é™æ€è¯ Readings For Silent Reflection
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Kind acts from our body: no killing, no stealing, and no sexual misconduct.
Kind acts from our speech : don't tell lies, don't speak vulgar language, don't sow discord and don't speak evil speech.
Kind acts from our mind : no greed, no anger, and no delusion.
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å› å› æžœæžœ,
æžœæžœå› å› ,
å› ä¸æœ‰æžœ,
æžœä¸æœ‰å› .
Of causes and effects,
Of effects and causes,
In causes are effects,
In effects are causes.
–Buddhist Saying
[Just as potential of effects are in causes,
new potential of causes are in effects.] - Stonepeace
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Do not harm others is but your duty.
Having a good heart but without doing any good deeds is like doing nothing at all.
Do more good actions, speak more good words, and think more good thoughts of others.
This is what you should do daily. -
One should be proactive but not inactive when facing impermanence.
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There is an aspect of our minds that is its fundamental basis, a state called “the ground of the ordinary mind.” It functions like a storehouse, in which the imprints of past actions caused by our negative emotions are all stored like seeds. When the right conditions arise, they germinate and manifest as circumstances and situations in our lives.
If we have a habit of thinking in a particular pattern, positive or negative, then these tendencies will be triggered and provoked very easily, and recur and go on recurring. With constant repetition our inclinations and habits become steadily more entrenched, and continue increasing and gathering power, even when we sleep. This is how they come to determine our life, our death, and our rebirth. -
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When you can let it go, then you can pick it up.
At ease letting it go or picking it up - then you are truly free.
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2 ways of looking at this picture. One is from the front view, the other is from the side view. Interesting!
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The 3 stages of walking away.
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At the moment you are fond of large estate sites,
You surround yourself with a manor and its grounds,
But when your time to go has come,
You'll have to leave it behind you like an empty shell.
Are you aware that this is what will happen?
You'd do well to remember and keep it well in mind.
At the moment you are fond of fame and fortune,
You surround yourself with power and pomp,
But when your time to go has come,
Who will you turn to, not a refuge in this sorry world for you.
Are you aware that this is what will happen?
You'd do well to remember and keep it well in mind.
At the moment you are fond of family relations,
You surround yourself with relatives and friends,
But when your time to go has come, you'll have to leave them,
Kin and dear ones, every last one.
Are you aware that this is what will happen?
You'd do well to remember and keep it well in mind.
At the moment you like admirers and helpers,
You surround yourself with children and good things,
But when your time to go has come, you'll leave without them,
Empty-handed and stark naked you'll depart.
Are you aware that this is what will happen?
You'd do well to remember and keep it well in mind.
At the moment you are fond of material comforts,
You surround yourself with the status of success,
But when your time to go has come, your body will fail you,
Then it's fit for nothing more than to be put in the ground.
Are you aware that this is what will happen?
You'd do well to remember and keep it well in mind.
At the moment you are fond of your good condition,
Your faculties work and your physical state is fine,
But when your time to go has come, it's another story,
You no longer have any power over your mind.
Are you aware that this is what will happen?
You'd do well to remember and keep it well in mind.
At the moment you are fond of palate's pleasures,
You surround yourself with delicious food to eat,
But when your time to go has come, your appetite dwindles,
You won't even manage to get a little water down.
Are you aware that this is what will happen?
You'd do well to remember and keep it well in mind.
By keeping these in mind I practice Dharma,
I know the bliss of having no worldly goods.
This melody on eight things to remember,
Sung at the Karakache Inn in Tsang,
Composed by I, the yogi, Milarepa,
May it give you the boost you need to practice well.
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If one understands that everything is impermanent, one will know that all the sufferings will pass, one will face sufferings with an open mind.
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Cause and effect leads one to happiness and miseries in life. Who's the one controlling the cause and effect? We must bear in mind that everyone is the master of his/her own cause and effect, his/her own happiness and miseries.
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See things for what they are and not what you want them to be because once you create an illusion, it becomes a false reality and anything false leads to pain.
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For your happiness or grief : you're responsible...
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You made your world, whether it is beautiful or not!! -
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