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I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to condone any act of killing in the world, in my thinking, and in my way of life. we cannot support any act of killing; no killing can be justified. but not to kill is not enough ... if in your thinking you allow the killing to go on, you also break this precept. we must be determined not to condone killing, even in our minds.

-Nhat Hanh

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I Am Determined Not To Kill, Not

Nhat Hanh

I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to condone any act of killing in the world, in my thinking, and in my way of life. we cannot support any act of killing; no killing can be justified. but not to kill is not enough ... if in your thinking you allow the killing to go on, you also break this precept. we must be determined not to condone killing, even in our minds.

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Let others lead small lives, but not you. let others argue over small things, let them complain over what might have been, but not you. let others cry over small hurts, let them be discouraged, let them be revengeful and vindictive, but not you. let others leave their future in someone else's hands, let them become materialistic and empty, but not you. let others become ungrateful and stop praying, but not you! let others give up, but not you! for you know in whom you believe and you know that he is always able. now, that's you!

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We must look deeply. when we buy something or consume something, we may be participating in an act of killing. this precept [non-killing] reflects our determination not to kill, either directly or indirectly, and also to prevent others from killing.

Things break all the time. glass and dishes and fingernails. cars and contracts and potato chips. you can break a record, a horse, a dollar. you can break the ice. there are coffee breaks and lunch breaks and prison breaks. day breaks, waves break, voices break. chains can be broken. so can silence, and fever... promises break. hearts break.

Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, i am committed to cultivating compassion and learning ways to protect the lives of people, animals, plants, and minerals. i am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to support any act of killing in the world, in my thinking, and in my way of life.

I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to support any act of killing in the world, in my thinking, and in my way of life

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