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Dharma on Demand | Ep10. The Eightfold Path: Right Livelihood
Right Livelihood means that one should abstain from making one's living through a profession that brings harm to oneself or others. The sutras usually define Right Livelihood as earning a living without needing to transgress any of the five precepts; not dealing in weapons, in the slave/human trafficking, the meat trade, or the sale of alcohol, drugs, or poisons.
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Dharma on Demand | Ep10. The Eightfold Path: Right Livelihood
Right Livelihood means that one should abstain from making one's living through a profession that brings harm to oneself or others. The sutras usually define Right Livelihood as earning a living without needing to transgress any of the five precepts; not dealing in weapons, in the slave/human trafficking, the meat trade, or the sale of alcohol, drugs, or poisons.