‘Daily Dhamma’.
insights for daily reflection and practice….
It is wrong view, caused by our ignorance in not being able to see the truth clearly, which leads us to suffer. When we really understand that we and the world are anicca, dukkha and anatta (impermanent, suffering and not-self) we begin to release our clinging attachment and no longer hold on to suffering, happiness or any conditions at all.
“There’s got to be a better response to suffering than moaning!”
— Ajahn Sucitto
Suggestions for Reflection and Practice:
Start by sitting comfortably on a cushion or chair, hands together in prayer position at heart centre, eyes closed. Take a few deep breaths to centre. Then open the heart and still the mind in order to work with both to answer your questions with love and wisdom:
- chant x3 (minimum** >108) — Om Mani Padme Hum
- prostrate x3 (minimum) — move to knees, sit back on heels, hands together in prayer position at heart centre, lower forehead to touch the floor moving hands below shoulders ie. bow to the Buddha, raise up to start position pulling shoulders slightly back to open the heart
- meditate 5 minutes (minimum) — return to sitting, watch the breath entering/ leaving at the nostrils to calm the mind
- reflect: ‘I don’t…
