227 – Skillful Self-Discipline Part 1: Balancing Discipline and Gentleness
The Zen Studies Podcast
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The Drawbacks of Self-Discipline Without Gentleness
Many of us engage in self-discipline with some degree of anger or a desire to punish ourselves. Without effort, our tendency is to slip into laziness and the pursuit of pleasure. The first moral precept of Buddhism is not to kill. To indulge in anger and violence, even for an ostensibly good reason, compromises peace of mind we need to progress on the spiritual path.
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