Precepts are usually interpreted as moral guidelines or preference for behavior, but may simply be Aspects of Truth, as seen by a Buddha or seen in the realm of the absolute in which everything, and every behavior, is just as it is. In an egocentric interpretation, precepts are superego's commands to the ego to balance the urges of the id. If there is no self or ego involved, everything that happens is an aspect of truth.
Aspect of Truth | Precept | Everlasting | No Killing |
Ungraspable | No Stealing | |
Free | No Attachment | |
Inexplicable | No Lying | |
Pure | No Intoxication | |
Faultless | No Blaming | |
Equal | No Praise or Blame | |
Pervading | No Greed or Stinginess | |
No Self | No Anger | |
Oneness | No Abusing the 3 Treasures |