Do not misuse sex: For monks and nuns, this means any departure from complete celibacy. For the laity, adultery is forbidden, along with any sexual harassment or exploitation, including that within marriage. The Buddha did not discuss consensual premarital sex within a committed relationship, thus, Buddhist traditions differ on this. Most Buddhists, probably influenced by their local cultures,condemn same-sex sexual activity regardless of the nature of the relationship between the people involved.

Do not consume alcohol or other drugs: The main concern here is that intoxicants cloud the mind. Some have included as a drug other methods of divorcing ourselves from reality – e.g. movies, television, and the Internet.