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☸️☸️ The Five Precepts ☸️☸️

1) I undertake the precept to refrain from killing or harming living beings, on purpose.

2) I undertake the precept to refrain from taking what is not given.

3) I undertake the precept to refrain from any wrong sexual activity.

4) I undertake to keep the precept to abstain from telling lies, harsh speech, gossip, or slander.

5) I undertake the precept to refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs which lead to carelessness.

☸️☸️RESOURCES☸️☸️

✌️Great book to introduce Buddha's Teachings - https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/Thich%20Nhat%20Hanh%20-%20The%20Heart%20of%20Buddha's%20Teaching.pdf

✌️How to Meditate: 

Early Buddhist Loving-Kindness (Metta) Meditation - https://www.dhammasukha.org/beginner---lovingkindness.html

Zen Meditation - From the Abbot of Rinzai Zen monastery Sogenji 

https://youtu.be/LL2XUTeoUsM

https://staging.hvzc.org/what-is-zazen/

✌️Self guided tour of the Buddhas teachings: accesstoinsight.org/ptf/index.html

✌️Dhamma Talks:

Ajahn Brahm and others: https://youtube.com/channel/UC6M_EhnSSdTG_SXUp6IAWmQ

Thanissaro Bhikkhu: https://youtube.com/channel/UC6FSq_ptJ-I6aTHT-XA_e0Q

Bhante Yuttadhammo: https://youtube.com/user/yuttadhammo

Many more at Dharmaseed.org

✌️Suttas (scriptures):

- suttacentral.net

- accesstoinsight.org

- obo.genaud.net

- buddha-vacana.org

- http://84000.co/

✌️Buddhismchat free books: https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAD60yIf873ppaIwJ9Q

Ask for recommendations!

✌️ Other Buddhist groups:

Mahayana buddhism: https://t.me/buddhism_mahayana

Theravada International: https://t.me/TheravadaInternational