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Precept Quotes by Nhat Hanh
- I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to condone any act of killing in the world, in my thinking,…
- In every country in the world, killing human beings is condemned. The Buddhist precept of non-killing extends even further, to include all living beings.
- We must look deeply. When we buy something or consume something, we may be participating in an act of killing. This precept [non-killing] reflects our…
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