The inclination of his awareness
Comment
April 9, 2019
Whatever a monk keeps pursuing with his thinking and pondering, that becomes the inclination of his awareness. ~Buddha
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Underneath our ordinary lives
Comment April 9, 2019Underneath our ordinary lives, underneath all the talking we do, all the moving we do, all the thoughts in our minds, there’s a fundamental groundlessness. It’s there bubbling along all the time. We experience it as restlessness and edginess. We experience it as fear. It motivates passion, aggression, ignorance, jealousy, and pride, but we never get down to the essence of it. ~ Pema Chodron
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We lose our sense of the sacredness of life
Comment April 8, 2019Somehow, in the process of trying to deny that things are always changing, we lose our sense of the sacredness of life. We tend to forget that we are part of the natural scheme of things. ~Pema Chodron
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The Story of the Question Asked by Jivaka
Comment April 8, 2019
Verse 90: For him (an arahat) whose journey is ended, who is free from sorrow and from all (e.g. khandha aggregates), who has destroyed all fetters, there is no more distress.
1. gataddhino: the journey is ended. Here ‘the journey’ means round of rebirths (samsara).
2. sabbaganthappahinassa: one who has destroyed all fetters. Here ‘fetters’ means greed, ill will, and wrong view.
The Story of the Question Asked by Jivaka
While residing at the mango-grove monastery of Jivaka, the Buddha uttered Verse (90) of this book, with reference to the question raised by Jivaka to the Buddha.
Devadatta, on one occasion, tried to kill the Buddha by pushing a big rock from the peak of Gijjhakuta mountain (Vulture’s Peak). The rock struck a ledge on the side of the mountain and a splinter struck the big toe of the Buddha. The Buddha was taken to the mango-grove monastery of Jivaka. There, Jivaka, the renowned physician, attended on the Buddha; he put some medicine on the toe of the Buddha and bandaged it. Jivaka then left to see another patient in town, but promised to return and remove the bandage in the evening. When Jivaka returned that night, the city-gates were already closed and he could not come to see the Buddha that night. He was very upset because if the bandage was not removed in time, the whole body would become very hot and the Buddha would be very ill.
Just about this time, the Buddha asked Thera Ananda to remove the bandage from his big toe and found that the wound was completely healed. Jivaka came to the monastery early next morning and asked the Buddha whether he felt great pain and distress the previous night. The Buddha replied, “Jivaka! Ever since I attained Buddhahood there has been no pain and distress for me.”
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
Verse 90: For him (an arahat) whose journey is ended, who is free from sorrow and from all (e.g. khandha aggregates), who has destroyed all fetters, there is no more distress.At the end of the discourse many attained Sotapatti Fruition.
Dhammapada Verse 90
Jivakapanha VatthuGataddhino1 Visokassa
vippamuttassa sabbadhi
sabbaganthappahinassa2
parilaho na vijjati.Source: Tipitaka
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If one were truly aware of the value of human life
Comment April 8, 2019If one were truly aware of the value of human life, to waste it blithely on distractions and the pursuit of vulgar ambitions would be the height of confusion. ~Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
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Better it is to live one day …
Comment April 7, 2019Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things. ~Buddha
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Balance – perfect state of still water
Comment April 7, 2019Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model. It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface. ~ Confucius
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Whether we like it or not
Comment April 6, 2019Whether we like it or not, change comes, and the greater the resistance, the greater the pain. ~ Alan Watts
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Letting go is the lesson
Comment April 6, 2019Letting go is the lesson. Letting go is always the lesson. Have you ever noticed how much of our agony is all tied up with craving and loss? ~Susan Gordon Lydon
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A lily or a rose never pretends
Comment April 5, 2019A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is. ~Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Khmer Tipitaka 1 – 110
ព្រះត្រៃបិដក ប្រែថា កញ្រ្ចែង ឬ ល្អី ៣ សម្រាប់ដាក់ផ្ទុកពាក្យពេចន៍នៃព្រះសម្មាសម្ពុទ្ធ
The Tipitaka or Pali canon, is the collection of primary Pali language texts which form the doctrinal foundation of Theravada Buddhism. The three divisions of the Tipitaka are: Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, Abhidhamma Pitaka.
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Shantidevas’ Bodhisattva vows
Should anyone wish to ridicule me and make me an object of jest and scorn why should I possibly care if I have dedicated myself to others?
Let them do as they wish with me so long as it does not harm them. May no one who encounters me ever have an insignificant contact.
Regardless whether those whom I meet respond towards me with anger or faith, may the mere fact of our meeting contribute to the fulfilment of their wishes.
May the slander, harm and all forms of abuse that anyone should direct towards me act as a cause of their enlightenment.
As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, so the wise are not shaken by blame and praise. As a deep lake is clear and calm, so the wise become tranquil after they listened to the truth…
Good people walk on regardless of what happens to them. Good people do not babble on about their desires. Whether touched by happiness or by sorrow, the wise never appear elated or depressed. ~The Dhammapada
