Ethics

How to relate to our friends, family and colleagues to create a harmonious life.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama advises that if abusive spiritual teachers do not stop their reckless behavior, the students should publicize the abuse in newspapers and, if necessary, report it to the police.

Having sex with someone else’s partner inevitably brings problems and needs to be avoided.

With ethical self-discipline, we can overcome the compulsiveness of our karma that causes us all levels of problems.

A summary of the main points that a group of senior Western Buddhist agreed upon as a result of the presentations and discussions with His Holiness the Dalai Lama during a conference in Dharamsala, March 1993.

Buddhist ethics offers a lot for people working in any social or helper profession that requires a great deal of knowledge and sensitivity to others.

Clarification of some of the major misunderstandings about the Buddhist teachings.

A look at the ten destructive ways of behaving – actions that create our unhappiness – and how to avoid them.

With far-reaching ethical self-discipline, we can accomplish even the highest goal of enlightenment.

The health of a society arises dependently on each of its members developing a healthy mind and sense of ethics. See how the various world religions would tackle a disaster in accord with their own system of ethics.