Eight Precepts

1. i undertake to abstain from causing harm and taking life (both human and non-human). 2.I undertake to abstain from taking what is not given (for example stealing, displacements that may cause misunderstandings). 3.I undertake to abstain from sexual activity. 4.I undertake to abstain from wrong speech: telling lies, deceiving others, manipulating others, using hurtful words. 5.I undertake to abstain from using intoxicating drinks and drugs, which lead to carelessness. 6.I undertake to abstain from eating at the wrong time (the right time is after sunrise, before noon). 7.I undertake to abstain from singing, dancing, playing music, attending entertainment performances, wearing perfume, and using cosmetics and garlands (decorative accessories). 8.I undertake to abstain from luxurious places for sitting or sleeping, and overindulging in sleep.

Some mantra to clear obstacles

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OM SHRI GANESHAYA NAMAHA

A great Mantra Discipline to start off with is doing a Ganesha Mantra. Ganesha helps us in overcoming obstacles. A good one is: OM SHRI GANESHAYA NAMAHA SALUTATIONS TO THE ONE (GANESHA) WHO ELIMINATES OBSTACLES Also, should you be working on something that you have a lot of karma around you can stack Mantras for the same issue but coming at it from different sides. For example, maybe you are trying to get a job, but you are finding a lot of obstacles in your way, you could do the Mantra above and also add: OM GUM GANAPATAYEI NAMAHA SALUTATIONS TO THE REMOVER OF OBSTACLES OF WHICH GUM IS THE SEED. And maybe, you could also add a Lakshmi Mantra for Abundance – you get the idea. In stacking them, you would do a mala of one, then the next, followed by the last one. And do this stack in the morning and night for 40 days. If you find you have forgotten one day to complete your mala(s) for that day, you will need to start the 40 days over – if you go to sleep that night and wake up a few hours later remembering – you still need to start over. But, if you catch yourself before you go to sleep, then that day is still good and you can complete your discipline for that day. After you are finished the 40 days, give your self a breather and see what has shifted for you. Sometimes you see results right away, other times it manifests a few months after. If you feel you need to do another 40 day as your situation is profound. Do that. It’s all karma. We must take responsibility for our own lives and where we find ourselves as we truly have created it all. Luckily, we have Sanskrit Mantra and other spiritual measures we can take to transform ourselves.