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

please sit with your back straight calm

your mind now repeat after me I now take

refuge in the Buddha I now take refuge

in the Dhamma I now take refuge in the

Sangha for the second time I take refuge

in the Buddha

for the second time I take refuge in the

Dharma for the second time I take refuge

in the Sangha for the third time I take

refuge in the Buddha

for the third time I take refuge in the

Dhamma

for the third time I take refuge in the

Sun ha please clear your mind and pay

close attention then repeat after me I

undertake 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 and 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 be loving and kind to

myself and all beings

now let us read the verses of the

Dhammapada together mind is the

forerunner of all evil states mind is

chief mine made are they if one speaks

or acts with an unwholesome mind because

of that suffering follows one even as

the wheel follows the hoof of the draft

ox mind is the forerunner of all good

states mind as chief mine made are they

if one speaks or acts with a pure mind

because of that happiness follows one

even as one shadow that never leaves he

abused me he beat me he defeated me he

robbed me and those who harbor such

thoughts hatred is not appeased he

abused me he beat me defeated me he

Romney those who do not Harbor such

thoughts hatred is appeased never

overcome by hatred in this world hatred

is only overcome by love this is an

eternal law in the unessential we

imagine the essential in the essential

we see the unessential anyone who

entertained such wrong thoughts never

will realize the truth what is essential

we regard as essential what is an

essential we regard as unessential

anyone who entertained such right

thoughts will realize the truth here one

develops a mind that rejoices now and in

the future one rejoices in both states

the well doer rejoices one who rejoices

a lot will be able to see the purity of

their own

leeds speech and thoughts when one is

happy now they will be happy in the

future in both states the well doer is

happy thinking I have done good in the

past one becomes happy and will easily

experience a blissful state of mind

though a person recites sacred texts but

doesn't act accordingly that heedless

person is like a cowherd who counts

others cows they have no share in the

fruits of the Holy life though a person

recites the sacred text very little but

acts in accordance with a teaching they

give up lust hatred and delusion they

truly know what is good and this leads

to a mind that is free from suffering

they cling to nothing here and in the

future in this way one shares the fruits

of the Holy life

you

please sit with your back straight calm

your mind now repeat after me I now take

refuge in the Buddha I now take refuge

in the Dhamma I now take refuge in the

Sangha for the second time I take refuge

in the Buddha

for the second time I take refuge in the

Dharma for the second time I take refuge

in the Sangha for the third time I take

refuge in the Buddha

for the third time I take refuge in the

Dhamma

for the third time I take refuge in the

Sun ha please clear your mind and pay

close attention then repeat after me I

undertake 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 and 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 be loving and kind to

myself and all beings

now let us read the verses of the

Dhammapada together mind is the

forerunner of all evil states mind is

chief mine made are they if one speaks

or acts with an unwholesome mind because

of that suffering follows one even as

the wheel follows the hoof of the draft

ox mind is the forerunner of all good

states mind as chief mine made are they

if one speaks or acts with a pure mind

because of that happiness follows one

even as one shadow that never leaves he

abused me he beat me he defeated me he

robbed me and those who harbor such

thoughts hatred is not appeased he

abused me he beat me defeated me he

Romney those who do not Harbor such

thoughts hatred is appeased never

overcome by hatred in this world hatred

is only overcome by love this is an

eternal law in the unessential we

imagine the essential in the essential

we see the unessential anyone who

entertained such wrong thoughts never

will realize the truth what is essential

we regard as essential what is an

essential we regard as unessential

anyone who entertained such right

thoughts will realize the truth here one

develops a mind that rejoices now and in

the future one rejoices in both states

the well doer rejoices one who rejoices

a lot will be able to see the purity of

their own

leeds speech and thoughts when one is

happy now they will be happy in the

future in both states the well doer is

happy thinking I have done good in the

past one becomes happy and will easily

experience a blissful state of mind

though a person recites sacred texts but

doesn't act accordingly that heedless

person is like a cowherd who counts

others cows they have no share in the

fruits of the Holy life though a person

recites the sacred text very little but

acts in accordance with a teaching they

give up lust hatred and delusion they

truly know what is good and this leads

to a mind that is free from suffering

they cling to nothing here and in the

future in this way one shares the fruits

of the Holy life

you