Revoked: Feb 9, 2023

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Action: Reflecting upon Mental Action

RIGHT ACTION
Reflecting Upon Mental Action

However the seed is planted, in that way the fruit is gathered. Good things come from doing good deeds, bad things come from doing bad deeds. (SN 11.10) What is the purpose of a mirror? For the purpose of reflection. So too mental action is to be done with repeated reflection: (MN 61)

When you have done an action with the mind, reflect upon that same mental action thus: "Has this action I have done with the mind led to my own affliction?" If, upon reflection, you know that it has, then tell someone you trust about it and undertake a commitment not to do it again. If you know it has not, then be content and feel happy about it. (MN 61)

Reflection

So much of what we do is never revealed in speech or bodily action. All mental activity is also a form of action and has karmic consequences. It is also the case that we can cause harm through our patterns of thought, including harm to ourselves. Karma is simply the workings of cause and effect, and every action we perform is accompanied by an internal mental intention, which is the focus of today’s practice.

Daily Practice

Here is an opportunity to look over some of your own mental patterns of activity and see if there have been any that contribute to self-harm. Perhaps there are ways you criticize yourself too harshly or undervalue your capabilities or secretly sabotage yourself. This is the sort of thing one often shares with a therapist, but it can be equally healing to share these mental actions with a good friend or someone else you trust.

Tomorrow: Abstaining from Misbehaving Among Sensual Pleasures
One week from today: Reflecting upon Social Action

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Via Daily Dharma: What Meditation Really Is

Munindra, a 20th-century Indian teacher from Bengal, taught that if a meditator is sitting and he knows that he is sitting, then he is meditating.

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Via Buddhist International Travel Mart (BITM 2023) //24-26 March 2023 // Lumbini, Nepal

Namaste Sir/ Madam,

Greetings from Buddhist International Travel Mart.

It is my pleasure to inform you that we are organizing The Buddhist International Travel Mart (BITM 2023) on 24-26 March 2023 at Lumbini, Nepal.

BITM is an annual market event aimed at promoting Nepalese Buddhist pilgrimage tourism. It is organized by the Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, the Nepal Tourism Board, and other travel trade organizations. The main goal of the Mart is to exlore the potential for Buddhist pilgrimage tourism in Nepal, with a focus on promoting Buddhist heritage sites such as Lumbini and the Kathmandu Valley.

The Mart provides a platform for business-to-business opportunities between foreign travel operators and Nepalese sellers, offering a chance to exchange and promote Nepalese tourism products and destinations. It also aims to diversify and decentralize Nepalese tourism, which is currently focused on adventure tourism.

The Mart will benefit the local people, tourism entrepreneurs, and related businesses such as hotels, restaurants, and transport companies. Buyers, sellers, national tourism organizations, bloggers/vloggers, media, sponsors, and volunteers can all participate in the event. The event will feature B2B meetings and an inauguration ceremony with spiritual speeches and address by travel experts.

The expected outcomes of BITM 2023 include an increase in tourist arrivals, a niche tourism product, diversification of Nepalese tourism, and support for the livelihood of local people. The Mart will establish Nepal as a premium Buddhist pilgrimage and spiritual destination.

We hope that this Mart serves as a platform for you to showcase the country's products and in turn, connect with genuine buyers. Please note that there will be a first-come-first-serve seating arrangement for 50 buyers and 50 seller agents and organizations.

Please find this circular for your information. We are happy to know your interest for the event.

Regards,

Pramod Dahal

Member Secretary

Buddhist International Travel Mart (BITM 2023)

Senior Vice President

Nepal Association of Tour & Travel Agents (NATTA)

P.O. Box:362, Gairidhara, Goma Ganesh,

Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Tel: +977 1 4419409, 4418661 | C: 9851031854

E-mail: bitm@natta.org.np | bitmnepal@gmail.com | bitmnatta@gmail.com | https://www.bitmnepal.com/