The Precept of Cherishing Life
09/16/2023, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center. In this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, Sozan Michael McCord explores how each of the precepts come with an intention of living so as to avoid ending up in a place to potentially break the precept. The vow to not kill has an intention to live life in a way that cultivates the appreciation and cherishing of life. We start with ourselves on our cushion getting accustomed to the acceptance of all that arises within us and we continue this practice as it spills out year after year to those that we naturally cherish and eventually to those whom we find most difficult.
