The Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Shi Shi Du Ren Miao Jing 太上洞玄灵宝十师度人妙经

The Wonderful Scripture of the Ten Teachers Saving Beings in the Cavern Mysterious and Numinous Treasure Scripture

1. Abstain from killing living beings, and one can attain a long-lived and indestructible body.
2. Abstain from stealing, and one can obtain natural treasures and wealth.
3. Abstain from anger and resentment, and one can gain firm power.
4. Abstain from adultery and lechery, and one can keep the body and mind pure at all times.
5. Abstain from double-tongued speech (i.e., do not tell lies or falsehoods), and one’s words will become like laws that all gods and humans are happy to hear.
6. Abstain from jealousy, and one can be free from attachment to delusions and dispel all darkness.
7. Abstain from drinking alcohol, and one’s mind will be as bright as the sun and moon, shining on dark places and clarifying all things.
8. Abstain from miserliness and greed, and one can partake of celestial banquets with all flavors provided naturally.
9. Abstain from slander and arrogance, and one can attain a pure and wonderful body.
10. Diligently cultivate the Dao, uphold the Dao and practice virtue, and one can help seven generations of ancestors ascend to heaven.