We’re all trying to solve the problems in our lives. How successful we are depends whether the methods we’re using are correct or not, and whether our minds have peace and wisdom.
2021.06.16 | Faith in dana, sila, and bhavana is of value beyond measure. When we see the results of meditation practice for ourselves, then motivation to practise arises of its own accord.
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Whenever we have our mindfulness established on a right object, right then and there we are practising Dhamma.
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The Buddha cared for all of us—every being in every realm—like we were his own children. This is what drove him through so much difficulty to realise perfect self-awakening.
Our actions of body, speech and mind form the central principles of the Buddha’s teachings. There’s no point in seeking happiness outside of ourselves; if we create good kamma, the result will be happiness.
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2021.06.09 | If we live our lives as we always have, then nothing changes. But it’s when we try to improve our acts of body, speech and mind that our lives get better and we grow in goodness. When we develop our minds well enough, we’ll be able to pass the test of samsāra, and not have to come back and be reborn in order to retake the test.
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In the scriptures the process of ignorance and stress—dependent origination—is mapped out in great detail. In the practice, however, all we need is to have mindfulness over our hearts when they begin to attach to anything at all.
When we look at our lives, and see how they are steadily passing by, it will be clear to us that we must be heedful. We must use the time that we have left as best we can in order to cultivate as much goodness and peace as possible.
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The strength of the Buddha Sāsanā depends on the faith and practice of the fourfold assembly—the lay men and women, monks and nuns. By devoting ourselves to practising the teachings of the Buddha, we are helping to strengthen the religion.
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As we develop mindfulness over feelings, we come to see how they’re conditioned by the worldly winds. The mind then puts all of it down—returns the whole lot—and gains freedom.