Month: October 2019

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harmlessness

Right Intention as Harmlessness

The Buddha taught that three forms of right intention can help us practice well, and today we’re talking about the third: harmlessness. Bhikkhu Bodhi describes the intention of harmlessness as “thought guided by compassion, aroused in opposition to cruel, aggressive, and violent thoughts.” So compassion is…

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Introducing Right Intention

This month, we will practice the second step on the Eightfold Path: Right Intention. The wheel of the Eightfold Path comprises three sections: wisdom, morality, and consciousness. Right View and Right Intention together make up the “wisdom” section of the wheel. When these combine, they counteract…