Sam, a mindfulness and social emotional learning teacher, shares tips on making tough choices. They discuss the teachings of right action in Buddhism and offer practical advice for ethical conduct in daily life.
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Right action in Buddhism involves abstaining from harmful behaviors and emphasizes the importance of ethics in daily life.
Acting in a way that we want everyone else to act under similar circumstances promotes skillful action and a positive world.
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Practicing Skillful Action
The podcast discusses the teaching of right action or skillful action in Buddhism, which involves abstaining from harmful behaviors such as killing, stealing, dishonest dealings, and sexual misconduct. It emphasizes the importance of ethics in our everyday lives and encourages us to be mindful of how we show up in the world. The podcast provides tips for cultivating skillful action, such as focusing on desired qualities instead of avoiding negative behaviors, cultivating empathy, and setting intentions for ethical conduct in our interactions.
Applying Immanuel Kant's Philosophy
The podcast shares a philosophy from Immanuel Kant that has left a lasting impression on the speaker. Kant's philosophy suggests that we should act in a way that we would want everyone else to act under similar circumstances. This philosophy is applied to encourage skillful action by considering the consequences of our actions and behaving in a way that promotes a positive and harmonious world. The podcast also suggests cultivating qualities like generosity, honesty, and kindness as ways to practice skillful action in daily life.
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Exploring Right Action: Skillful Action and Ethical Conduct
It's day 2 of Sam's Eightfold Path segment. Today, she shares some tips on what to ask ourselves when we're faced with tough choices.
Sam has taught mindfulness and social emotional learning to teens, families and adults all over the world for more than 12 years. She obtained her master’s degrees in clinical and educational psychology from Columbia University, and an M.S. in emotion science from Mid-Sweden University. You can reach out to Sam on Instagram here!