From: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lRWPtvFUbzo

Context: Throughout this transcript, Bhante Vimalaramsi is the speaker unless otherwise indicated.

please sit with your back straight in

calm your mind now repeat

me I now take refuge in Nevada I now

take refuge in the Dharma I now take

refuge in the song ha

for the second time I take refuge in the

boot huh

for the second time I take refuge in the

tehama

for the second time I take refuge in the

song ha

for the third time I take refuge in

nobuta

for the third time I take refuge in

Adama

for the third time I take refuge in the

Sun

please clear your mind and pay close

attention then repeat after me I

undertake to keep the precept to abstain

from killing or harming living beings on

purpose

I undertake to keep the precept to

abstain from taking what is not given

I undertake to keep the precept to

abstain from all sexual activity

I undertake to keep the precept to

abstain from telling lies in harsh

speech

I undertake to keep the precept to

abstain from taking drugs and alcohol

I undertake to keep the precept to

abstain from eating solid food after the

noonday meal

I undertake to keep the precept to

abstain from listening to music singing

dancing or beautifying my body with

makeup flowers or perfumes

I undertake to keep the precept to be

loving and kind to myself and all beings

now you've taken the three refuges on

the eight precepts taking these lead to

happiness and peace now please read the

verses of the dhammapada together

please sit with your back straight in

calm your mind now repeat

me I now take refuge in Nevada I now

take refuge in the Dharma I now take

refuge in the song ha

for the second time I take refuge in the

boot huh

for the second time I take refuge in the

tehama

for the second time I take refuge in the

song ha

for the third time I take refuge in

nobuta

for the third time I take refuge in

Adama

for the third time I take refuge in the

Sun

please clear your mind and pay close

attention then repeat after me I

undertake to keep the precept to abstain

from killing or harming living beings on

purpose

I undertake to keep the precept to

abstain from taking what is not given

I undertake to keep the precept to

abstain from all sexual activity

I undertake to keep the precept to

abstain from telling lies in harsh

speech

I undertake to keep the precept to

abstain from taking drugs and alcohol

I undertake to keep the precept to

abstain from eating solid food after the

noonday meal

I undertake to keep the precept to

abstain from listening to music singing

dancing or beautifying my body with

makeup flowers or perfumes

I undertake to keep the precept to be

loving and kind to myself and all beings

now you've taken the three refuges on

the eight precepts taking these lead to

happiness and peace now please read the

verses of the dhammapada together