Precepts

Three Pure Precepts

Cease from harm.
Cultivate awareness.
Purify the mind.

Ten Grave Precepts

I vow not to kill.
I vow not to take what is not given.
I vow not to misuse sexuality.
I vow to refrain from false speech.
I vow to refrain from intoxicants.
I vow not to slander.
I vow not to praise self at the expense of others.
I vow not to be avaricious.
I vow not to harbor ill will.
I vow not to disparage the Three Treasures.

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Welcome a NEW Monk!

Old Monk Flowering

老和尚开花

Lǎo héshàng kāihuā shakya

We are happy to welcome a new monk (unsui) to A Single Thread | Contemplative Order of Hsu Yun. The Dharma ceremony took place this month in Evanston, Illinois, USA on ZOOM. It was a beautiful ceremony where the monk received the robe and transmission into the lineage of Linji/ Yunmen.