é™æ€è¯ Readings For Silent Reflection
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If we cannot change,
all would be pointless,
for we are only how we are,
unable to become better.
– Stonepeace
If a candle represents the body,
and the flame represents the mind,
both change from moment to moment,
as the candle melts and the flame flickers.
Being reborn is likened to
an old lit candle kindling a new one,
as it passes its flame to it,
before the old candle expires.
Is the ‘flame’ of the mind
totally the same
from one moment to the next,
from one life to the next?
No, as upon closer look,
conditioned by its past and present,
the flickering flame changes in this life now,
and while kindling a new candle.
Is the ‘flame’ of the mind
totally different
from one moment to the next,
from one life to the next?
No, as upon closer look,
conditioned by its past and present,
the flickering flame changes in this life now,
and while kindling a new candle.
There is no total discontinuity.
There is no total continuity.
There is a continuum,
a continuity of conditioned change.
If we can change,
and we do change,
why not change to be better,
to become the best?
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Sometimes we get the things we want,but grasping onto them tightly. The tides of impermanence appear like an enemy threatening.
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Watch the above video clip on how to 供佛， ä¿®æ— é‡�ç¦�.
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“The vast majority of us perform two activities almost instinctively; we like to throw out rubbish and love collecting goodies. This universal habitual pattern can be usefully employed as a format on the spiritual path” ~ Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
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Don't let greed, hatred and attachments be our master.
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ONE DAY..... a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.
As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!
LESSON :
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.
Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happens.
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less from people but more from yourself.
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Bodhi Society International
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Stop complaining. Repent.
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