Ethics and morality create a win-win collectively and individually. For society en masse, when large numbers of people live by a moral code, it makes the world safer, kinder, and more just. But ...
A new study suggests that people with high levels of neuroticism and stress may be at greater risk for depressive symptoms, but those links could be buffered for people who observe the five precepts ...
Should congregants be disciplined for not following all the precepts of their religion? Some are of the view that religious discipline, although not pleasant, should be implemented. Transgressions of ...
"The mind is everything. What you think you become." - Lord Buddha. Buddhism from more than 2500 years has been the primary inspiration behind many successful civilizations around the globe. Through ...
Source: Image by Brendan Kelly Ethical living and mindfulness can transform mental well-being Buddhism provides a comprehensive toolkit for managing stress and promoting mental well-being, integrating ...
I found out what a precept was the day before classes were supposed to begin my freshman year. It was during a meeting with my academic adviser, finalizing courses, that the word first went into my ...
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Precepts and commandments

I was educated in Catholic schools most of my life, all the way up to my sophomore year in college, and had my fair share of classes in catechism, Old and New Testament, encyclicals. I even served ...