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Ethics and the Eight-Fold Path of Buddhism |
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“When the driving force of our actions is wholesome, our
actions will tend automatically to contribute to others’ well-being.” - His Holiness, The Dalai Lama
The
Eight Fold Path is the heart of Buddhist ethical practice. In
this class, we will examine how the Eight Fold Path can inform our
responsibility to clients, students, supervisees, research
participants, and to our professions. This framework then provides a strong support in the clinical setting -
and even gives the practitioner a new way to approach therapeutic
interventions. The steps of Eight Fold Path do not interfere with any
other ethical system - rather it enhances and provides valuable insight
and nuance to current systems. We will learn what this Buddhist
code of ethics has to teach us about service, social justice, dignity
and worth of the person,the importance of human relationships,
integrity and competence.
This class is also available as part of our Distance Learning
series indicated by (DL) below.
Upcoming Classes:
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