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1. I will tell you the Truth.

2. I will never say "my teachings".  

3. I will defer to and bow to supremely wise texts and teachers.

4. I will not encourage you to be attached to me (I will not encourage you to be attached to anything - not even yoga)

5. I will resist temptation to become attached to you.

6. I will not use students to fulfill my emotional needs.

7. I will not let our financial arrangement as teacher-student cause me to hold back the teachings out of fear that you no longer like me.

8. I will not let "yoga teacher" become an identity that I must support.  I will not build "community" as a means of division from others.

9. I will encourage you to look within, not at me.

10. I will not make a show of myself, my life, my personality, my physical appearance.

11. I will push you at times to resolve the tendencies that hold you back - though I know this may be uncomfortable and you may not like me for it.

12. I will not be afraid of your pain.

13. I will encourage you to study with other teachers. I will not lead you to believe that the only place you can get the teachings I share is with me.  

14. I will not trademark wisdom, which is timeless, nameless, and belongs to everyone.

15. I will say "I don't know" when I don't know.

16. I will encourage in myself what I encourage of you.

17. I will discourage you from being infatuated with me... for it is a sign of instability and easily leads to hatred.

18. I will learn from my mistakes.

19. I will not promote myself when you are in a deep state, which comes from your own Self, or lead you to believe that I am the cause of any of your inner experiences.

20. I will point out that YOU are ALL that you seek.