Karma

Beings are owners of their actions (karma), heirs of their actions; they originate from their actions, are related to their actions, and have their actions as their refuge. It is action that distinguishes beings as inferior and superior. - The Buddha

What we do, say, and think—karma—leaves traces. Those traces don't disappear. They shape what comes next, sometimes in ways we don't remember, but that still echoes in this life.

By oneself is evil done, by oneself is one defiled. By oneself is evil left undone, by oneself is one purified. Purity and impurity depend on oneself—no one can purify another. (The Dhammapada, 165)

Buddhist's Five Precepts

1. I do not kill.

2. I do not steal.

3. I do not commit sexual misdeeds.

4. I do not speak falsehood.

5. I do not take intoxicants (alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes).

Buddhists must adhere to the Noble Eightfold Path to reach the ultimate liberation, nirvana.  What is The Noble Eightfold Path? Buddha’s Guide To Enlightenment

Wisdom

Right View (Understanding): Correctly understanding the Four Noble Truths, anattā (no-self), anicca (impermanence), and the dependent origination.       The Noble Eightfold Path (1): Right View   The Four Noble Truths Of Buddhism Explained ***   The Noble Eightfold Path: Right View (Samma Ditthi)

Right Resolve (Intention, Thought): Committing to the path with an intention free from greed, hatred, and harmful thoughts (delusions).  Noble Eightfold Path: Right Intention (Samma Sankappa)   Right Resolve In Real Life - Buddha's Path To An Inner Pleasure (Concentration)   The Noble Eightfold Path (2): Right Intention

Ethical Conduct

Right Speech: Abstaining from lying, divisive speech, harsh speech, and idle chatter.   Practicing Buddhist Right Speech: Pervasive, Wise, and Difficult

Right Action (Intention): Avoiding harmful actions like killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct.  Right Action in Buddhism - Why It’s the Most Important Possession You Can Have

Right Livelihood: Earning a living in a way that does not harm others, for example, by avoiding trades involving weapons, intoxicants, the sale of live animals, human trafficking, profiteering from slave labor or forced prostitution, predatory lending (usury) or predatory business practices, frauds (hacking and eavesdropping, insurance, financial, criminal entrapment, forced organ harvesting), preaching hatred and false religious faiths (death cults), lobbyists who put corporate (few individuals) profit before safety or well-being of the general public (mass), warmongers (politicians) who drive others to meaningless deaths, and many other ways of living out of the pains and suffering of others.  Buddha’s Teaching: Why Right Livelihood is Essential  Practicing Buddhist Right Livelihood: Surprisingly Beneficial  The Noble Eightfold Path (5): Right Livelihood

Mental Discipline

Right Effort: Cultivating positive states of mind and abandoning negative ones.    Buddhism: What is Right Effort?

Right Mindfulness: Being aware of one's body, feelings, mind, and mental objects.  Practicing Buddhist Right Mindfulness: Touching Bedrock  The Eightfold Path: What is Right Mindfulness?

Right Concentration: Developing deep, single-pointed focus through meditation to gain insight.     Practicing Buddhist Right Concentration: Encountering the Esoteric   The Noble Eightfold Path (8): Right Concentration