Be thankful for the things you have. Be thankful for being alive today. So be responsible and make the most out of it by living an ethical life.
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Dana
Dana, this means generosity, Giving freely & wisely to all beings, in this modern age many teachers & groups have been consumed by greed & power, this is ok, if they want this type of lifestyle let them enjoy it & all that comes with it, but for the individuals realizing some balance and wisdom, it’s good to donate, food, money to organizations that are truly deserving of such blessings because of one fact, they are earnestly attempting to help end suffering not only for themselves but also for the world, Charity is a giant pillar of Buddhism often forgotten, generosity seems to be most apparent in peoples lives when they have an audience seeing just how generous they are lol, it’s better to give and not make a big show of it, it’s better to realize full enlightenment and be humble not arrogant or judgmental of others beliefs or attempts at freedom, if we are truly noble ones we are the cream that rises, but if we remain ignorant, greedy, judging, thinking we are somehow special, more important, surely we will fall like Lucifer to the icy colds of Hell, so in closing dear friends, don’t be a door Matt, God gave us a brain for a reason, use it wisely, give freely, be compassionate, have a kind heart, be generous, help support Sanghas, churches. Temples, people, animals, Generosity, Humility, open mindedness, & Loving kindness are sure fire ways to Sukka here & now, it’s like this moment here
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The Highest Protection
“Not consorting with fools,
consorting with the wise,
paying homage to those worthy of homage:
This is the highest protection.
Living in a civilized land,
having made merit in the past,
directing oneself rightly:
This is the highest protection.
Broad knowledge, skill,
well-mastered discipline,
well-spoken words:
This is the highest protection.
Support for one’s mother & father,
assistance to one’s wife and children,
consistency in one’s work:
This is the highest protection.
Generosity, living in rectitude,
assistance to one’s relatives,
deeds that are blameless:
This is the highest protection.
Avoiding, abstaining from evil;
refraining from intoxicants,
being heedful of mental qualities:
This is the highest protection.
Respect, humility,
contentment, gratitude,
hearing the Dhamma on timely occasions:
This is the highest protection.
Patience, being easy to instruct,
seeing contemplatives,
discussing the Dhamma on timely occasions:
This is the highest protection.
Austerity, celibacy,
seeing the noble truths,
realizing unbinding:
This is the highest protection.
A mind that, when touched
by the ways of the world,
is unshaken, sorrowless, dustless, at rest:
This is the highest protection.
When acting in this way,
everywhere undefeated,
people go everywhere in well-being:
This is their highest protection.”
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A Little summary of the teachings: Dissatisfaction and its end.
Dissatisfaction and its end, this is the core of the truly awake teaching!
The cause of dissatisfaction is wanting unwisely. When we stop wanting unwisely dissatisfaction ends.
The method to stop wanting unwisely is The Noble eightfold path.
This includes the skills to Remember, look, and change.
Remember to look at what you are doing and make a wholesome change.
These 3 qualities run circles around each other and the rest of the path.Practice remembering in or out breathing. To develop R.L.C (Remember, Look, Change) as well as the whole Noble Eightfold Method. Remembering the in and out breath as an anchor to wake up, look, and direct the mind away from the unwholesome and to the wholesome.
Getting into seclusion helps develop these skills, into a spot that is safe. Makes it easy to talk yourself into feeling safe, secure, and satisfied when it’s the reality. It’s very beneficial to develop these skills because the mind can run off into Dissatisfaction Town very quickly, so it’s of great benefit to keep the practice in mind and return home here and now often.One wholesome thought after another leads to
A wholesome attitude.
Then the mind becomes unified, whole, and Free from dissatisfaction.
When the mind is whole we speak, act, and live kindly and skillfully.I have seen this work again and again directly. I have full confidence in the method and the Four Noble Truths. They are just that Noble and True!
You can do this! Simply remember to look, make wholesome Change, and Congratulate yourself for doing so! Recognizing that this truly is enough, dissatisfaction ends!
Thank you, Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha.
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Noble Conversation
In pursuit of more skillful speech, especially with teachers and members of the Sangha, yesterday I downloaded the freely available book Noble Conversation, by Ajahn Thanissaro.
https://www.dhammatalks.org/ebook_index.html
It’s amazing to have these free books available and I am very thankful to have found them at this time.
On a 10 day retreat in 2013, I wasn’t really supposed to read books but one book that went with me was Right Mindfulness, by Ajahn Thanissaro (Thanissaro Bhikkhu at the time). It was worth taking with me. These books are distributed free of charge.
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