Sentence examples for false precepts from inspiring English sources
These theories, alas, are often based on prejudice, misinterpreted data, simple cultural differences, false precepts, fabricated observations or innocent miscommunication.
This convenient public relations announcement feeds into the industry's two false precepts -- that all calories are the same, and that personal responsibility lies with the consumer -- while simultaneously absolving corporations of any commitment to changing the actual content of their unhealthy food products.
For example, the precepts of most Spiritual and religious traditions include refraining from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, false speech, and the use of substances that can distract you from, or cause you to become negligent in regard to, your Spiritual path (e.g., use of intoxicants).
Livelihood: Refraining from making one's living in a manner that directly or indirectly breaks the precepts against killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, false speech, and intoxication, or in a manner that causes or encourages others to do so.
Action: Refraining from actions that cause harm to self or others (i.e., the precepts against killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, false speech, and intoxication), and engaging only in wholesome actions that are beneficial to all living beings.
He explained that in Buddhism there is no creator but that the following five precepts are the tenets which lead to a good life; no killing, stealing, coveting, bearing false witness or ingesting intoxicating substances.
But violating constitutional precepts?
These precepts no longer apply.
Stalin deviated from these precepts.
