During their stay, meditators are asked to follow the Eight Buddhist precepts:
Eight precepts
- …to abstain from killing any living creature.
- …to abstain from taking what is not given.
- …to abstain from all sexual activity.
- …to abstain from speaking what is not true.
- …to abstain from intoxicants (alcohol, drugs).
- …to abstain from eating solid food after 12h.
- …to abstain from sensual entertainment (dancing, singing, cosmetics, reding, …).
- …to abstain from sleeping on high or luxurious beds.
In daily life, it is useful to try to exercise the Five Buddhist precepts:
Five precepts
- …to abstain from killing any living creature.
- …to abstain from taking what is not given.
- …to abstain from sexual misconduct.
- …to abstain from speaking what is not true.
- …to abstain from intoxicants (alcohol, drugs).