A List
of Buddhist Lists

The Five Precepts

My partial list:

The Five Precepts ¹ are pretty straightforward and are:

To refrain from killing
To refrain from stealing (taking that which is not offered)
To refrain from sexual misconduct
To refrain from lying, harsh speech, idle speech, and slander [ouch -- how about that gossip?]
To refrain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind and cause heedlessness

It was actually a conversation about this topic that was the inspiration for this project. Very fortuitous, indeed!

There is transcript of a wonderful lecture on this topic at http://www.urbandharma.org/kusala/revkus/5precepts.html

With Metta:
May all beings be safe. May all beings be healthy.
May all beings be happy. May all beings live with ease.

With gratitude to:

Insight Meditation Center for their teachings and original source of my list.
Shaila Catherine who first told me that there are always people in temples around the world sending out Metta to all beings, and to keep a soft smile in my heart always.
Barbara Reed -- a wonderful pet intuitive.
The Buddha Gallery for the use of the beautiful images.
All the teachers who have come before and keep walking the path.
All the wonderful people and creatures who make such a contribution to my heart and life!