678 The Noble Eightfold Path
The point has often been made that the Ten Commandments, supposedly the bedrock of Western (Christian) morality, are anything but moral ...
be sure to watch this little video right to the end
where Hitch gives us his own replacement commandments
for our times (don't miss no. 8)
Anyway, there is a worthy alternative in a set of rules as to how we should live our lives ... it was taught by - and it predates - the Buddha, who said ...
the Dharma Wheel, its eight spokes symbolising the Eightfold path
"... there is an ancient path traveled by the Rightly Self-awakened Ones of former times; it is the Noble Eightfold Path:
"Live with the ...
1 right view
2 right aspiration
3 right speech
4 right action
5 right livelihood
6 right effort
7 right mindfulness
8 right concentration
... follow that path."
Once seen in conjunction with that other ancient law, the Golden Rule (do to others as you want done to yourself) I think there probably is no better advice available.
I have essays on BUDDHISM, ETHICS and MORAL LAW in my book with no title, instead three definitions for the term en.light.en.ment
Ok, here then is a little debrief on the Ten Commandments ...
... where George Carlin whittles them down to Two:
1 Be Honest
2 Don't Kill
And where he adds One Commandment of his own:
3 Keep Your Religion To Yourself