Singles Sangha Agreements:
- We agree to do the best we can to show up as our authentic selves.
- We will look for the best in each other, and appreciate each others' unique beauty and gifts.
- We will take responsibility for ourselves and our own emotions.
- We agree to honor one another’s boundaries.
- We will listen to each other; we will avoid giving advice and trying to fix others.
- We will keep what is shared here confidential.
- We will not speak negatively about anyone here. We will not gossip.
The Buddha's Five Precepts:
- Panatipata veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami. (I undertake the precept to refrain from destroying living creatures.)
- Adinnadana veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami. (I undertake the precept to refrain from taking that which is not given.)
- Kamesu micchacara veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami. (I undertake the precept to refrain from sexual misconduct.)
- Musavada veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami. (I undertake the precept to refrain from incorrect speech.)
- Suramerayamajja pamadatthana veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami. (I undertake the precept to refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs which lead to carelessness.)
The Bhavana Society's Eight Precepts:
I undertake the training rule to abstain from taking a life.
I undertake the training rule to abstain from taking what is not given.
I undertake the training rule to abstain from sexual misconduct.
I undertake the training rule to abstain from false speech.
I undertake the training rule to abstain from malicious speech.
I undertake the training rule to abstain from harsh speech.
I undertake the training rule to abstain from useless speech.
I undertake the training rule to abstain from wrong livelihood.