# Fear Breaking the Precepts? Should You Still Take Them?

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Podcast: [Pure Land Buddhism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pure-land-buddhism-7861578)
Published: 2026-05-13T20:12:38+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Shifu Shengchi explains why it is still better to take the Buddhist precepts—even if one may occasionally fail to uphold them—than not to take them at all. 🪷 Hai Hui Shan International website: https://haihuishan.au 🪷 Official Dharma contents website: https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com

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