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Thus Spoke Buddha
1. Take the precept to abstain from
killing.
2. Take the precept to abstain from
stealing.
3. Take the precept to abstain from
adultery.
4. Take the precept to abstain from
lying.
5. Take the precept to abstain from
liquor.
And did the thought never come to
you that you are also subject to decay that you also
cannot escape it?
And did the thought never come to
you, that you also are subject to disease, that you
also cannot escape it?
And did the thought never come to
you that you also are subject to death, that you
also cannot escape it?
Not for the sake of my own
well-being I practice universal benevolence; but I
love benevolence, because it is my desire to
contribute to the happiness of living beings.
Whatsoever may be the cause of your
suffering, do not wound another.
Goodwill toward all beings is the
true religion; cherish in your heart boundless
goodwill to all that lives.
Your spirit must not worry; your
mouth must not say evil words; you must remain
benevolent, with pure loving heart, thinking no
evil; and even your enemies you have to embrace with
loving thoughts, generous thoughts, deep and
boundless thoughts purified from anger and hatred.
The distinctive signs of true
religion are goodwill, love, truthfulness, purity,
nobility of feeling, and kindness.
The immortality can be reached only
by continuous acts of kindness; and perfection is
accomplished by compassion and charity. That which
is most needed is a loving heart.
“I am being hated, mistrusted,
misunderstood and deceived by others,” — he who
harbors such thoughts in his mind can never become
free from the causes which inflict their
destructiveness upon the thinker.
Whatever harm one man may do to
another, the evil-thinking mind inflicts even
greater harm (upon its owner).
Evil… is born in the self, and in
the self is its cause.
Evil “polishes” the universe like a
diamond…
I teach you to avoid the ten evils:
1. Kill not, but have regard for
life.
2. Steal not, neither do you rob;
but help everybody to be master of the fruits of
their labor.
3. Abstain from impurity, and lead a
life of chastity.
4. Lie not, but be truthful. Speak
the truth with discretion, fearlessly and with a
loving heart.
5. Invent not evil reports, neither
do you repeat them. Carp not, but look for the good
sides of your fellow-beings, so that you may with
sincerity, defend them against their enemies.
6. Swear not, but speak decently and
with dignity.
7. Waste not the time in gossip, but
keep to the purpose or keep silence.
8. Covet not, nor envy, but rejoice
at the fortunes of others.
9. Cleanse your heart of malice and
harbor no hatred, not even against your enemies; but
embrace all living beings with kindness.
10. Free your mind of ignorance and
be anxious to learn the truth, especially in the one
thing that is needed, lest you fall a prey either to
skepticism or to errors.
Let no one deceive another, let no
one despise another, let no one wish to harm another
out of anger or resentment.
1. Do not kill.
2. Do not steal.
3. Do not commit adultery.
4. Do not tell lies.
5. Do not slander.
6. Do not speak harshly.
7. Do not engage in idle talks.
8. Do not covet others’ property.
9. Do not show hatred.
10. Think righteously.
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Exercises
 These exercises are called so
because their psychic component is combined with
physical movements, with the latter contributing to
the mastering of the former.
The basic idea of these exercises
was invented by Peter Donov, a mystic of the
beginning of the 20th century; later it was
developed by Omram Michael Aivankhov, and then by
us.
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