The First Great Vow: The many beings are numberless, I vow to save them. "The first vow is the medicine for the endless wanting of self-betterment. It is a shift away from infantile wanting and spiritual wanting. It is what Sokei-an called the hairpin turn, where we shift from constantly being the guest who is receiving to being the host of our life who is boundless in generosity." Zen Master Dae Gak