Postby jcsuperstar ?? Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:59 am as an aside here, the precepts are a part of the path to awakening and as such they are to be followed. that being said, as long as one hasn't attained awakening there is no reason to assume a Buddhist would be pure in their practicing of the precepts, in other words they will break them. mostly likely repeatedly. so just do the best you can where you