Right Relationships: 9 precepts (Cherokee teachings) - quote FWD (fwd)

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THE NINE PRECEPTS IN THE CODE OF RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS

1. Speak only words of truth.
2. Speak only of the good qualities of others.
3. Be a confidant and carry no tales.
4. Turn aside the veil of anger to release the beauty inherent in all.
aaaaaaaax5. Waste not the bounty, and want not.
6. Honor the light in all. Compare nothing; see all for its suchness.
7. Respect all life; cut away ignorance from one's own heart.
8. Neither kill nor harbor thoughts of angry nature,
   which destroy peace like an arrow.
9. Do it now; if you see what needs doing, do it.

- Dhyani Ywahoo,
"Voices of our Ancestors, Cherokee teachings from the Wisdom Fire".

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