About the 5 precepts


There are people who make great celebrations and beautiful presents in the temples with a lot of devotion but they do not respect the five precepts. All their deeds are not worth it! It is juts like a race car: if the engine is used up, rusted, badly blended, deprived of some parts or without petrol, no matter what you do with a beautiful body, with a beautiful painting, it's a waste of time because the car will not be able to cruise properly.
Respecting the five precepts is really the main thing whatever you do in your life because they are the wisdom foundation. Virtue is a fundamental part to understand realness in depth.

5. Do not drink alcohol

5th precept The fifth precept is to not use up alcohol or more widely eveything intoxicant. For instance, you can take medecines, but only to cure a medical problem otherwise it is dangerous. As well as destructing health, alcohol or an other drug (any) can compel you to commit evil deeds and being unaware of it, some of these can be irreparable.
What is more important than having a clear mind and a healthy body ? Even cigarettes are a poison you should avoid because it only brings disadvantadges including for the people around.

4. Do not lie

4th precept
The fourth precept is not to tell lies. If there are so much problems at this time it is greatly due to lie. This precept seems to be childishly simple but it is also the easier to break. Though there are only profits observing it.
If you lie, even just a little bit, nobody can trust you, those who love fairness and wisdom will stay clear from you and you will easily be disposed to meet people who are use to do bad things. On the contrary, if you practice being always sincere refraining from telling lies you have a lot to win : you will have more friends, people will pay attention to you, will entrust you interesting things, you will be merrily helped etc.

3. Do not indulge a sexual misconduct

(It is not possible to show a picture to illustrate clearly this precept)
The third precept is to not indulge a sexual misconduct. That means if you have a "boyfriend" (girlfriend) you will have to be faithful to him (her) and have no one else. It is very unsound to live a cheating life. It compel you to lie all the time. This can bring about hugely sorrow. Moral hurting is much more aching than physical pain.
As in honesty, virtue in love is something very important. If you really want to know true love with a boy (girl), or at least if you only want people to love you sincerely you have to never play with other people feelings.

2. Do not steal

The second precept is to not steal. A french proverb says: "ill-gotten gains never prosper". That means you will never profit by things got unfairly. As any damaging act that jinxs. That one which says "He that will steal a pin, will steal a pound" is also true ; it's in the details that you can see if you are really honest or not. It is very important to practice not to take something that is not offered, even a candy.
There is no useful reason to be dishonest. If you are honest and those who surround you are not, you will provide inspiration and not the other way. Dishonesty is like a disease which spoils other people's life. Better cured people caring for sick persons than sick persons infecting cured people.

The five precepts . They are:1. Do not kill.

The first precept is to not kill . It is very negative to kill someone, even a person who does harm because if we kill him (or her) it is a human being that will be killed not his (her) actions. You even have to stay clear from killing animals because these are beings which suffer when they are injured. If you do respect animals, even the small insects sometimes they feel it and are nice to you. When you hurt someone a person or an animal it is just like hurting yourself because all our deeds redound to us sooner or later. Sometimes you feel guilty and it can be terribly painful and sometimes for long, even if it appears later. When you help people what get problems (even if you don't know them), you feel happy, you are well-liked and respected. If you do things you would not like to be done to you, it is the opposite, you will do debts which will cause you unpleasantness.

Dhamma Talk No201A By Ven. Chan Sochun

Dhamma Talk

Khmer Buddhist Chanting 1

កំណាព្យ បណ្តាំឪពុក (បទភុជង្គលីលា)

1. ឱកូនស្រីមាសឪពុក.................ម៉ែឪដាក់ទុក...................ឲ្យកុនមានប្តី។

2.កូនអឺយត្រូវប្រុងស្មារតី............យល់សព្វអ្វីៗ..................ការស្រីខាងក្នុងក្រៅ។

3. កូនអឺយកុំដេកតែខ្លៅ...............ត្រូវដឹងរាក់ជ្រៅ...............ទើបគេសរសើរ។

4. ទោះនឹងអង្គុយដេកដើរ............កូនស្រីជំទើរ...................ឲ្យសមជាខ្មែរ។

5. កូនអ្ហើយកុំភ្លេចអ្នកស្រែ...........ដែលលោកខំថែ.............ដំណាំធម្មជាតិ។

6. ការរួចត្រូវខំថែមទៀត..............ត្រូវប្រឹងឈ្លកឆ្លៀត.........បន្តវិជ្ជា។

7. ឆ្លៀតអានឆ្លៀតរៀនគ្រប់គ្រា.....កុំភ្លេចពាក្យបា...............កូនស្រីសម្លាញ់។

8. រស់នៅកុំចង់ឈ្នះបាញ់.............នាំគេខ្នក់ខ្នាញ់...............រលាយកេរ្តិ៏ឈ្មោះ។

9. កូនអឺយកុំនាំពាក្យឈ្លោះ..........ពាក្យអស់ទាំងនោះ.........នាំកូនអន្តរាយ។

10. គ្រួសារត្រូវការសប្បាយ............បានលុយចេះចាយ..........ចាត់ចែងសមគួរ។

11.កូនត្រូវចេះចាប់រកសួរ...............ពាក្យសមពាក្យគួរ............ញាតិទាំងសងខាង។

12. កូនកុំភ្លេចគុណអាងយ៉ាង..........ស្តីថាសំអាង.....................ត្រូវមានសីលធម៌។

13. នោះកូននឹងខ្ពស់បវរ..................ប្តីនឹងសាទរ.......................ស្រលាញ់កូនស្រី។

14. នៅផ្ទះត្រូវខំឃ្មាតខ្មី...................ចិត្តកុំពីរបី..........................ស្រលាញ់ការផ្ទះ។

15. ត្រូវចេះក្រាបអោនសំពះ...........ពេលជួបប្រទះ....................ចាស់ទុំប្អូនបង។

16. ត្រូវឆ្លៀតបង្រៀនកូនផង...........កូនខុសកូនឆ្គង...................ត្រូវកែតម្រង់។

17. ត្រូវពោលពាក្យល្អផូរផង់...........ដោយកាយផ្ចិតផ្ងង់..............សមជាមាតា។

18. ពេលកូនមកពីសាលា...............ត្រូវពិនិត្យការ.......................សិក្យាកូនផង។

19. កូនខ្វះមិនត្រូវរំលង ..................បង្រៀនសាកល្បង................បន្ថែមនៅផ្ទះ។

20. ក្នុងនាមម្តាយត្រូវជំនះ...............ចិត្តល្អដូចព្រះ.......................កុំប្រើហិង្សា។

21. កូននឹងបានខ្ពស់ថ្លៃថ្លា................វៃឆ្លាតប្រាថ្ញា.........................តទៅថ្ងៃមុខ។

22. នេះជាបណ្តាំឪពុក.....................សូមកូនចាំទុក.......................ឱណាកូនស្រីណា។