You create what you defend against.
Meat is not agreeable to the wise: it has a nauseating odor, it causes a bad reputation, it is food for the carnivorous; I say this, Mahamati, it is not to be eaten.
Understand that the body is merely the foam of a wave, the shadow of a shadow.
Never tell a lie. Anyone who can tell you the slightest of lies is also capable of any evil.
It is in this way that I went forth to teach.
Offend in neither word nor deed. Eat with moderation. Live in your heart. Seek the highest consciousness. Master yourself according to the law. This is the simple teaching of the awakened.