2021.07.07 | We spread loving-kindness to ourselves and all beings, then we can contemplate and ask ourselves if any aspect of the body is permanent or stable. This can give rise to more samadhi. We put forth effort to train our minds using the great opportunity we have while still alive.
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The eightfold path is the way out of suffering, the way to true happiness.
The body is just the body, feelings are just feelings, the mind is just the mind, and dhammas are just dhammas. None of it should be clung to as self. With virtue as a foundation, we can realize samadhi, which in turn allows wisdom to arise. With wisdom we see emptiness and realize the liberation for which we all wish.
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No matter how many times you fall in the practice, never give up. It’s normal to feel discouraged every now and then, but don’t lose heart.
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Is there anything in the world which does not pass away? Look at one’s experience and see. All the six sense objects just come and go. Clinging to experience with delusion is likened to being in a house on fire – and the Buddha taught the way out: the path of virtue, collectedness, and wisdom.
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All that arises is Dhamma. Dhamma practice is like planting a tree—we take care of the watering, fertilizing, and protection from pests, and the tree flowers and fruits in its own time.
We recollect the first awakened disciple of the Buddha, Venerable Anya Kondanya, and practise to follow in his footsteps. We see that whether one is a Buddha or a disciple, the results of one’s practice come from causes that one has laid down. We put in the causes of generosity, virtue, collectedness, and wisdom, and the result is seeing clearly the nature of reality – the Buddha is seen in one’s own heart.
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2021.06.30 | As Buddhists, we all have faith in the Buddha. We believe that he really did awaken to the Dhamma, and that he taught the Dhamma well. We also need to put this faith into action, however, by putting his teachings into practice in our own lives.
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Have you every seen the living dead? Actually they are all around us – those who live their lives in unskillful, negligent ways. These people have died, even though they are still breathing. But we need to learn how to both breathe and be alive. We do this by living our lives well, with heedfulness and integrity. These are the people who never die.
2021.06.29 | When we normally view the world through our physical eyes, we see humans, animals, and other beings. When we view it through the microscope of inner knowledge, however, we see matter arising and ceasing, and we understand the nature of not-self.
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