é™æ€è¯ Readings For Silent Reflection
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Better than the suffering of jealousy: magnanimity.
Better than the suffering of arrogance: respect.
Better than the suffering of competition: co-existence.
Better than the suffering of frustration: making good affinity.
Better than the suffering of greed: content.
Better than the suffering of hatred: compassion.
Better than the suffering of ignorance: intelligence.
Better than the suffering of defilement: joy.
~~by Venerable Master Hsing Yun
��嫉妒苦，包容便是�；
��我慢苦，尊敬便是�；
��计较苦，放下便是�；
��挫折苦，结缘便是�；
��贪欲苦，滿足便是�；
��瞋�苦，慈悲便是�；
��愚痴苦，明�便是�；
��煩惱苦，欢喜便是�。~星雲大師
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Wake from your ignorance and delusion: grasp the essence of life.
Stop searching outside: find the treasures in your mind. -
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ä¸è‹±æ³•å�¥ç»�/Bilingual Dhammapada
忿怒�/Kodhavagga: Anger (Dhp 221-234)
能抑æ¢å�‘怒，如æ¢ç–¾è¡Œè½¦ï¼Œæ˜¯å��真御者，余为执缰人。
Who checks arising anger
as with chariot away,
that one I call a charioteer,
others merely grip the reins.
Explanation: That person who is capable of curbing sudden anger is like the expert charioteer who restrains a chariot rushing out of control. That person I describe as a true charioteer. The other charioteer is a mere holder of the reins. -
Practicing Buddhism is about fulfilling duties in any position. Do not see mundane tasks as trivial matters and ignore the fact that you are in the human world.
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Deliberately Directing to a Conscious and Clever Centre of Concentration:
Herein, Ananda, a Bhikkhu attends to this single Focus:
This is Real, this is Supreme, namely:
The Stilling of all mental Construction,
The Calming of all Restless Activity,
The Fading of all Concern and Anxiety,
The Cooling of all Temptation and Urge,
The Ending of all Longing and Craving,
The Exhaustion of all Fuel of Becoming,
Ceasing, Peace, Bliss, Freedom, Nibb�na.
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What is the Cause of a Phenomenon?
He replied: Attention (manasik�ra) is the cause of any phenomenon!
Why so? When attention is present, the phenomenon appears... When attention is absent, the phenomenon disappears! -
Everywhere you look is the dhamma. There is nothing in the world that is not dhamma.
But you must understand.... Happiness and unhappiness, pleasure and pain are always with us. When you understand their nature, the Buddha and the Dhamma are right there.
It is simple and direct once you understand.
When pleasant things arise, understand that they are empty (void of self, just a dhamma).
When unpleasant things arise, understand that they are not you, not yours; they pass away.
If you don't relate to phenomena as being you or see yourself as their owner, the mind comes into balance.
This balance is the correct path, the correct teaching of the Buddha that leads to liberation, non-grasping or vimutti. When you understand this balance, then the path becomes clear.
As you grow in understanding, when things come that are pleasant, you will realize that they are empty.
Finally, as you travel further along the path, you will come to see that nothing in the world has any essential value. There is nothing to hold on to.
When you have this right understanding, no matter where you sit or walk, you will have peace, and ease.
No matter where you practice, may you be aware of your body and mind!
Do not meditate only while you are sitting or walking. Everything, everywhere can be an object and a place of practicing.
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