No conditions.

The difficult truth to accept for all serious practitioners of Dhamma is that in every moment we are actually helpless* in the lives of others no matter who they are. We can support, encourage, insist, beg, manipulate, but in the end how others live and what they empower comes only from them. 

I sit in front of disciples and students and say simply, 'live with love and be aware,' but in every instance we all hear something different according to our own level of understanding. 

The reality is that only when we truly know ourselves will we know others, and no matter how persuasive our arguments may be people will not stop eating meat or dairy products, they will not stop smoking or drinking alcohol, they will not be kinder or more loving until they themselves see the need to change something in their life.

It often seems curious that people enjoy their suffering so much, but ‘self’ need constant reinforcement and so familiarity is sought, whether pleasant or unpleasant.

It is not possible to remove the emotional or psychological suffering from another, and we must recognize that what we feel is not their pain, but our own.

That dull ache of helplessness.

Our Dhamma way therefore is to allow the love and fearlessness we carry to manifest into life and be the silent server of others, without making demands that they understand or agree with us.

I offer Dhamma to all beings and make no demands that others follow my way. Therefore:

I do not kill or encourage others to kill.

I do not steal or encourage others to steal.

I do not abuse or manipulate fellow beings or encourage others to abuse or manipulate fellow beings.

I do not use my speech in cruel or harmful ways or encourage others to use their speech in cruel or harmful ways.

I do not take drugs to alter the consciousness or encourage others to take drugs to alter their consciousness.

I live as lovingly and purely as I can, and take responsibility for myself and my conduct. This is the way of Dhamma.

May all beings be happy.

*I do not speak of course about offering material welfare or physical assistance to those in difficulty, or even protesting to highlight the many injustices in the world. I speak only about the mind of others, and the reasons why these things exist.