do no harm – the zeroth precept

whenever possible, avoid
harming any being – avoid
killing, stealing, cheating,
lying, and otherwise denying
being awareness of being

may all be well*


2024-08-13T07−07*
*a link – an asterisk may link to anything (!*) – hover over these and other links for details* / items below relate to the above

zeroth: before the first (!?)

precept: a principle intended especially as a general rule of action (!?)
/ the precept to avoid harming any being leads into the five precepts

the five precepts (!?) / recast above in light of the ten theses of secular dharma*

the five precepts: an aid to enlightened being / “Strictly speaking, …” —Shunryu Suzuki (!g !* !*)*

denying being awareness … / read this also with being as a mass noun (!?) and awareness denied it

TK* / to come (!?)*

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