-telling)
Right Livelihood (earning a living in a way that does not cause suffering)
Right Mindfulness (aware of personal and collective emotions)
Right Effort (Effort on right things, like lovingkindness, compassion, and meditation)
Right Concentration (Developing focus for meditation)
Right View (Being mindful of actions' consequences)
Right Intention (Being clear about following this path)
It’s easy to see “Right” listed 8 times and view this as a list of rules to follow. Rather, one of my …
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