In the Buddhist code of ethics, we can find the concept of the five percepts (or training rules) of the Pali Canon. These five percepts are commitments to abstain from killing living beings, taking what is not given, sexual misconduct, improper speech, and intoxicating substances that dull the mind. They are commitments that we make to ourselves only. They are not about interdiction but about limitation. For example, the precept to abstain from killing living beings does not necessarily mean that you have to become vegan. In my observations, I find that people think that it is all or nothing…