I. You are a judge of the world. You are ultimately accountable for how you live. Obey only your own best judgment. Do what others (even your G-d) would have you do only when it seems to you, after careful examination and study, that it is the best choice. II. Accept nothing and nobody at face value. Judge even your G-d and your self and your canon of judgment itself according to your best lights. Don't follow the leader: follow the audit trail. III. Do not misuse speech, for it is what enables you to justly evaluate all things. (Speech is also an inexhaustable, non-polluting pleasure in living.) IV. Do not waste your time. Each day may be your last day. V. Honor all persons who are helpful to and share wisdom with you. Help the rest become wiser and more helpful, and thus more worthy of your respect. VI. Do not kill others' bodies or kill their spirits either. VII. Find a spouse whom you desire so much that you have no interest in your neighbor's spouse. Help your neighbor find such a spouse so they can keep this commandment too. VIII. Do not steal others' property or their time or their prospects in life. IX. Do not give false testimony or mislead others or hide from them knowledge which might help them (unless they would use it to harm you or others). X. If you have your own goods, delight in and savor ever more deeply what you have so you will have neither time nor reason to covet your neighbor's goods. Help your neighbor have such good things in their life so they can keep this commandment too.

"Be kind to one another" (Charles Siegel's G-d's commandment)

"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good" (1 Thes. 5:21)

" Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works...." (Matt 5:16)

" Mankind is not the master of all the things that are. But Everyman [woman, child...] is a judge of the world." (Me, BMcC -- after Martin Heidegger)

"Do what you will" (--Rule of Rabelais' abbey, Thélème)

The Ten Commandments (simpliciter). Read Greek Orthodox exposition of The Ten Commandments. Study: One jewish exegesis of The Ten Commandments.   Another webpage about The Ten Commandments. Learn more about the biblical 10 Commandments. Read another perspective on The Ten Commandments
E-mail me your guidelines for living.   Do you obey the 11th commandment? Learn  about Dr. François Rabelais' proposed Abbey of Thélème. Start making sense!   What I believe ("The net"). Go/Return to reflections on myth.

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