Samma Ajiva - Right Livelihood
Earning a living in ways that do not cause harm.
Right Livelihood means avoiding occupations that cause harm to living beings, such as trading in weapons, living beings, meat, intoxicants, or poisons. It involves engaging in work that supports spiritual development.
What we do for a living affects our spiritual life.
How we earn our living reflects and shapes our values.
Anguttara Nikaya
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- What Tibetan Buddhism says about doing no harm
Some trades are ruled out by what they do to others: weapons, trafficking in living beings, meat, intoxicants, poisons.