Timeline for Why is 'do not be unfair' not a precept? And some related questions on precepts
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:51 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Aug 31, 2015 at 5:38 | comment | added | Buddho | A fully enlightened person doesn't get traumatised when things don't go his way - whether it is due to natural causes like illness and death or human causes such as foul play and incompetence. However the sila seems to be especially relevant to those starting out on the path - dhamma being good in the beginning, middle, end. Being just and fair engenders good will - most people have some distrust of corporations today because they've time and again prioritised profit over human values. Corporations have ethical guidelines, but its performance is not tracked like the stock market tracks profit. | |
| Aug 31, 2015 at 5:37 | comment | added | Buddho | Thanks, a lot of points to think about. About feeling lied to when the employment contract gives no room for hope - expectation is a slippery slope isn't it? All human beings are imperfect, we all make mistakes, so why do we feel bad when lied to or cheated on? Why have any precepts at all - why not just advocate stoic attitudes to accept all that comes, and not offer any guidance on morality? Some Buddhists I've met actually believe this, and think ethics are like training wheels that ought to come off once one has progressed. I don't agree, but such thinking exists. | |
| Aug 31, 2015 at 4:56 | history | answered | ChrisW♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |