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The puzzle of “skillful” and “unskillful” as ethical terms
One of the things that struck me as odd when I first encountered the Buddha’s teachings was the terms he used when he discussed living ethically or morally: “skillful” (kusala) and “unskillful” (akusala). Maybe these terms are new to you. Or maybe they’re so familiar that you’ve stopped thinking about them. Either way, they are…