Tuesday, September 4, 2012

AUG 1

~ Bhante Gunaratana

The Dhammapada, an ancient Budhhist text says: " What you are now is the result of what you were. What you will be tomorrow will be the result of what you now. The consequences of an evil mind will follow you like a car
t follows the ox that pulls it. The consquences of a purified mind will follow you like your own shadow. No one can do more for you than your own purified mind - no parents, no relative, no friend, no one. A well disciplined mind brings happiness.
Meditation is intended to purify the mind. It cleanses the thought process of what can be called psychic irritants, things like greed, hatred, and jealousy, which keep you snared up in emotional bondage. Meditation brings the mind to a state of tranquillity and awareness, a state of concentration and insight.



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