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Bodhisattva Precepts

Three Collective Pure Precepts
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With purity of heart, I vow to do no harm.
With purity of heart, I vow to do good.
With purity of heart, I vow to free all beings.

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Ten Momentous Prohibitory Precepts
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1. Recognizing that I am not separate from all that is, I take up the way of non-killing.

2. Being satisfied with what I have, I take up the way of  non-stealing.

3. Encountering all creations with respect and dignity, I take up the way of not misusing sexuality.

4. Listening and speaking from the heart, I take up the way of not speaking falsely.

5. Cultivating a mind that see clearly, I take up the way of not being deluded and not giving or taking intoxicants.

6. Unconditionally accepting what each moment has to offer, I take up the way of not talking about others errors or faults.

7.  Speaking what I perceive to be the truth without guilt or blame, I take up the way of not elevating oneself and blaming others.

8.  Using all the ingredients of my life, I take up the way of not being stingy and not attaching to anything, even the truth.

9.  Transforming suffering into wisdom, I take up the way of not indulging in anger.

10. Honoring my life as an instrument of peacemaking.  I take up the way of not thinking ill of the three treasures, buddha, dharma, and sangha.

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