Ajahn Chah Remembrance Day - Sat, 16 Jan 2010 @ HGH Convention Centre, Jalan Sentul, KL

Thought (2)

Seeing someone else as an enemy always stems fromthe imagination. and in Buddhist terms, it is consideredartificial and fabricated in contrast to what exists naturally. A thought arises, one thinks it is true, one gives it great importance, one builds a plan on that basis and one implements the plan without considering the suffering that one is thereby conflicting on other people.

Thoughts

Whenever your thoughts are, you must be firm in whatever you say to everyone.What you say must not vary from person to person and that is micro... but if you are consistent to all, then that is macro. Why one or two may not like what you say, but in time they respect YOU ON THE WHOLE. Isn't that just basic buddhist practise. If you are moved by others' good actions, good moves, good thoughts, WOULDN'T THEY BE MOVED BY YOURS? But when you say different things to different people, and people lose trust/ respect to you, then very hard tro achieve. Even if you achieve, your mind not at peace. And purpose of life is spiritual attainments.Never mind higher attainments, but basic human interactional ethics are recipes for close social reaction, good results and clear achievements. Think please.

Ignorance

According to Buddhism, reflecting on the reality of suffering never induces either perssimism or despair. It leads to the discovery of the root causes of our plight:desire, hatred and ignorance, and to a way of freeing our selves from them. By 'ignorance, we mean not understanding the true nature of peope and things. It gives rise to the other two poisons. When ignorance dissolves, desire and and hatred have no foundation and the source of our suffering has dried up. As a result, we experience a happiness that is spontaneously altruistic and that is no longer at the mercy of negative emotions.