forestofemptiness 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. Â There are segments within Buddhism that would advocate a combination of cultivated and naturally arising virtue-- you will find this in Mahamudra for example. Â Â 17 minutes ago, freeform said: Â Yeah. This is very much the Daoist view. Â 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. Â 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. Â 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
