Rabu, 27 Februari 2008

Householder Practice:

This will be the simple version of a house holder practice the way i know it.

A house holder still has the potential for enlightenment like the members of the Sangha.
A householder should minimally keep the five precepts, no killing, no stealing, no lying, no inappropriate sexual acts, no intoxicants.
A householder should learn to be mindful all the time. it may not be of 100 % success but the householder should have an object he/she can hold on to, to be mindful.

It can be a mantra, can be breathing of can be recollection of Buddha Dharma Sangha but the householder must have one.
Than a house holder must practice meditation to improve on his/her concentration through Samatha meditation everyday at least twice a day.

A house holder should make an honest effort to do all those mentioned above.
When a person does those it may take seven years or seven months or seven weeks of just seven days
and the person should feel a difference in his/her mind.
When that happens that person will no longer be practicing just with faith but has learned the Truth
That there is a peaceful state of mind beyond our ordinary state of mind.

With that Realization of the Truth he/she will keep practicing practicing practicing till he/she gets to the other shore.

Palms together
Deep bows,
Des/boo-ngoh

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