Some people say that there is no need to hold precepts, and will not even hold the five precepts in order to refrain from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, and the use of intoxicants. “The Buddhadharma is flexible, not fixed,” they contend, “so my killing isn’t killing, my stealing isn’t stealing, my lying isn’t lying.” One who has such great deviant knowledge and views certainly will fall into the hells in the future. Be very careful not to fall into the kind of total emptiness which denies cause and effect by professing “Offenses are empty, blessings are empty, everything is empty.” If you do not perform acts of merit and virtue you create offenses and bad karma. Right practice is to do good deeds and not to be attached to them. It is essential to perform acts of merit and virtue and maintain the precepts. If you do not maintain the precepts, you can fall into the hells. Everyone should be very clear about that.