lunge
If you
live the sacred and despise the ordinary, you are
still bobbing in the ocean of delusion. Lin-Chi.
"what
we are now is the result of what we have done, said,
and thought before, and what we will be in the
future is thus in our own hands."
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The
greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of
everything.
The greatest action is not conforming with the
worlds ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.
Atisha.
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View- To
understand wholesome deeds, unwholesome
deeds and comprehend the law of Karma.
Intention- The intention of non-greed,
non-hatred and non-delusion.
Speech- Abstaining from false speech,
malicious speech, harsh speech and idle
chatter.
Action- Abstaining from killing, stealing
and sexual misconduct.
Livelihood- Abstaining from wrong and
corrupt means of livelihood.
Effort- Awakening zeal for abandoning of
unwholesome states and arising & sustaining
of wholesome states.
Mindfulness- The four foundations of
mindfulness (satipattana) namely
contemplation on body, contemplation on
feelings, contemplation on mind and
contemplation on mind-objects.
Concentration- Abandoning of five hindrances
namely lust, ill-will sloth-torpor,
worry-agitation and doubt through jhanas.
Aware of
the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I
vow to cultivate compassion and learn ways to
protect lives of people, animals, plants, and
minerals. I am determined not to kill, not to let
others kill, and not to condone any killing in the
world, in my thinking, and in my way of life.” Ven.
Thich Nhat Hanh.
When the
mind begins to become still, we then begin to truly
see it. When you first try to stabilize and pacify
the mind, initially it will become very busy because
it’s not accustomed to being still. In fact, it
doesn’t even necessarily want to become still, but
it is essential to get a hold of the mind to
recognize its nature. This practice is extremely
important. ...
Eventually you will
find yourself in a state where your mind is clear
and open all the time. It is just like when the
clouds are removed from the sky and the sun can
clearly be seen, shining all the time. This is
coming close to the state of liberation, liberation
from all traces of suffering. ... The truth of this
practice is universal. It isn’t necessary to call it
a religion to practice it. Whether one is a Hindu or
a Moslem or a Christian or a Buddhist simply doesn’t
matter. Anyone can practice this because this is the
nature of the mind, the nature of everyone’s mind.
If you can get a handle on your mind, and pacify it
in this way, you will definitely experience these
results, and you will see them in your daily life
situation. There is no need to put this into any
kind of category, any kind of ism. Venerable Gyatrul
Rinpoche
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