‘Daily Dhamma’.

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‘Daily Dhamma’.

insights for daily reflection and practice….

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We waste so much time and energy trying to create conditions which we believe will make our lives better and ourselves happier. We never stop to reflect that everything might be perfect just as it is. It’s because we can’t accept that we are not in control and there is no choice. We prefer to live in delusion and cause endless suffering for ourselves.

Suggestions for Reflection and Practice:

Start by sitting comfortably on a cushion or chair, hands together in prayer position at heart centre, eyes closed. Take a few deep breaths to centre. Then open the heart and still the mind in order to work with both to answer your questions with love and wisdom:

chant x3 (minimum** >108) — Om Mani Padme Hum

prostrate x3 (minimum) — move to knees, sit back on heels, hands together in prayer position at heart centre, lower forehead to touch the floor moving hands below shoulders ie. bow to the Buddha, raise up to start position pulling shoulders slightly back to open the heart

meditate 5 minutes (minimum) — return to sitting, watch the breath entering/ leaving at the nostrils to calm the mind

reflect: Ask yourself, ‘What am I trying so hard to achieve?’ ‘Why do I think it will improve my life so greatly?’ — see what comes to mind, focus on it and gently ask yourself, ‘Does this cause suffering for myself and others?’ Waiting for the response — we want this to come from the heart not the head — continue to reflect on any insights which come to you then ask: ‘If I was able to stop and relinquish this desire, how would I feel?’ Sit with this for as long as you are comfortable.

return to meditation/ peaceful stillness for a few minutes, if this feels correct, and release when ready

ongoing: practice checking in with yourself like this regularly and especially when you realise you have replaced a relinquished desire with a new one…

[** work in multiples of 3 and do however much feels comfortable and what time allows. It’s okay to start with 3 and work up to 108].

May this teaching lead you to happiness; may it help you grow in truth. May we all be freed from the suffering of birth and death.

With much metta 🙏

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