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‘Daily Dhamma’.

insights for daily reflection and practice….

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A teacher can only point out the direction and the path. It is up to the student to take the advice and walk the path. When the teacher is the Buddha and we know the advice is good, we would be foolish not to at least take the first steps.

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: ‘Who was the Buddha?’ ‘Was he born enlightened or was he born a regular human being just like me?’— bring to mind your own vision of the Buddha and gently ask yourself, ‘If the Buddha became enlightened through his own practice, is this not also possible for me?’ Waiting for the response — we want this to come from the heart not the head — continue to reflect, contemplating that ‘while I have this human body and this life time I have the potential to attain wisdom, enlightenment and nibbana’. Hold this realisation in your heart for as long as you feel comfortable
  • return to meditation/ stillness for a few minutes, if this feels correct, and release when ready

[** 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.

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