The five Buddhist precepts form a code of conduct to follow that helps ordinary people (lay people) to behave in a moral and ethical way. These are not easy to carry out requiring a lot of practice and considerable self-discipline before they start to come naturally. They definitely get easier as an individual practices them. Buddhists are encouraged to consider these five precepts every day and commit to follow them during their daily activities. The Precepts are commitments to abstain from harming living things (and yes this includes mosquitoes!), stealing, sexual misconduct, lying or gossip and taking intoxicating substances like drugs and alcohol. These are the basic core of Buddhist morality and are certainly something to strive for. Here I have broken them down to a series of simple phrases that everyone can understand.
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