Chapter 13 - Right Action

Question 1

define:

Right Action

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Answer 1

• of the body
• touching love and preventing harm
• non-violence towards ourselves and others
• based on Right Mindfulness
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th Mindfulness Trainings

Question 2

4 Mindfulness Trainings of Right Action

Answer 2

1st MT
2nd MT
3rd MT
5th MT

Question 3

explain:

1st Mindfulness Training re: Rt Action

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Answer 3

• “to protect life”
• we may be killing by the way we eat, drink, use land, air, water
• we wrongly think we don’t kill
• mindfulness of action helps us be aware, stop killing, start helping

Question 4

explain:

2nd Mindfulness Training re: Rt Action

5

Answer 4

• “to practise generosity”
• to refrain from stealing and exploitation
• to live in ways that bring justice and wellbeing in society
• to live simply to not take more than our share
• to promote social justice

Question 5

explain:

3rd Mindfulness Training re: Rt Action

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Answer 5

• “to behave responsibly”
• re: sexual responsibility, loneliness not alleviated by coming together of two bodies only unless with good communication, understanding and loving kindness
• to protect not only loved ones, but whole human species, including children
• with Rt Mindfulness we keep 3rd MT steadily
  practising to help others helps oneself, mind of love can transform own grief and pain

Question 6

explain:

5th Mindfulness Training re: Rt Action

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Answer 6

• “to consume mindfully”
• bringing into body and mind only safe nutriments
  protects self and society

Question 7

Why not have the first glass of wine?

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Answer 7

• if first glass were not there, there’d be no second or third
• to protect not only self but society as a whole by reducing seed of alcoholism