… i have decided to adopt the eightfold way of Buddhism as my guide to living ethically… the eight fold way is as follows:

1. right view - that we see clearly where we are heading before beginning
2. right intention - the resolve to follow this path
3. right speech - no harm to others by our speech
4. right action - no harm to others by our actions
5. right livelihood - no harm to others by our habits and work
6. right effort - attention focused on the task at hand
7. right mindfulness - be aware of the mind and body with discernment… practice mindfulness to discern whether your activity might be harmful
8. right concentration - the dedicated practice engaged in to help bring about awakening

… it seems to have all the bases covered…

… yesterday i did an analysis of my recent purchase choices after the fact and i saw how effective such an analysis would be if undertaken before the purchase… the analysis falls mainly under paths 4, 5 and 6… you can see that analysis here…

… three items ordered from Amazon arrived yesterday… a new cast iron pot, new wheels for my desk chair and new chains for my shoes…

… wheels have been installed on the desk chair, cast iron pot immediately put to use to make Persian rice with Tadigh, chains for shoes awaiting first deployment today…

…the Tadigh stuck to the pot as expected, even with pre seasoning… i have read that pre seasoning is not as good as the seasoning one builds themselves, so this week i will be doing some seasoning building of the new pot… this will be a mindfulness activity…

… i am happy with all three purchases and feel i have made appropriate choices in consumption with the exception of purchasing through Amazon, though i could only have gotten one of the items locally…