Why Be Moral?

Why Be Moral?

Introduction

Morality serves as the foundation for the path in two ways. First, enforcement of morality promotes awareness, essential for the development of concentration. If you often act contrary to the precepts, our actions tend to cause remorse, which amounts to the surface of the mind when we sit in meditation, creating anxiety and guilt. If we act in harmony with the precepts, our minds are imbued with a joy and clarity of consciousness which help to develop concentration easily (Feinberg & West, 1977). The observance of the rules leads to concentration in a second sense: it rescues ...