Zen Precepts

It seems that precepts are the topic of the day..

I'm interested to know, who among the community keeps the zen precepts?

I mean, I don't steal, I don't kill, I don't go around sleeping with anyone and everyone, but these aren't primarily zen precepts anyway, they are just a standard of good behaviour..

I do however enjoy a good drink on a weekend after a hard week at work, as it allows me to unwind..

I also like to chat shit, tell jokes, have a bit of banter, and people can do that without harming anyone..

The primary focus of Zen is to see the self nature, or to understand the mind/self.

Do students of zen need precepts in order to see the self? Or are these things an ancient tool that was primarily used to keep laypeople and monks within moral guidelines?

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The hand holds a pig's head,

The mouth recites precepts of purity.

Chased out of a brothel,

Yet to pay the bill for wine,

At a crossroads

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Submitted June 12, 2022 at 12:29PM by transmission_of_mind https://ift.tt/EDTH89c