Decondition yourself first and foremost through practice of Panchsheela Precepts so as to acquire mindfulness for actions: Buddhism


In Buddhism, the followers are meant to prepare themselves by purifying their minds by shedding the evils of violence, stealing, transgression, lying and intoxication which we used to due to pursuit of cravings. and materialistic conditioning.

According to this blogger (https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/acquire-noble-pachsheel-mind-before-embarking-the-buddhist-spiritual-life). The followers of Buddhism are meant to purify their mind first by reaffirming their faith in the five principles called Panchsheel and practice them consciously till they become spontaneous or practitioners become examples of those principles.

In Buddhism, a sheela is viewed as a virtue, good deed and ethical principle with two main underlying precepts: (a) The principle of equality (all living beings are equal); and (b) The principle of reciprocity (do unto others as you would wish them to do unto you)

The five Buddhist principles or Panchsheelas are as follows.

1. Do not harm anyone or take life
2. Do not steal
3. Do not commit adultery
4. Do not lie
5. Do not consume intoxicants

It is held that the Buddhist Panchsheela precepts are very noble and their deep learning and practice would lead to purity of mind. However, it has been observed that due to crass materialism promoted by competitive commerce and market forces, people are motivated by greed, hatred, exclusion and delusion - even many followers of Buddhism.

It is needed to be understood that Buddhism is a philosophy of life expounded by Gautama Buddha who neither ever spoke about the existence of God nor ever claimed so. In other words, the philosophy of Buddhism does not entail any theistic worldview.

The teachings of the Buddha are aimed solely at liberating sentient beings from suffering. However, practice of Panchsheel for purity of mind is necessary precondition to discover Truth.

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