Daily Reflection Sit

With the 5 precepts as a guide to living well, refraining from causing harm brings forth wholesome heart qualities of safety, trust, honesty, integrity, respect, clarity.

Video games, caffeine, food, multi-tasking; things that may cloud the mind and lead to heedlessness.

Understanding sexual misconduct from just a rational perspective respecting all regardless of sexual orientation, preferences or anatomies. Recognizing Sexual (sensual) pleasure is neither good or bad, but that attachment to such pleasure can be the source of suffering for self and others

In refraining, we pause and get curious about what is stirring within us. Can we settle and train in growing our appreciation of what is here now and what we already have?

How do we speak to others? How do we speak to ourselves? Are the words timely, truthful, useful, and spoken from a place of non-harm and goodwill?Adjust accordingly.

Bringing nuance and sensitivity and discernment to this matter, which includes our relationships with animals, insects, plants and trees.

How do we set up the posture of our meditation practice with an attitude of non-harm and goodwill?

Ethical conduct in body, speech and mind comes with us on and off the cushion. Are you being skillful in what you are doing and how you are doing it? Adjust accordingly.