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Text by Bhikkhu Samahita



Friends:

Kamma & Fruit = Cause & Effect!


By Helping others, one thereby helps oneself.
By Harming others, one also harms oneself..
By Supporting others, one supports oneself...
By Cheating others, one also cheats oneself.
By Giving to others, one also gives to oneself!
By Stealing from others, one steals from oneself!

Guarding oneself, one therefore protects others...
Protecting others, one thereby guards oneself...


The Mirror reflects all Action, yet is itself Empty!

To avoid all Killing.
To avoid all Stealing.
To avoid all Abuse.
To avoid all Lying.
To avoid all Alcohol.
Is thus to this world
the Highest Offer!

Avoiding all Evil...
Doing only Good!
Purifying the Mind:
That all Buddhas teach!

Buddha Gautama

To all or none

From Bhikkhu Samahita.

The Blessed Buddha once said:
When a Bhikkhu develops the The Feet of Force, that is enriched with concentrated desire,
concentrated energy, concentrated thought & concentrated investigation, all constructed
by effort, by thinking: In this way will my desire, energy, thinking and investigating neither
be too slack, nor too tense, it will neither be constricted internally, nor scattered externally,
then he dwells experiencing both what is in front & what is behind, so above, so also below,
so by day, so also at night! Therefore, with a mind that is all open & unrestricted, he develops
the dazzling bright mind, which is pervaded by its own luminosity...
When the 4 feet of suprahuman force have been developed, refined and cultivated in exactly
this way, then the Bhikkhu possesses the various kinds of suprahuman force: With the divine
ear element, which is purified and surpasses the human, he hears both divine and human sounds,
both those that are far away, as well as those that are near.

Buddha Gautama

To all or none,

Buddha said,Mindfulness is trying to live this instant,this Now this present moment ,and there shall be no suffering.

loong

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Text by Banthe




Friends:

What are the 4 & very best Right Efforts?



The Blessed Buddha once said:
Bhikkhus, there are these four right efforts. What four? Here, Bhikkhus:

1 Preventing Avoidance: One generates desire for the non-emergence of yet
unarisen evil disadvantageous mental states, one makes an effort, one arouses
energy, redirects mind, & strives enthusiastically to prevent bad from arising.
2 Overcoming Elimination: One generates desire for the quick elimination of
already arisen bad detrimental states, one makes an effort, arouses energy,
redirects mind, and one strives enthusiastically for eradication of all wrong...
3 Initiating Development: One generates desire for the arising of yet unarisen
advantageous mental states, one makes an effort, one arouses much energy,
redirects the mind, and strives enthusiastically for giving birth to good states...
4 Maintaining Enhancement: One generates desire for the fixed maintenance
of already arisen advantageous states, for their stable increase, expansion,
& final fulfilment by development, one makes an effort, one arouses energy,
redirects the mind, and strives enthusiastically for sustaining all right & good...
These are the four right efforts!
Bhikkhus, just as the river Ganges slants, slopes, and inclines towards the East,
even so does a Bhikkhu, who develops and cultivates these Four Right Efforts
slant, slope, slide, move, approach, glide and incline directly towards Nibbāna!

Defining Comments:
Question: What are these bad, evil, wrong and disadvantageous mental states?
Answer: All mental states motivated by, or mixed with diluted derivatives of
greed, hate and ignorance are bad, evil, wrong and disadvantageous for all...
Question: What are these good, kind, right and advantageous mental states?
Answer: All mental states motivated by, or mixed with diluted derivatives of
generosity, goodwill and understanding are good, right & advantageous for all...

Buddha Gautama

To all or none,

Text by Banthe

The Blessed Buddha once said:
When a Bhikkhu develops the Feet of Force that is enriched with concentrated desire,
concentrated energy, concentrated thought & concentrated investigation, all constructed
by effort, by thinking: In this way will my desire, energy, thinking and investigating neither
be too slack nor too tense, it will neither be constricted internally, nor scattered externally,
then he dwells experiencing both what is in front & what is behind, so above, so also below,
so by day, so also at night! Therefore, with a mind that is all open & unrestricted, he develops
the dazzling bright mind, which is pervaded by luminosity...
When the 4 feet of suprahuman force have been developed, refined and cultivated in exactly
this way, the Bhikkhu possesses the various kinds of suprahuman force: He understands other
beings minds when having encompassed them with his own mind. He understands a mind with lust
as a mind with lust; a mind without lust as a mind without lust; a mind with hate as a mind with hate;
a mind without hate as a mind without hate; a mind with ignorance as a mind with ignorance;
a mind without ignorance as a mind beyond ignorance; a contracted & lazy mind as contracted
mind and a distracted mind as agitated & distracted; an exalted mind as exalted into jhāna and
an unexalted mind as unexalted; a surpassable mind as a surpassable mind and an unsurpassable
mind as unsurpassable; a well concentrated mind as a concentrated mind & an unconcentrated
mind as unconcentrated; a released mind as released and an unreleased mind as unreleased...
buddha Gautama

To all or none

text by Bhikkhu Samahita



Friends:

The 5 Mental Hindrances Causes Ignorance!



On the vulture’s peak hill, prince Abhaya once asked the Blessed Buddha:
Sir, what is the causes of not seeing, not knowing, and not Understanding?



The All-Seeing Blessed One responded:
At such time, prince, when one remains with a mind possessed and overwhelmed by
sensual desire, and one does not know any way to escape this sensual lust, that has
arisen - this condition itself, prince, is the cause of not seeing, and of not knowing.
Therefore, not seeing, and not knowing have indeed a specific cause, and is indeed
conditioned by an essential prerequisite. [Such as desire for sensing]

Then again, prince, when one remains with a mind possessed and overwhelmed by
ill will, and does neither know any way to escape, nor still this anger, that has arisen,
then this exact condition itself is the cause of not seeing, and of not knowing.
Therefore, not seeing, and not knowing have indeed a specific cause, and is indeed
conditioned by a necessary requirement. [Such as hate, ill will, anger, and irritation]

Then again, prince, when one remains with a mind possessed and overwhelmed by
lethargy and laziness, and does not know any way to escape such apathy and dullness,
then this exact condition itself is the cause of not seeing, and of not knowing.
Therefore, not seeing, and not knowing have indeed a specific cause, and is created
by an indispensable requirement. [Such as apathy, dullness, sloth, torpor and laziness]

Then again, prince, when one remains with a mind possessed and overwhelmed by
restlessness and regret, and does not know any way to escape this restlessness and
anxious remorse, then this exact condition itself, is the cause of not seeing, and of
not knowing. Therefore, not seeing, not knowing have indeed a cause, and is conditioned
by a specific crucial necessity. [Such as restlessness and regret]

Then again, prince, when one remains with a mind possessed and overwhelmed by
uncertainty, doubt and confusion, and does not know any way to escape this doubt,
uncertainty, and confusion, then this very condition, is the cause of not seeing, and
of not knowing. Therefore, not seeing, not knowing have a cause, and is created by a
causal requirement... [Such as uncertainty and sceptical doubt]

What, Sir, is this method of teaching called?
These, prince, are called: The Hindrances...!

Comment:
Ignorance is not seeing, and not knowing the 4 Noble Truths!
Buddha Gautama

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Text by B.Samahita
Friends:

Without Fermentation one is Fully Free..



The Blessed Buddha once said:
When a Bhikkhu develops the Feet of Force that is enriched with
concentrated desire, concentrated energy, concentrated thought &
concentrated investigation, all constructed by effort, by thinking:
In this way will my desire, energy, thinking and investigating neither
be too slack nor too tense, it will neither be constricted internally
nor scattered externally, then he dwells experiencing both what is
in front & what is behind, so above, so also below, so by day, so also
at night! Therefore, with a mind that is all open & unrestricted, he
develops the dazzling bright mind, which is pervaded by luminosity...
When the 4 feet of suprahuman force have been developed, refined
and cultivated in exactly this way, the Bhikkhu possesses the various
kinds of suprahuman force: Such Bhikkhu, by the total destruction
& complete elimination of the 3 mental fermentations, in this very
life enters and dwells in the fermentation-free release of mind, in
the fermentation-freed release of understanding, realizing it for
himself by direct knowledge, through own direct experience...

buddha Gautama

To all or none ,Text by Banthe

Sopāka awakened as novice, when 7 years old! The Buddha then asked him:
One is what? All beings are fuelled by Nutriment (Āhāra) answered the boy.
Two is what? Name and form (Nāma-Rūpa), responded the novice promptly!
Three is what? The three kinds of Feeling, was this assured boy's reply...
Four is what? The Four Noble Truths, returned this perfected novitiate..
Five is what? The Five Clusters of Clinging, acknowledged this not-pupil..
Six is what? The Six Sense-Sources, responded this all trained & learned.
Seven is what? The Seven Links to Awakening, answered this eldest boy..
Eight is what? The Noble Eightfold Path, replied this one gone to the end!
Nine is what? The Nine Abodes of Beings, explained this worthy no-junior...
Ten is what? One who is endowed with Ten Qualities is defined as Arahat....
Kp 1-6;9