‘Daily Dhamma’.

insights for daily reflection and practice….

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A teacher can only point out the direction and the path. It is up to the student to take the advice and walk the path. When the teacher is the Buddha and we know the advice is good, we would be foolish not to at least take the first steps.

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: ‘Who was the Buddha?’ ‘Was he born enlightened or was he born a regular human being just like me?’— bring to mind your own vision of the Buddha and gently ask yourself, ‘If the Buddha became enlightened through his own practice, is this not also…