2021.10.27 | Dust alighting on a mirror is a simile for sense impressions alighting on the mind. As long as we have a mirror or mind, then we must constantly clean it. With the understanding of not-self, however, we see clearly with wisdom, and there is nowhere for dust to alight.
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The decisions we make are very important; they’re what make the difference between heaven and hell. Those with intelligence will pick the way to genuine happiness and peace: the Noble Path.
2021.10.26 | In the beginning of the practice, we must endure many things and develop many qualities, but as we carry on, the practice eventually gains momentum. Here, it’s fun to meditate as we know that we are steadily cutting away at the defilements until they are forever gone.
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2021.10.25 | Where can we go to find peace? We may stay in a forest or a cave and flee from disturbing sights and sounds, and this can be useful to bring energy to our minds. But we can’t flee forever. So, in order to find true peace, we must develop wisdom that allows us to understand and let go of all sense impressions.
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Every teaching that the Buddha gave gathers into the single point of seeing form, feeling, perception, mental formations and sense consciousness as inconstant.
2021.10.23 | With the recent ending of the rains retreat, we can reflect on the origin story for the Kathina ceremony. We also reflect on the impermanence of worldly Dhammas, external harmony, and the internal harmony of sila, samadhi, and panya in the mind that leads to liberating insight.
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2021.10.11 | All of us currently have mindfulness, samadhi and wisdom, but for the most part it’s in a form that is useful for our work and studies, but ineffective for insight into truth. In order to gain this insight, we must walk along the path that the Buddha taught, until we are able to transcend the world and reach freedom from all suffering.
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2021.10.10 | The 16 Brahma realms of form correspond to the 4 form jhanas, and the upper five levels are the Pure Abodes for Anagamis. If we practise without ceasing, then we are all capable of realizing jhana and insight knowledge. In the beginning, however, we must patiently endure the proliferating mind, increasing our samadhi and reducing kilesas gradually.
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As Ajahn Anan teaches in this talk, every aspect of the practice gathers together in the qualities of mindfulness and clear comprehension. If we can bring our minds to stillness and hold awareness over them, then as they start to move, liberating wisdom will arise in our hearts.
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It’s important to try to keep our mindfulness steady and even throughout the day. If we can do this, our minds will easily settle into peace. Once they are established in calm, wisdom arises which is able to solve all our problems.
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