Are there
any prohibitions which the meditator should observe?
Let's say
there are no prohibitions, but there is a baseline of decency
towards all sentient life, which all meditators should observe.
There are called the "Five rules of training" or "Five
Precepts" namely:
-
To abstain
from killing or taking the lives of others;
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To abstain
from taking things which are not giving, thieving or stealing
the property of others;
-
To abstain
from sexual relationships outside marriage;
-
To abstain
from telling lies;
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To abstain
from consuming alcohol or drugs which destroy the state of
awareness.
Besides following
these rules of training, you should be kind and ready to help
other people. This should be your base-line of normal behaviour
as a sentient human being. If you follow these natural norms of
behaviour, you will find that your meditation improves a lot.
