forestofclarity Posted April 17, 2020 That's not entirely the case. Buddhism does have training precepts, but the goal is to align one's behavior to meet skillful ends-- in this case, the end of suffering. In other words, if you don't want to suffer, you can follow the precepts and the eight fold path. There are segments within Buddhism that would advocate a combination of cultivated and naturally arising virtue-- you will find this in Mahamudra for example. 17 minutes ago, freeform said: Yeah. This is very much the Daoist view. Whereas in Buddhism, there's an external imposition on behaviour (right view, right action, right livelihood etc) - In Daoism the approach is to transform oneself from the inside until right view, right action, right livelihood arise of their own accord. In a way, I think both approaches work to some extent. You just have to become a monk and control your external circumstances very strictly for it to work with the Buddhist approach. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rara Posted April 17, 2020 5 hours ago, dmattwads said: Forgiveness and trust are not the same thing. 😉 Good point. Tru dat. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
