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Part Seven: Appendixes All of these precepts are meant to decrease kilesa, especially sexual desire and allow us to focus on spiritual cultivation. Five Precepts: five rules of conduct that we can choose to live by which build character and produce boonya; They include: not killing any living creature, not stealing, no sexual misconduct or adultery; no lying; abstaining from the use of intoxicants. A more positive way of looking at this is as follows: Save the life of other people and living beings; Respect the belongings of others and not take what is not given; Control the emotions and physical desires; Give out positive and honest vibes through speech, turn negatives into positives; Abstain from using all intoxicating substances. Four Requisites: the four things that we need in order to survive: clothing, food, shelter, medicine Four Universal Forms of Benevolence: four virtues that assist in giving a successful relationship: Generosity, Right Speech, Loving Assistance, and Right Roles Gharavas-dhamma: the set of four Dhammas for householders Heaven and Hell: "One can understand that life after death exists from the principle of boonya. Nearly every religion considers heaven to be a place that is pure and filled with light. Let's consider the attractive power of magnets: it takes two energies of compatible magnetic qualities to harmonize and combine with each other. Likewise, if we want to get to a heavenly Family Day By Day 184 Glossary