The Fifth Precept: I undertake the training rule to abstain from fermented drink that causes heedlessness.
The basic objection to alcoholic drinks and such drugs lies in the fact that they distort the mental vision, if only temporarily; in such case it is not possible to preserve the vigilance and alertness that Buddhists should continuously practice.
---Buddhist Ethics, by Hammalawa Saddhatissa---
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