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Sabbe Sattaa Bhavantu Sukhi Tatthaa!

bhikk...@gmail.com (Bhikkhu Samahita) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:42:53 UT

Daily Words of the Buddha for 6 September 2008

The Blessed Buddha once said:
Sabbe sattā, sabbe pānā,
sabbe bhūtā ca kevalā,
sabbe bhadrāni passantu.
Mā kañci pāpamāgamā.
Worthy, wise and virtuous:
May all creatures, all living things,
all beings one and all,
experience good fortune only.

Five x Five!

bhikk...@gmail.com (Bhikkhu Samahita) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:30:55 UT

Friends:
Five x Five Crucial Core Buddhist Categories:
There are five Mental Abilities <[link]> :
1: Faith <[link]> , 2: Energy <[link]> , 3: Awareness <[link]> , 4: Concentration <file:///C:\Documents%20and%20 Settings\Administrator\My%20Do cuments\My%20Web%20Sites\What_ Buddha_Said\drops\III\Concentr ation_Samadhi.htm> & 5: Understanding <[link]> .

There are 4 Realizable States!

bhikk...@gmail.com (Bhikkhu Samahita) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:07:40 UT

Friends:
The Four Modes of Direct Experience:
The Exalted Buddha once said:
Bhikkhus, there are these 4 realizable states:
What four ?
By the body one realizes the 8 <[link]> releasing liberations.
By memory one realizes one's prior <[link]> lives in all diverse detail.

Selfless + Harmless = Painless!

bhikk...@gmail.com (Bhikkhu Samahita) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:59:45 UT

Friends:
What is the thing not really being?
The blessed Buddha once said:
Blissful is solitude for one who is content, learned & who see the True Dhamma.
More blissful is gentle harmlessness towards all breathing beings without exception.
Even more blissful is complete freedom from all urge for sense pleasures whatsoever.

1,2,3 => Success!

bhikk...@gmail.com (Bhikkhu Samahita) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:27:38 UT

Daily Words of the Buddha for 1 September 2008

The Blessed Buddha once said:
Sabbapāpassa akaranam,
kusalassa upasampadā,
sacittapariyodapanak -
etam buddhāna sāsanam.
1: Harmless, 2: Good and 3: Pure:
Avoiding all Harm;
Doing only Good;
Purifying own Mind;
So all Buddhas teach!
Dhammapada 183

Regarding: Putting Palms Together & Bowing

bhikkhu.samah...@what-buddha-said.net (Bhikkhu Samahita) — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:16:53 UT

A wise friend asked:
Question:
Some Christian friends have said that Buddhists pray and bow to statues which are idols;
and bow/prostrate before monks as if they are Gods.
How should we convincingly answer this charge by the Christians in a way that they can
understand, because they have zero knowledge of Buddhism?

One Thing!

bhikkhu.samah...@what-buddha-said.net (Bhikkhu Samahita) — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:46:53 UT

Friends:
Awareness by Breathing is a Unique thing!
Once in Savatthi <[link]> the Blessed Buddha <[link]> said this:
Bhikkhus, there is one unique thing, which when trained & cultivated,
is of great fruit and great advantage. What is that one unique thing?

What is Mental Purity?

bhikk...@gmail.com (Bhikkhu Samahita) — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:32:21 UT

Friends:
Good for All are The 3 Kinds of Right Mental Purity!
The Blessed Buddha once said:
How, Cunda <[link]> , is purity of mental action threefold?
1: Herein, someone is without avarice, acquisitiveness, & greedy envy.
Whatever another person possesses of goods & property, he does

Intelligent + Energetic = Honourable!

bhikk...@gmail.com (Bhikkhu Samahita) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:32:31 UT

Daily Words of the Buddha for 28 August 2008

The Blessed Buddha once said:
Uṭṭhānako analaso,
Āpadāsu na vedhati,
Acchinnavutti medhāvī,
Tādiso labhate yasaṃ.
Dīgha Nikāya III 273
Worthy, wise and virtuous:
Who is energetic and not indolent,
In misfortune unshaken,
Flawless in manner and intelligent,

Craving + Ill Will = Envy + Jealousy...

bhikk...@gmail.com (Bhikkhu Samahita) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:15:54 UT

Friends:
Envy and Jealousy is a mix of own egoistic Greed & Hate!
How to cure these painful mental states of Envy & Jealousy:
1: Review the Danger in Envy & Jealousy like this:
'Ooh this is the very Acid eating up my mind from within... All Happiness is Destroyed!'
2: Know that Envy & Jealousy arise because one wants something that another has!

RE: Keeping Right Resort!

bhikk...@gmail.com (Bhikkhu Samahita) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:44:09 UT

Hey Friend who asked:
Question:
What is "gocara sampajanna"?
Answer:
Cut short: "gocara sampajanna" means = Clear comprehension of (right) mental domain,
which implies not letting mind stray into e.g. searching among objects of sense desire,
but instead keeping it focused at all times among the four foundations of awareness…

Friendly + Unselfish = Honourable!

bhikk...@gmail.com (Bhikkhu Samahita) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:43:28 UT

Daily Words of the Buddha for 25 August 2008

The Blessed Buddha once said:
Sangāhako mittakaro,
Vadaññū vītamaccharo,
Netā vinetā anunetā,
Tādiso labhate yasam.
Friendly + Unselfish = Honourable!
Who is hospitable, and friendly,
Generous and unselfish,
A guide, a teacher, a leader,
Such one will to honour attain.

Thanx for Knee Surgery! ;-)!

bhikkhu.samah...@what-buddha-said.net (Bhikkhu Samahita) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:08:04 UT

Dear Friends and Kind Donors:
Having received kind support from many friends, a warm-hearted appreciation
and some feedback is hereby returned with plenty of quite sincere gratitude!
The knee surgery went well. Both menisci had horizontal lesions and 3 small
cysts were found during a special MRI scanning sensitive to cartilage.

Wise and Virtuous = Worthy!

bhikk...@gmail.com (Bhikkhu Samahita) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:30:08 UT

Daily Words of the Buddha for 22 August 2008

The Blessed Buddha once said:
Pandito sīlasampanno,
Sanho ca patibhānavā,
Nivātavutti atthaddho,
Tādiso labhate yasam.
Worthy, wise and virtuous:
Who is wise and virtuous,
Gentle and keen-witted,
Humble and amenable,
Such one may honour gain.
Have a nice day!

The Clever Cultivator!

bhikk...@gmail.com (Bhikkhu Samahita) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:49:28 UT

Friends:
The Agrarian Mind Maker:
As a good farmer removes weeds & rocks harmful to his field,
likewise a monk removes anger & jealousy from his mind.
When a thought comes to his mind that produces defilement,
then he immediately removes it so his mind becomes pure again,
like a field becomes ready once weeds & rocks have been removed.