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/* transform-style: preserve-3d; Removed */} - .info-card .card-body{padding:1.25rem;flex-grow:1; /* transform: translateZ(20px); Removed */} + .info-card{background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #d8e0d8;border-radius:.35rem;box-shadow:0 3px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.08);height:100%;display:flex;flex-direction:column;} + .info-card .card-body{padding:1.25rem;flex-grow:1;} .info-card h5{color:#345c34;text-align:center;margin-bottom:1rem;padding-bottom:.6rem;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;font-weight:600;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.3rem} .info-card h5 .bi{font-size:1.1em;color:#5a8c5a;order:-1} .info-card h5 a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none} @@ -79,9 +130,9 @@ </header> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> - <!-- Removed data-tilt attributes from all .info-card divs --> + <!-- SEO Refinement: Changed info-card div to section --> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> - <div class="info-card"> + <section class="info-card"> <div class="card-body"> <h5><i class="bi bi-lightbulb"></i><a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="The foundational teaching explaining suffering, its cause, its cessation, and the path to cessation.">The Four Noble Truths</a><i class="bi bi-book-half sutta-ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="hover focus" data-bs-html="true" data-bs-title="Key Sutta Reference" data-bs-content="SN 56.11<br><small>Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion)</small><br><a href='https://suttacentral.net/sn56.11' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>View on SuttaCentral</a>"></i></h5> <p class="description">Fundamental teaching on experience & potential.</p> @@ -92,10 +143,10 @@ <li><a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="top" title="The Noble Eightfold Path - the way to end suffering.">The <span class="toggle-term" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="top" title="Pali term for the path, specifically the Noble Eightfold Path."><span class="en">path</span><span class="pi">magga</span></span> for the cessation of suffering</a> (The Noble Eightfold Path).<a class="practice-pointer-trigger collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#pp-truth4" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="pp-truth4" title="Practice Pointer"><i class="bi bi-plus-circle-fill"></i><i class="bi bi-dash-circle-fill"></i></a><div class="collapse practice-pointer" id="pp-truth4">Engage the Eightfold Path to uproot craving & realize cessation.</div></li> </ol> </div> - </div> + </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> - <div class="info-card"> + <section class="info-card"> <div class="card-body noble-path-list"> <h5><i class="bi bi-compass"></i><a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="The practical guide to ethical conduct, mental discipline, and wisdom leading to liberation.">The Noble Eightfold Path</a><i class="bi bi-book-half sutta-ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="hover focus" data-bs-html="true" data-bs-title="Key Sutta Reference" data-bs-content="SN 45.8<br><small>Magga-vibhanga Sutta (Analysis of the Path)</small><br><a href='https://suttacentral.net/sn45.8' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>View on SuttaCentral</a><hr style='margin: 3px 0;'><small>Also: MN 117 (Great Forty)</small>"></i></h5> <div class="noble-path-category" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="Ethical conduct: principles for moral behavior."><span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Ethical Conduct</span><span class="pi">Sīla</span></span></div> @@ -116,10 +167,10 @@ <li><a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/ati/glossary.html#sankappa" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Right intention</span><span class="pi">Sammā-saṅkappa</span></span></a><a class="practice-pointer-trigger collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#pp-right-intention" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="pp-right-intention" title="Practice Pointer"><i class="bi bi-plus-circle-fill"></i><i class="bi bi-dash-circle-fill"></i></a><div class="collapse practice-pointer" id="pp-right-intention">Cultivate intentions of renunciation (letting go), goodwill (mettā), harmlessness (avihiṃsā). Check motivation before acting.</div></li> </ul> </div> - </div> + </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> - <div class="info-card"> + <section class="info-card"> <div class="card-body"> <h5><i class="bi bi-exclamation-octagon"></i> / <i class="bi bi-heart-fill"></i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleshas_(Buddhism)#Three_poisons" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="The three root mental defilements or causes of suffering (Kleshas).">The Three <span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Poisons</span><span class="pi">Kilesa</span></span></a> & <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pāramitā" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="Positive qualities or perfections cultivated to counteract poisons and progress on the path.">Virtues</a><i class="bi bi-book-half sutta-ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="hover focus" data-bs-html="true" data-bs-title="Key Sutta References" data-bs-content="Poisons: AN 3.69 (Mula Sutta - Roots)<br><a href='https://suttacentral.net/an3.69' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>AN 3.69 Link</a><hr style='margin: 3px 0;'>Virtues: Mettā Sutta (Sn 1.8), etc.<br><a href='https://suttacentral.net/snp1.8' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Sn 1.8 Link</a>"></i></h5> <p class="description">Root causes of suffering & their antidotes.</p> @@ -135,10 +186,10 @@ <li><a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/wisdom_keepers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="top" title="Direct understanding of reality, insight; counteracts delusion."><span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Wisdom</span><span class="pi">Paññā</span></span></a> (Antidote to Delusion)<a class="practice-pointer-trigger collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#pp-wisdom-virtue" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="pp-wisdom-virtue" title="Practice Pointer"><i class="bi bi-plus-circle-fill"></i><i class="bi bi-dash-circle-fill"></i></a><div class="collapse practice-pointer" id="pp-wisdom-virtue">Reflect on Three Marks daily. Investigate cause/effect (kamma). See how understanding impermanence, suffering, not-self reduces clinging/aversion.</div></li> </ul> </div> - </div> + </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> - <div class="info-card"> + <section class="info-card"> <div class="card-body"> <h5><i class="bi bi-shield-check"></i><a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/pancasila.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="The fundamental code of ethical conduct for lay Buddhists.">The Five <span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Precepts</span><span class="pi">Pañcasīla</span></span></a><i class="bi bi-book-half sutta-ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="hover focus" data-bs-html="true" data-bs-title="Key Sutta Reference" data-bs-content="AN 8.39<br><small>Abhisanda Sutta (Rewards)</small><br><a href='https://suttacentral.net/an8.39' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>View on SuttaCentral</a><hr style='margin: 3px 0;'><small>Also widely discussed.</small>"></i></h5> <p class="description" style="text-align: left; font-style: normal;">To live ethically, refrain from:</p> @@ -150,10 +201,10 @@ <li><span class="toggle-term" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="top" title="Abstaining from substances causing heedlessness."><span class="en">Intoxicants causing heedlessness</span><span class="pi">Surāmerayamajja-pamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇī</span></span><a class="practice-pointer-trigger collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#pp-precept5" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="pp-precept5" title="Practice Pointer"><i class="bi bi-plus-circle-fill"></i><i class="bi bi-dash-circle-fill"></i></a><div class="collapse practice-pointer" id="pp-precept5">Avoid substances (alcohol, drugs) & excessive activities (entertainment) causing carelessness, impairing judgment, hindering mindfulness.</div></li> </ol> </div> - </div> + </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> - <div class="info-card"> + <section class="info-card"> <div class="card-body"> <h5><i class="bi bi-emoji-frown"></i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du%E1%B8%A5kha#Types" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="Classifications describing the different ways suffering or unsatisfactoriness is experienced.">The Three Kinds of <span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Suffering</span><span class="pi">Dukkha</span></span></a><i class="bi bi-book-half sutta-ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="hover focus" data-bs-html="true" data-bs-title="Key Sutta Reference" data-bs-content="SN 38.14<br><small>Dukkha Sutta</small><br><a href='https://suttacentral.net/sn38.14' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>View on SuttaCentral</a><hr style='margin: 3px 0;'><small>Implied in SN 56.11</small>"></i></h5> <p class="description" style="text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Understand Dukkha via categories:</p> @@ -163,10 +214,10 @@ <li>The suffering of <span class="toggle-term" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="top" title="The inherent unsatisfactoriness of conditioned existence itself."><span class="en">conditionality</span><span class="pi">Saṅkhāra-dukkhatā</span></span><a class="practice-pointer-trigger collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#pp-dukkha3" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="pp-dukkha3" title="Practice Pointer"><i class="bi bi-plus-circle-fill"></i><i class="bi bi-dash-circle-fill"></i></a><div class="collapse practice-pointer" id="pp-dukkha3">Contemplate pervasive unsatisfactoriness of being subject to birth, aging, death, & the five aggregates (khandhas) - inherently impermanent & not-self.</div></li> </ol> </div> - </div> + </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> - <div class="info-card"> + <section class="info-card"> <div class="card-body"> <h5><i class="bi bi-universal-access"></i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_marks_of_existence" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="The three fundamental characteristics shared by all conditioned phenomena in the universe.">3 <span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Marks of Existence</span><span class="pi">Tilakkhaṇa</span></span></a><i class="bi bi-book-half sutta-ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="hover focus" data-bs-html="true" data-bs-title="Key Sutta References" data-bs-content="Dhp 277-279<br><small>Dhammapada Verses</small><br><a href='https://suttacentral.net/dhp277-295' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>View on SuttaCentral</a><hr style='margin: 3px 0;'>SN 22.59 (Anattalakkhana Sutta - Not-Self Characteristic)<br><a href='https://suttacentral.net/sn22.59' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>View on SuttaCentral</a>"></i></h5> <p class="description" style="text-align: left; font-style: normal;">All conditioned phenomena are marked by:</p> @@ -176,20 +227,20 @@ <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatt%C4%81" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="top" title="There is no permanent, unchanging self or soul in any phenomenon."><span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Not-self</span><span class="pi">Anattā</span></span></a><a class="practice-pointer-trigger collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#pp-anatta" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="pp-anatta" title="Practice Pointer"><i class="bi bi-plus-circle-fill"></i><i class="bi bi-dash-circle-fill"></i></a><div class="collapse practice-pointer" id="pp-anatta">Investigate experiences (thoughts, body, feelings). Find a permanent, independent 'I'? Notice phenomena arise/cease based on conditions, not a fixed self.</div></li> </ol> </div> - </div> + </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> - <div class="info-card"> + <section class="info-card"> <div class="card-body"> <h5><i class="bi bi-person-arms-up"></i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-point_posture_of_Vairochana" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="A traditional meditation posture designed to align the body and support mental clarity (also known as Vairochana posture).">The Seven Points of Posture</a></h5> <p class="description" style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-size: 0.8em">(Primarily Tibetan, not specific Theravada Sutta list)</p> <div class="row"><div class="col-6"><ul><li>Legs (Crossed)</li><li>Back (Straight)</li><li>Jaws (Relaxed)</li><li>Head (Slightly Tilted)</li></ul></div><div class="col-6"><ul><li>Arms (Hands in Lap)</li><li>Eyes (Gently Lowered)</li><li>Tongue (Touching Palate)</li><li>Shoulders (Level)</li></ul></div></div> <div class="practice-pointer" style="margin-top: 10px;">Aids stability & alertness. Find a comfortable, balanced seat maintainable without strain. Adjust as needed. Key is relaxed alertness.</div> </div> - </div> + </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> - <div class="info-card"> + <section class="info-card"> <div class="card-body"> <h5><i class="bi bi-sign-stop"></i><a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/nyanaponika/hindrances.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="Mental obstacles that hinder concentration (samadhi) and wisdom (paññā) in meditation and daily life.">The Five <span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Hindrances</span><span class="pi">Nīvaraṇa</span></span></a><i class="bi bi-book-half sutta-ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="hover focus" data-bs-html="true" data-bs-title="Key Sutta Reference" data-bs-content="SN 46.51<br><small>Ahara Sutta (Food for Hindrances)</small><br><a href='https://suttacentral.net/sn46.51' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>View on SuttaCentral</a><hr style='margin: 3px 0;'><small>Also: AN 1.11-20</small>"></i></h5> <p class="description">Mental obstacles obscuring clarity.</p> @@ -201,20 +252,20 @@ <li><a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/ati/glossary.html#vicikiccha" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="top" title="Skeptical doubt, uncertainty about the path or teachings."><span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Doubt</span><span class="pi">Vicikicchā</span></span></a><a class="practice-pointer-trigger collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#pp-hindrance-doubt" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="pp-hindrance-doubt" title="Practice Pointer"><i class="bi bi-plus-circle-fill"></i><i class="bi bi-dash-circle-fill"></i></a><div class="collapse practice-pointer" id="pp-hindrance-doubt">Acknowledge doubt (about practice, teachings, teacher). Note it ('doubt'). Recall motivation, trust process, investigate wisely, seek clarification.</div></li> </ol> </div> - </div> + </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> - <div class="info-card"> + <section class="info-card"> <div class="card-body"> - <h5><i class="bi bi-chat-heart"></i><a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/nanamoli/wheel007.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="Commonly used phrases in loving-kindness (Metta) meditation to cultivate feelings of goodwill.">The Four Metta Phrases</a></h5> + <h5><i class="bi bi-chat-heart"></i><a href="https://www.lionsroar.com/how-to-practice-loving-kindness/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="Commonly used phrases in loving-kindness (Metta) meditation to cultivate feelings of goodwill.">The Four Metta Phrases</a></h5> <p class="description" style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-size: 0.8em">(Common practice phrases from Mettā Sutta)</p> <ol><li>May I/you be free from danger</li><li>May I/you be happy</li><li>May I/you be healthy</li><li>May I/you live with ease</li></ol> <div class="practice-pointer" style="margin-top: 10px;">Use phrases sincerely in meditation towards self & others. Feel the intention, let goodwill grow. Modify as needed.</div> </div> - </div> + </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> - <div class="info-card"> + <section class="info-card"> <div class="card-body"> <h5><i class="bi bi-calendar-heart"></i><a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an05/an05.057.than.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="Subjects for frequent reflection (Upajjhatthana Sutta) to cultivate wisdom and reduce attachment.">The Five <span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Remembrances</span><span class="pi">Abhiṇhapaccavekkhaṇa</span></span></a><i class="bi bi-book-half sutta-ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="hover focus" data-bs-html="true" data-bs-title="Key Sutta Reference" data-bs-content="AN 5.57<br><small>Upajjhatthana Sutta</small><br><a href='https://suttacentral.net/an5.57' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>View on SuttaCentral</a>"></i></h5> <p class="description">Subjects for reflection.</p> @@ -226,20 +277,20 @@ <li>I am the owner of my <span class="toggle-term" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="top" title="Pali term for volitional action and its consequences."><span class="en">actions</span><span class="pi">kamma</span></span>...<a class="practice-pointer-trigger collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#pp-rem5" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="pp-rem5" title="Practice Pointer"><i class="bi bi-plus-circle-fill"></i><i class="bi bi-dash-circle-fill"></i></a><div class="collapse practice-pointer" id="pp-rem5">Understand intentional actions (kamma) shape future experiences. Focus on cultivating skillful actions. Take responsibility.</div></li> </ol> </div> - </div> + </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> - <div class="info-card"> + <section class="info-card"> <div class="card-body"> <h5><i class="bi bi-arrow-repeat"></i><a href="https://www.lionsroar.com/how-to-practice-loving-kindness/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="A common structure for practicing loving-kindness meditation, progressively extending goodwill outwards.">The Six Stages of Metta</a></h5> <p class="description" style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-size: 0.8em">(Common practice structure, cf. Visuddhimagga)</p> <ol><li>Yourself</li><li>A good friend/respected person</li><li>A neutral person</li><li>A difficult person</li><li>All four (equally)</li><li>The entire universe (all beings)</li></ol> <div class="practice-pointer" style="margin-top: 10px;">Systematically cultivate Mettā using phrases/visualization. Start self, extend outwards, breaking down self/other & like/dislike barriers. Aim for impartial goodwill.</div> </div> - </div> + </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> - <div class="info-card"> + <section class="info-card"> <div class="card-body"> <h5><i class="bi bi-hearts"></i><a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/nyanaponika/wheel006.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="The four 'sublime abodes' or 'divine states': boundless positive emotions to be cultivated.">The Four <span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Brahma-Viharas</span><span class="pi">Brahmavihāra</span></span></a><i class="bi bi-book-half sutta-ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="hover focus" data-bs-html="true" data-bs-title="Key Sutta Reference" data-bs-content="MN 7<br><small>Vatthupama Sutta (Simile of the Cloth)</small><br><a href='https://suttacentral.net/mn7' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>View on SuttaCentral</a><hr style='margin: 3px 0;'><small>Also: DN 13 (Tevijja Sutta)</small>"></i></h5> <p class="description" style="text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Sublime Abodes / Divine States:</p> @@ -250,20 +301,20 @@ <li><a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/ati/glossary.html#upekkha" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="top" title="Equanimity, mental balance, impartiality."><span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Equanimity</span><span class="pi">Upekkhā</span></span></a><a class="practice-pointer-trigger collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#pp-upekkha-bv" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="pp-upekkha-bv" title="Practice Pointer"><i class="bi bi-plus-circle-fill"></i><i class="bi bi-dash-circle-fill"></i></a><div class="collapse practice-pointer" id="pp-upekkha-bv">Develop mental balance, stability, impartiality towards all beings & circumstances (gain/loss, praise/blame). See beings as heirs of kamma.</div></li> </ol> </div> - </div> + </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> - <div class="info-card"> + <section class="info-card"> <div class="card-body"> <h5><i class="bi bi-arrow-down-up"></i><a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an08/an08.006.than.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="The eight 'worldly winds' (Lokavipatti Sutta) - pairs of opposites that affect ordinary beings.">The Eight <span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Vicissitudes</span><span class="pi">Atthalokadhamma</span></span></a><i class="bi bi-book-half sutta-ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="hover focus" data-bs-html="true" data-bs-title="Key Sutta Reference" data-bs-content="AN 8.6<br><small>Lokavipatti Sutta (Worldly Conditions)</small><br><a href='https://suttacentral.net/an8.6' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>View on SuttaCentral</a>"></i></h5> <p class="description" style="text-align: left; font-style: normal;">Universal worldly conditions:</p> <div class="row"><div class="col-6"><ol><li>Pleasure & pain</li><li>Gain & loss</li></ol></div><div class="col-6"><ol start="3"><li>Praise & blame</li><li>Fame & disrepute</li></ol></div></div> <div class="practice-pointer" style="margin-top: 10px;">Recognize these pairs as natural parts of life. Observe with equanimity (Upekkhā), understanding their impermanence, without elation or despair.</div> </div> - </div> + </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> - <div class="info-card"> + <section class="info-card"> <div class="card-body"> <h5><i class="bi bi-gem"></i><a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/wheel282.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="The three core objects of refuge for Buddhists, providing guidance and inspiration.">The Three <span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Jewels</span><span class="pi">Tiratana</span></span></a><i class="bi bi-book-half sutta-ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="hover focus" data-bs-html="true" data-bs-title="Key Sutta Reference" data-bs-content="Khp 1<br><small>Saranagamana (Going for Refuge)</small><br><a href='https://suttacentral.net/khp1' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>View on SuttaCentral</a>"></i></h5> <p class="description">Core objects of refuge.</p> @@ -273,20 +324,20 @@ <li>I take refuge in the <a href="https://accesstoinsight.org/ati/glossary.html#sangha" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="top" title="The community of practitioners, especially monks and nuns, or the community of awakened beings (ariya sangha)."><span class="toggle-term"><span class="en">Sangha</span><span class="pi">Saṅgha</span></span></a> (The Community)<a class="practice-pointer-trigger collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#pp-jewel3" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="pp-jewel3" title="Practice Pointer"><i class="bi bi-plus-circle-fill"></i><i class="bi bi-dash-circle-fill"></i></a><div class="collapse practice-pointer" id="pp-jewel3">Appreciate support & example of fellow practitioners. Engage community for learning/encouragement. Recognize value of Ariya Sangha.</div></li> </ul> </div> - </div> + </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12"> - <div class="info-card"> + <section class="info-card"> <div class="card-body"> <h5><i class="bi bi-person-check"></i><a href="https://cheatsheets.davidveksler.com/leadership.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="Modern principles applying mindfulness and related concepts to effective leadership.">Five Rules of Leadership</a></h5> <p class="description" style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-size: 0.8em">(Modern application, not specific Sutta list)</p> <ol><li>Have a purpose (Right Intention)</li><li>Have a mission (Right Livelihood/Action)</li><li>Have a vision (Right View)</li><li>Set the tone (Ethical Conduct/Speech)</li><li>Be mindful (Right Mindfulness/Effort)</li></ol> <div class="practice-pointer" style="margin-top: 10px;">Apply Buddhist principles (mindfulness, Sila, Karuna, Paññā, Upekkha) to leadership for effectiveness, resilience, & well-being.</div> </div> - </div> + </section> </div> - </div> - </div> + </div> <!-- /.row --> + </div> <!-- /.container --> <footer class="container text-center text-muted pb-3"> <p class="mb-2">© 2025 Buddhist Principles Overview. 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