Living by the Five Precepts in the New Year

“We nourish ourselves and each other by living according to the Five Precepts:

1. In every way we can, we allow our deepest Self to appear.

2. We take full responsibility for our own life, in all its infinite dimensions.

3. We affirm our trust in the compassion and wisdom of our own body, which through our path shows us non-attachment.

4. We are committed to embrace all parts of ourselves, including our deepest fears and shadows, so that they may be transformed.

5. We affirm our willingness to keep our heart open, even in the midst of great pain.”