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Helpful: Is an idea of being helpful, such an intent, a secure attribut of skilful action?
Helpful: Is an idea of being helpful, such an intent, a secure attribut of skilful action?
Can intention of being helpful be very unskilful? Thinking on mercy-killing, or taking away dirt, which in ...
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Does any/every form of lying violate the precept of "not-lying"?
What if one thought it wiser to tell a lie, because the truth could potentially endanger one's own life?
For instance, someone might lie that they believe in a supreme being, in reply to a question ...
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Euthanasia and Buddhism
The first precept makes it clear that we should refrain from killing.
However let's say you have an animal (or worse, a human) who is going to die anyway (say from being attacked by another animal, ...
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