1.

I undertake to train myself to refrain from killing. I will endeavour to promote life, to encourage good and wholesome activities of body, speech and mind in myself and others. I will strive to practise non-harming, to be compassionate in intention and aware in action, so that I may come to exhibit wisdom in this very life.

2.

I undertake to train myself to refrain from stealing. I will endeavour to give positive energy and honest encouragement to myself and others. I aspire to give freely to all those who ask for my help.

3.

I undertake to train myself not to tell lies. I will strive to promote the path of truth in my speech, my actions and my reflections.

4.

I undertake to train myself to refrain from misuse of sexual energy. I will strive to promote wholesome exploration with the senses. I will respect the vows that I and others have taken.

5.

I undertake to train myself to refrain from abusing substances that cloud the mind. I understand that these are ultimately impediments to clear awareness and can cause obstruction on the path of Awakened Compassion, the path to which I aspire.

6.

I agree that I will abide by these precepts and by the by-laws of Friends of the Heart and that if my conduct, my fellow students' conduct or the conduct of any teachers for Friends of the Heart becomes a cause for concern that I or others may ask for a hearing before the Board in order to address these matters.