Living the Eight Precepts
About this ebook
Most approaches to the Eight Precepts focus on rigid interpretations and lists of "do's and don'ts," but Living the Eight Precepts takes a different path—one that empowers you to shape these principles in a way that is both meaningful and sustainable.
Drawing from personal experience, Buddhist philosophy, and practical coaching strategies, G. Scott Graham shifts the conversation from mere restraint to aspiration. This book helps you see beyond avoidance and into positive transformation—turning the precepts into a framework for right living that enhances clarity, compassion, and inner peace.
Inside, you will discover:
Practical Insights – Explore the grey areas of each precept and discover their deeper intention beyond simple restraint.
Guided Reflections – Thought-provoking journal prompts designed to help you personalize the precepts to your own life.
Actionable Strategies – Concrete steps for integrating ethical living effortlessly into your routines and environment.
Mindset Shifts – Move beyond rules and prohibitions to cultivate an inspired, values-driven life.
Life Design Principles – Learn how to build an environment that naturally supports ethical living without constant effort.
Whether you are new to the Eight Precepts or seeking a more meaningful and integrated way to live them, this book provides the tools to help you bridge the gap between knowing the path and walking the path.
Transform your practice. Design a life that effortlessly aligns with your highest ideals.
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About the author
G. Scott Graham is an existential handyman — fixing what’s broken, realigning what’s off-kilter, and helping people rebuild their lives with meaning, purpose, and the occasional strip of duct tape. He’s also an author, career coach, business coach, and psychedelic support coach based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Scott is driven to help clients follow their “true azimuth” — a direction distinct from “true north.” It’s not about chasing some universal ideal. It’s about identifying what genuinely matters to you. It’s about recognizing the forces that pull your life off course and learning how to adjust so you still arrive where your heart wants to go. When you're 90 and looking back, your life should feel like it was truly yours — filled with pride, purpose, and meaning. No regrets.
When he’s not coaching people to be their very best, Scott runs a nonprofit farm animal rescue and lives what he teaches. He does Tough Mudders, teaches Sun 73 Tai Chi, paddleboards with his dogs Groot and Rocket, and camps in State Parks across New England whenever he can. His daily spiritual practice is grounded in anāpānasati, vipassanā, and mettā-bhāvanā meditation. A firm believer in service as the heart of a life well-lived, Scott also volunteers as an EMT instructor, firefighter, and Master Gardener in his community.
In his "free time," he writes books.
