Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Living: Abstaining from Intoxication

 

RIGHT LIVING
Undertaking the Commitment to Abstain from Intoxication

Intoxication is unhealthy. Refraining from intoxication is healthy. (MN 9) What are the imperfections that defile the mind? Negligence is an imperfection that defiles the mind. Knowing that negligence is an imperfection that defiles the mind, a person abandons it. (MN 7) One practices thus: "Others may become negligent by intoxication, but I will abstain from the negligence of intoxication." (MN 8) One of the dangers attached to addiction to intoxicants is increased quarreling. (DN 31)

Reflection

Diligence is one of the mental states most highly valued in Buddhist teachings, and negligence, its opposite, is one of the greatest dangers. The argument against intoxication is not the substance itself (alcohol, drugs, and the like) but the state of negligence it invites. The mind is "defiled" or poisoned by these dispositions, and they lead to a host of secondary problems, such as diminishing health and increased quarreling.

Daily Practice

Practice diligence of mind at every opportunity and in any creative way you can. This is not a practice of what you put into your body in the way of food or drink but of how alert, clear, and balanced you can be in your life every day. So many modern activities involve a sort of mental intoxication that makes us negligent in various ways. As a practice, notice what effect different activities have on your mental clarity.

Tomorrow: Maintaining Arisen Healthy States
One week from today: Abstaining from Harming Living Beings

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Via _dharmalog // Thich Nhat Hanh

 

17coObrigado querido mestre,

Querido professor,

Querido irmão,

Querido exemplo,

Querido Buda.

 

Thich Nhat Hanh, o monge zen que inspirou tantos de nós, encerrou sua passagem terrena neste dia 22 de janeiro, 00am, no templo Tu Hieu Pagoda, no Vietnã (onde foi ordenado monge aos 16 anos), aos 95 anos.

 

A.comunidade Plum Village, que ele criou e coordenou, pede que façamos uma pausa e uma respiração consciente em homenagem ao Thay.

“Por favor, não construam uma stupa para mim. Por favor, não coloquem minhas cinzas em um vaso, não me prendam dentro e limitem quem eu sou.

 

Sei que isso será difícil para alguns de vocês. Se você tiver que construir uma stupa, por favor prometa que vai colocar uma placa nela que diz:

“Eu não estou aqui”.

Além disso, você também pode colocar outra placa que diz:

“Eu também não estou lá fora”.

E uma terceira placa que diz:

“Se eu estiver em algum lugar, é na sua respiração consciente e nos seus passos calmos”.

 

— Thich Nhat Hanh

 

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Via The International Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism // Thich Nhat Hanh

 

The International Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism announces that our beloved teacher Thich Nhat Hanh has passed away peacefully at Từ Hiếu Temple in Huế, Vietnam, at 00:00hrs on 22nd January, 2022, at the age of 95. We invite our global spiritual family to take a few moments to be still, to come back to our mindful breathing, as we together hold Thay in our hearts in peace and loving gratitude for all he has offered the world. 

 

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