[Buddha-l] Ethics

[Evelyn Ruut]

Hi Fellow list members,

It is very hard to define ethics just as it is very hard to define beauty.  What is beautiful to one is not to another, and what may seem just fine to say or do may conceivably hurt someone.

I hate to bring up Rotary again, but we have what we call "the four way test for everything we say, think and do".   It is not too simplistic, since whatever you are considering has to pass all four questions affirmatively.

Is it the truth?
Is it fair to all concerned?
Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
Will it be beneficial to all Concerned?

Maybe I am being foolish, but I think the Buddha might have liked the four way test :-)


Best Regards,

Evelyn
 
"Since everything is but an apparition, perfect in being what it is, having nothing to do with good or bad, acceptance or rejection, one may well burst into laughter."    –Longchenpa
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