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 To open yourself up to need, longing, dependency, and reliance on others means opening yourself to the truth that none of us can do this on our own.

Barry Magid, “No Gain”

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Via Dhamma Wheel | Right View: Understanding the Noble Truth of the Way to the Cessation of Suffering

 

RIGHT VIEW
Understanding the Noble Truth of the Way to the Cessation of Suffering

And what is the way leading to the cessation of suffering? It is just this noble eightfold path: that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right living, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. (MN 9) One perfects their ethical behavior by abandoning the taking of what is not given … (DN 2)

Reflection

A lot of human activity revolves around giving and taking, and the early Buddhist teachings are very sensitive to both. We are encouraged to give as generously as possible, as this loosens attachments and cultivates goodwill toward others. Great care is called for around the matter of taking, and the precept about taking what is not given is far stricter than a simple injunction against stealing.

Daily Practice

Being very scrupulous about things that do not belong to us is a practice in itself. It requires us to be more aware of our relationship to things and more attentive to the social cues given by others. Notice how it feels when somebody touches something you regard as not belonging to you (say a stick on the ground) and when they touch something you cherish (such as your phone). See how ownership triggers suffering?

Tomorrow: Cultivating Equanimity
One week from today: Understanding the Noble Truth of Suffering

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Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Intention: Cultivating Equanimity

RIGHT INTENTION
Cultivating Equanimity

Whatever you intend, whatever you plan, and whatever you have a tendency toward, that will become the basis on which your mind is established. (SN 12.40) Develop meditation on equanimity, for when you develop meditation on equanimity, all aversion is abandoned. (MN 62)  Equanimity succeeds when it makes attraction and aversion subside. (Vm 9.96) Having touched a sensation with the body, one is neither glad-minded nor sad-minded, but abides with equanimity, mindful and fully aware. (AN 6.1)

Reflection

Desire can be plotted on a spectrum from strong attraction at one extreme through weaker forms of favoring to first mild and then very strong forms of aversion. At the center point of this range is equanimity, which involves looking upon things with awareness but without positive or negative desire (attraction or aversion). This is not indifference! It is the ability to see clearly, without the interference of desire.

Daily Practice

Practice cultivating equanimity in the attitude you take toward the physical sensations felt in the body. We are used to favoring the good ones and opposing the bad ones. Instead, practice regarding both in the same way: aware that the sensation is present, but not categorizing it into liked or disliked. Notice what it feels like to just experience the sensation in a pure way, without the distortions imposed on the mind by desire.

Tomorrow: Refraining from Frivolous Speech
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