Non-Killing is the first principle. According to most Buddhist texts, the first sutra is that of ‘not taking any life’.

While this is of course, important, I think that ‘non-killing is actually a subset of a larger principle. That of compassion. If we start with compassion, non-killing will be a natural consequence (how can a compassionate person kill ?) . Compassion also requires an ability to accept people for who they are without insisting on changing them. Acceptance is another component of compassion.

So – when Buddhists start with ‘Thou shalt not kill’, what they really mean is ‘Thou shall show compassion in every dealing with the world…’

Thoughts ? Comments ?

 

Anuj holds professional certifications in Google Cloud, AWS as well as certifications in Docker and App Performance Tools such as New Relic. He specializes in Cloud Security, Data Encryption and Container Technologies.

Initial Consultation

Anuj Varma – who has written posts on Anuj Varma, Hands-On Technology Architect, Clean Air Activist.

 Twitter Linkedin