W T-D on Nostr: In Buddhist practice we use precepts to help us create a foundation of good conduct ...

In Buddhist practice we use precepts to help us create a foundation of good conduct that, in turn, enables clear and compassionate understanding. There are traditional lists of precepts, such as the precepts novice nuns and monks take.

Thich Nhat Hahn rewrote the precept lists in order to make them relevant for this world we all inhabit now, creating the fourteen precepts for the Order of Interbeing. It is worth studying those precepts to see what they say about marketing, overconsumption, and living lightly among all the rest of life.

(To be clear: I am not a member of the Order of Interbeing, though I have deep admiration for Thay and the sangha he founded.)

One need not be, or become, Buddhist to appreciate the strength of those vows. They are neither individual acts, nor laws imposed by the state. They are a collective commitment to choose a life which is better for every living thing.

#radicalPracticalEthics #solidarity

https://orderofinterbeing.org/for-the-aspirant/fourteen-mindfulness-trainings/