Locuttara Vows

                                                                                Divine Lord: 

In Your Presence

By my Free Choice

I Vow

To Lead a Life of Simplicity,

Spirituality and Service

And

To Follow a Path of Wisdom,

Truth And Virtue

Consisting of:

Right View

(I Vow to Gain Increasing Insight into myself and my Spiritual Path),

Right Intention

(I Vow to Eliminate Desire and Sustain Thoughts of Loving Kindness, Compassion and Harmlessness Toward all Beings),

Right Speech

(I Vow to only Speak Truthful, Kind, Polite, Meaningful and Harmless Thoughts),

Right Action

(I Vow to Wholeheartedly Perform only Beneficial, Kind and Selfless Actions),

Right Livelihood

(I Vow to Pursue a Livelihood which is Beneficial for all Beings),

Right Effort

(I Vow to Purify my Mind and to Sustain Right Effort for its own Sake),

Right Mindfulness

(I Vow to Maintain Awareness, Attentiveness and Clear Comprehension in all Thoughts and Actions) and

Right Concentration

(I Vow to Strengthen my Concentration in order to Gain Insight, Free my Attachments and Eliminate my Suffering).

Furthermore, I Vow to Observe the Rule of

All Spiritual Communities I Choose to Embrace.