1. DO NOT BE IDOLATROUS ABOUT OR BOUND TO ANY DOCTRINE, THEORY, OR IDEOLOGY, EVEN BUDDHIST ONES. BUDDHIST SYSTEMS OF THOUGHT ARE GUIDING MEANS; THEY ARE NOT ABSOLUTE TRUTH
2. DO NOT THINK THE KNOWLEDGE YOU PRESENTLY POSSESS IN CHANGLESS, ABSOULTE TRUTH. AVOID BEING NARROW MINDED AND BOUND TO PRESENT VIEWS. LEARN TO PRACTICE NONATTACHMENT FROM VIEWS IN ORDER TO BE OPEN TO RECEIVE OTHERS VIEWPOINTS. TRUTH IS FOUND IN LIFE AND NOT MERELY IN CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE. BE READY TO LEARN THROUGH-OUT YOUR ENTIRE LIFE AND TO OBSERVE REALITY IN YOURSELF AND IN THE WORLD AT ALL TIMES
3. DO NOT FORCE OTHERS, INCLUDING CHILDREN, BY ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER, TO ADOPT YOUR VIEWS, WHETHER BY AUTHORITY, THREAT, MONEY, PROPAGANDA, OR EVEN EDUCATION. HOWEVER THROUGH COMPASSIONATE DIALOGUE, HELP OTHERS RENOUNCE FANATICISM AND NARROW-MINDEDNESS
4. DO NOT AVOID SUFFEREING OR CLOSE YOUR EYES BEFORE SUFFERING DO NOT LOSE AWARENESS OF EXISTENCE OF SUFFERING IN LIFE OF THE WORLD FIND WAYS TO BE WITH THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING, INCLUDING PERSONAL CONTACT, VISITS, IMAGES AND SOUNDS BY SUCH MEANS AWAKEN YOURSELF AND OTHERS TO THE REALATIY OF SUFFERING IN THE WORLD
5. DO NOT ACCUMULATE WEALTH WHILE MILLIONS ARE HUNGRY DO NOT TAKE AS THE AIM OF YOUR LIFE FAME, PROFIT, WEALTH, OR SENSUAL PLEASURE LIVE SIMPLY AND SHARE TIME ENERGY AND MATERIAL RESOURCES WITH THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED
6. DO NOT MAINTAIN ANGER OR HATRED LEARN TO PENETRATE AND TRANSFORM THEM WHEN THEY ARE STILL SEEDS IN YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS AS SOON AS THEY ARISE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO YOUR BREATH IN ORDER TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF YOUR HATRED
7. DO NOT LOSE YOURSELF IN DISPERSION AND IN YOUR SURROUNDINGS PRACTICE MINDFUL BREATHING TO COME BACK TO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE PRESENT MOMENT BE IN TOUCH WITH WHAT IS WONDEROUS, REFRESHING AND HEALING BOTH INSIDE AND AROUND YOU PLANT SEEDS OF JOY PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING IN YOURSELF IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE WORK OF TRANSFORMATION IN THE DEPTHS OF YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS
8. DO NOT UTTER WORDS THAT CAN CREATE DISCORD AND CAUSE THE COMMUNITY TO BREAK MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO RECONCILE AND RESOLVE ALL CONFLICTS HOWEVER SMALL
9. DO NOT SAY UNTRUTHFUL THINGS FOR THE SAKE OF PERSONAL INTREST OR TO IMPRESS PEOPLE DO NOT UTTER WORDS THAT CAUSE DIVISION AND HATRED DO NOT SPREAD NEWS THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW TO BE CERTAIN DO NOT CRITICIZE OR CONDEMN THINGS OF WHICH YOU ARE NOT SURE ALWAYS SPEAK TRUTHFULLY AND CONSTRUCTIVELY HAVE THE COURAGE TO SPEAK OUR ABOUT SITUATIONS OF INJUSTICE EVEN WHEN DOING SO MAY THREATEN YOUR OWN SAFETY
10. DO NOT USE THE BUDDHIST COMMUNITY FOR PERSONAL GAIN OR PROFIT OR TRANSFORM YOUR COMMUNITY INTO A POLITICAL PARTY A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY HOWEVER SHOULD TAKE A CLEAR STAND AGAINST OPPRESSION AND INJUSTICE AND SHOULD STRIVE TO CHANGE THE SITUATION WITHOUT ENGAGING IN PARTISAN CONFLICTS
11. DO NOT LIVE WITH A VOCATION THAT IS HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND NATURE DO NOT INVEST IN COMPANIES THAT DEPRIVE OTHERS OF THEIR CHANCE TO LIVE SELECT A VOCATION THAT HELPS REALIZE YOUR IDEAL OF COMPASSION
12. DO NOT KILL DO NOT LET OTHERS KILL FIND WHATEVER MEANS POSSIBLE TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT WAR
13. POSSESS NOTHING THAT SHOULD BELONG TO OTHERS RESPECT THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS BUT PREVENT OTHERS FROM PROFITING FROM HUMAN SUFFERING OR THE SUFFERING OF OTHERS SPECIES ON EARTH
14. DO NOT MISTREAT YOUR BODY LEARN TO HANDLE IT WITH RESPECT DO NOT LOOK ON YOUR BODY AS ONLY AN INSTURMENT PRESERVE VITAL ENERGIES SEXUAL BREATH SPIRIT FOR THE REALIZATION OF THE WAY SEXUAL EXPRESSION SHOULD NOT TAKE PLACE WITHOUT LOAVE AND COMMITMENT IN SEXUAL RELATIONS BE AWARE OF FURTURE SUFFERING THAT MAY BE CAUSED TO PRESERVE THE HAPPINESS OF OTHERS RESPECT THE RIGHTS AND COMMITMENTS OF OTHERS BE FULLY AWARE OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BRINGING NEW LIVES INTO THE WORLD MEDITATE ON THE WORLD INTO WHICH YOU ARE BRINGING NEW BEINGS
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