On the 11th of August we held a Precepts ceremony at Northern Light Zen Center! Jane Harter and Brian Meldrum were taking their 5 Precepts. The ceremony was followed by a Sangha Day Picnic. The weather that day was beautiful, sun shining, blue sky, and green grass. Wonderful!
Taking 5 Precepts is showing an intention to further one’s commitment to Buddhist practice. It joins you to a Sangha, in this case the Northern Light Zen Center of the Kwan Um School of Zen. The 5 Precepts are as follows;
- I Vow to abstain from Taking Life.
- I Vow to abstain from Taking Things not Given.
- I Vow to abstain from False Speech.
- I Vow to abstain from Misconduct done in Lust.
- I Vowto abstain from Intoxicants taken to induce Heedlessness
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