Episode 118 - Right Action

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode we take a deep dive into what Buddha meant by Right Action or conduct. Right Action is part of the Noble Eightfold Path, which lays out the gradual path to enlightenment. Right action means a abstains from non-virtuous actions of body, principally:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Killing</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stealing</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sexual misconduct</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Abandoning taking life</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This refers not just to killing human beings, but to refrain from intentionally killing any living, specifically sentient beings means humans, animals and insects. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The positive aspect of abandoning killing is having compassion and kindness toward all living beings. We not only avoid taking life, we have heartfelt concern for the welfare of all living beings. The highest aspect of this is the Bodhisattvas path, with a commitment to attaining enlightenment for the benefit of all living beings so you can have the greatest capacity to help others. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Abandoning stealing</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(1) stealing</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(2) fraudulence</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(3) deceitfulness</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stealing refers to taking what is not one’s own through deceitful actions, cheating, or fraud.</span> <strong> </strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Honesty is the positive counterpart of this, as well as contentment. The most eminent opposite virtue is generosity, giving away one’s own wealth and possessions in order to benefit others.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Abandoning