The Ethical Dilemma of War: Reflections on the My Lai Massacre

Responding to a question from the U.K. from a man who had just joined the armed forces, Ajahn Brahm talks on the topic Right Livelihood from the point of view of the Buddhist Eightfold Path. However, rather than thinking of life in terms of right and wrong, Ajahn Brahm reframes the discussion as being about living skillfully.

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This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size on 3rd March 2006. It has now been remastered and published by the Everyday Dhamma Network, and will be of interest to his many fans.

These talks by Ajahn Brahm have been recorded and made available for free distribution by the Buddhist Society of Western Australia under the Creative Commons licence. You can support the Buddhist Society of Western Australia by pledging your support via their Ko-fi page.