2021.09.15 | Is the body permanent or impermanent? Impermanent. Is that which is impermanent sukha (pleasurable) or dukkha (stressful)? Dukkha - it cannot last or endure. That which is changing and stressful is unsuited to be called ‘self’. The same is true for feelings, perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness.

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2021.09.14 | The real nature of our minds is one of brightness and purity, but because we are deluded by the sense impressions we experience, we never see this radiance. We need to bring our minds to peace in order to know what they are really like.

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2021.09.13 | If we are sincere in our studies and work, using effort, mindfulness and wisdom to overcome all the obstacles we encounter, we will be able to find success and wealth in this world. What we will also find out, however, is that these things cannot give brightness to our hearts. Even though we may build a mansion for our bodies, this cannot offer shelter to our hearts. So we should endeavour to seek out a home for our hearts as well—our real home.

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As long as it is still breathing, the body becomes a vessel for the mind to reside in. If we are intelligent, we’ll use it while it’s still strong and living to create merit and goodness.

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2021.09.12 | Moods and sense impressions, arammanas, are constantly contacting the mind through the six sense doors. If there is clinging to these phenomena, then birth and death, suffering, arises. This cycle of birth and death has gone on and on for a long time - a beginning is not to be found. Therefore we would do well to have sincere effort in training our minds, to practise dana, sila, and bhavana, and to have care with moods that enter the mind.

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2021.09.11 | Even though we may be right, if we attach to that rightness, it turns wrong. It’s normal for everyone in the world to have their own views, but if we each cling on to our own, there will be no end to the arguments and chaos. So we must learn to lay aside our opinions and listen to others, reflecting on what they have to say. And who knows? Maybe they actually are correct. But it’s only when we get to the heart of the matter—the place where right and wrong cease to exist—that we can find real peace.

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In this videoconference talk from 24 Sep, 2021, Ajahn Anan talks about how making merit and building goodness leads to good results, whether through Dana, Sila or Bhavana. Whether we are coming from darkness or from brightness, in this life may we build our parami and go to brightness.

"So we people need everything in all ways. We need a good place to live. We need a strong body. We need a beautiful complexion. We want happiness. We want eyes that are bright. But not everyone gets all this. Why is this? Because of kamma, the actions we have done in the past are different. But people don't know or understand whether this matter is related to kamma or not. Isn't it only our efforts that matter? It can be both. One, our old kamma that we have created. We might have used to give food, give water. We used to donate these things. These are material and physical things, but we have turned them into a form of energy that is in our heart. We have given clothes and garments to others, and this also makes goodness grow in our heart. It makes our complexion better in whatever life we are born in."

In the Tibetan tradition they give a metaphor: You've been caught by an ogre. He says he'll ask you one question, and if you get it right, he'll let you go. If you get it wrong, however, he'll eat you. His question is, "Why were you born?"

So how will you answer?

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2021.09.09 | Cleanliness arises right where it’s dirty - the clean mind arises right where the mind is defiled. We practise to restrain our behavior of body, speech, and mind, to put down our views and conceit, and to practise virtue, collectedness, and wisdom in order to realize true happiness.

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2021.09.08 | Even though none of us wishes to suffer, if the causes for that suffering still exist within our hearts, then we must suffer. So the Buddha taught us the way to develop our minds so they are able to put down those causes and realise the end of all suffering.

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