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Via Daily Dharma: Be More Resolute

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Be More Resolute

What are you still attached to? What are you still infatuated with? Try to be more resolute! We come into this world alone, and we go alone.

Ajaan Funn Acaro, “To Be a Person Is to Be a Mara”

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‘Erasure’ and Other Poems
By Chen Yuhong

Enjoy three poems by the Taiwanese writer Chen Yuhong, translated by George O’Connell and Diana Shi.

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RIGHT ACTION
Reflecting Upon Bodily 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 bodily action is to be done with repeated reflection. (MN 61)

When you have done an action with the body, reflect upon that same bodily action thus: “Has this action I have done with the body led to the affliction of another?” 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

While contemplative practice emphasizes remaining in the present moment, there is also value in the skillful use of memory. Reflecting upon past actions is one form of this, when you can review whether you have acted appropriately or not in the past. When you admit your mistakes, you can undertake a commitment to act differently in the future. It is a way of openly acknowledging that you have learned from your mistakes.

Daily Practice

It is healthy to be truthful with yourself about actions you have done in the past that may have caused harm. A sure way to get such deeds out of the shadows and into the light is to share them openly with someone you trust. It is not that the other person will absolve you in some way, but by bringing things into the open you unburden yourself. Try admitting a misdeed to a good friend and see how it makes you feel. It will lighten the load.

Tomorrow: Abstaining from Harming Living Beings
One week from today: Reflecting upon Verbal Action

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Via Daily Dharma: New Bodhisattvas

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New Bodhisattvas

Today our world calls out for new types of bodhisattvas who look for ways to address suffering, dukkha, as it is institutionalized in our social and political lives.

David Loy, “Why Buddhism Needs the West”

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Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Speech: Refraining from False Speech

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RIGHT SPEECH
Refraining from False Speech

False speech is unhealthy. Refraining from false speech is healthy. (MN 9) Abandoning false speech, one dwells refraining from false speech, is a truth-speaker, one to be relied on, trustworthy, dependable, not a deceiver of the world. One does not in full awareness speak falsehood for one’s own ends or for another’s ends or for some trifling worldly end. (DN 1) One practices thus: “Others may speak falsely, but I shall abstain from false speech.” (MN 8)

Such speech as you know to be true, correct, and beneficial, and which is welcome and agreeable to others—know the time to use such speech. (MN 58)

Reflection

Of course it is important to refrain from false speech, but even right speech is to be wielded carefully. Generally it is appropriate to speak when what you are saying is beneficial—that is, when it is helping people emerge from what is unhealthy and become established on a healthy course. But even in this case there is something to be said for knowing when to speak up and when to remain silent.

Daily Practice

As you pay attention to your own speech patterns, notice if you ever find yourself praising people or telling them what they want to hear as a way of seeking favor. It is good to say things that please people, especially when it is true and beneficial, but you should still take care not to do so frivolously. The basic message here is just to take care to speak skillfully, even when you have positive things to say.

Tomorrow: Reflecting upon Bodily Action
One week from today: Refraining from Malicious Speech

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Via Ram Dass - Love Serve Remember Foundation \\\ Words of Wisdom - April 15, 2026 🌻

“You have to march in protest while recognizing your soul and the souls of your enemies. I can get into a protest and radiate peace and love so that the other people around me realize that same thing. That is what our charge is in that. To put it baldly – spread love.”