Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede

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The ceremony of Jukai (Taking the Precepts) is basically an initiation into the Dharma. To be a Buddhist is to commit to aligning oneself with what is real–direct experience, not thoughts. It is to see things as they are in order to be with things as they are.

See also:

• More talks on the precepts
• Other talks by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede