In the Tibetan tradition they give a metaphor: You’ve been caught by an ogre. He says he’ll ask you one question, and if you get it right, he’ll let you go. If you get it wrong, however, he’ll eat you. His question is, “Why were you born?”
So how will you answer?
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2021.09.09 | Cleanliness arises right where it’s dirty – the clean mind arises right where the mind is defiled. We practise to restrain our behavior of body, speech, and mind, to put down our views and conceit, and to practise virtue, collectedness, and wisdom in order to realize true happiness.
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2021.09.08 | Even though none of us wishes to suffer, if the causes for that suffering still exist within our hearts, then we must suffer. So the Buddha taught us the way to develop our minds so they are able to put down those causes and realise the end of all suffering.
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2021.09.06 | There are many methods to cultivate samadhi, collectedness and unification of mind. One method is to use contemplation to bring about peace. Once the mind is peaceful in samadhi, then wisdom and clear knowing can arise by itself. We can see the Dhamma. For this we need effort and diligence in our practice.
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As we all know, habits can go both ways: good or bad. Much of the path is about getting into skillful habit patters—being generous, virtuous and wise.
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2021.09.05 | When we set out on this path of practice, our aim is to reach the end of suffering. Having set this intention, we firmly apply ourselves to the teachings of the Lord Buddha, and in no long time we will see Nibbāna clearly within our own hearts.
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2021.09.04 | In this age of communication and social media, we’re more easily subjected to the criticism and foul moods of other people than we were before. We need to bear with this, however, and ensure that we maintain our own virtue and goodness, no matter how intense our emotions may be.
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Even if we were to spend our entire lives looking through all the news and bits of information available to us via WhatsApp, Facebook and the like, we would never be done with it. It’s endless. And receiving all of this information depletes our hearts’ energy, potentially leading to depression or neurosis. So we need to take the time to recharge our inner batteries everyday to regain our strength and calm.
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2021.09.02 | When we reach the highest level of Dhamma, we understand that the body is just the body, the mind is just the mind; not a being, self, or other. Before we get there, however, we still have a self that we attach to. So, we must cultivate this self so that it gains the goodness, peace and wisdom necessary to see into the Dhamma.
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2021.09.01 | The Buddha said that there are four kinds of people: those who comes from darkness and go to darkness; those who come from darkness and go to light; those who come from light and go to light; and those who come from light and go to darkness. How we come into this world, and the situation we are born into, depends on the kamma we’ve made in the past. What’s of true importance, however, is how we live this life. No matter how we came, we should all ensure we leave in a state of brightness.
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