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Ten non virtuous actions

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Ten non virtuous actions
(tib.: mi ge wa chu) These are the negative actions described in Buddhist scriptures as some of the most harmful. They are divided in:
- three negative actions commited with body: killing, stealing, sexual misconduct
- four negative actions commited verbally: lying, divisive speech, harsh speech, idle talk
- three negative actions commited with mind: covetousness, ill will, wrong views

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"I am never far from those with faith, or even from those without it, though they do not see me. My children will always, always, be protected by my compassion."
- Padmasambhava

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