Seeing hair fallen from a woman's head on the ground, people are reluctant to pick it up, in the name of keeping the commandments.
若见女人一发在地，自言持戒，不肯捉之。Humane: The precepts are humane both to the person who observes them and to the people affected by his or her actions.
合乎人性：戒律即对持戒者，也对受其行为影响者来说，都是合乎人性的。I have stayed in monasteries for several months, meditated, led a disciplined life, read a great deal.
我在修道院里待过几个月，冥想，过一种持戒的生活，读很多书。Living by the precepts is itself an act of generosity; we give a wonderful gift of protection to ourselves and to others.
持戒的本质就是一种布施，这是我们能够给自己和他人最美妙的一份赠礼。If you are living with people who observe the precepts, you find that your dealings with them are not a cause for mistrust or fear.
如果你与持戒者共同生活，就会发现同这些人交往，不会是引生不信任或恐惧的因缘。In conclusion, everything has its own methods and continuity. This is abiding by the precepts.
总而言之，一切作为都有方法，都有程序，这就是「持戒」。Following the precepts is a direct by-product of having discovered freedom.
持戒最立即的一个副产品便是获得喜悦自在的人生。Although covetousness and attachment are still evident in the process of cultivation, we only need to be aware of them.
修持戒与法的过程，虽然仍有贪著，但是只要清楚知道它们存在即可。Therefore, we actually keep the precepts only for ourselves.
所以我们持戒是为了自己。