Master Jun Hong Lu’s
Buddhism In Plain Terms
Volume 12 Chapter 60
(An Excerpt)
PERSEVERANCE IS KEY TO OBSERVING PRECEPTS
Master Jun Hong Lu: Many people have the intention to quit smoking, yet they would say, “Just let me finish this last cigarette first before I quit smoking”. Do you think they would succeed in doing so? Those who are determined will go all out to quit smoking.
The same goes for quitting drinking. Does it make sense for someone to say, “I will give up drinking once I have finished this carton of alcohol”? These people simply lack self-confidence. When one has decided to quit drinking or smoking, he should be resolved to do so right away. This is what observance of the precepts is all about.
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