Rabbi Hillel, When Asked by a Prospective Convert to Judaism to Teach Him the Whole Torah While He Stood on One Leg, Replied: I

An Incomplete List of Ethical Philosophies A Scout is: TRUSTWORTHY. Tell the truth and keep promises. People can depend on you. LOYAL. Show that you care about your family, friends, Scout leaders, school, and country. HELPFUL. Volunteer to help others without expecting a reward. FRIENDLY. Be a friend to everyone, even people who are very different from you. COURTEOUS. Be polite to everyone and always use good manners. KIND. Treat others as you want to be treated . Never harm or kill any living thing without good reason. OBEDIENT. Follow the rules of your family, school, and pack. Obey the laws of your community and country. CHEERFUL. Look for the bright side of life. Cheerfully do tasks that come your way. Try to help others be happy. THRIFTY. Work to pay your own way. Try not to be wasteful. Use time, food, supplies, and natural resources wisely. BRAVE. Face difficult situations even when you feel afraid. Do what you think is right despite what others might be doing or saying. CLEAN. Keep your body and mind fit . Help keep your home and community clean. REVERENT. Be reverent toward God. Be faithful in your religious duties. Respect the beliefs of others.

Rabbi Hillel, when asked by a prospective convert to Judaism to teach him the whole Torah while he stood on one leg, replied: “That which is hateful unto you do not do to your neighbor. This is the whole of the Torah, The rest is commentary. Go forth and study.”

The yamas and niyamas are yoga’s ethical guidelines laid out in the first two limbs of Patanjali’s eightfold path. They’re like a map written to guide you on your life’s journey. Simply put, the yamas are things not to do, or restraints, while the niyamas are things to do, or observances.

Together, they form a moral code of conduct.

The five yamas, self-regulating behaviors involving our interactions with other people and the world at large, include

 Ahimsa: nonviolence  Satya: truthfulness  Asteya: non-stealing  Brahmacharya: non-excess (often interpreted as celibacy)  Aparigraha: non-possessiveness, non-greed. The five niyamas, personal practices that relate to our inner world, include

 Saucha: purity  Santosha: contentment  Tapas: self-discipline, training your senses  Svadhyaya: self-study, inner exploration  Ishvara Pranidhana: surrender

Seven Deadly Sins

People have always been immoral, shiftless, and self-gratifying. For ages, humankind struggled to find a conceptual system to operationalize their spiritual shortcomings.

Pride is excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity.

Envy is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation.

Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires.

Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body.

Anger is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury. It is also known as Wrath.

Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness.

Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work.

Seven Heavenly Virtues faith, hope, charity, fortitude, justice, temperance, prudence

The Heavenly Virtues combine the four Cardinal Virtues: prudence, temperance, fortitude -- or courage, and justice, with a variation of the theological virtues: faith, hope, and charity.

The Seven Deadly Sins Flogging Molly Songwriters: Chris Scott Wagner / David King / Gregg Louis Gutierrez / Gretchen Seager / James Bradley Jr. / Julie Ritter

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