Many translations for the fifth Buddhist precept boils down to:
“Refrain from intoxicants that cloud the mind”
It’s commonly applied to drugs/alcohol/etc. but it fascinates me how many platforms on the internet could be argued to cloud the mind and impair people’s judgement.
Just a fun thought I had eating dinner tonight
Henry Fisher /
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2023-07-10 03:55:19
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