Path of MindfulnessPath of Mindfulness in Daily lifein Daily life

LIVING MEDITATIONLIVING MEDITATION

REFLECTIONS ON REFLECTIONS ON

MEDITATIONMEDITATION

CREATIVE LIVINGCREATIVE LIVING

Living MeditationLiving Meditation

SILENT MIND + OPEN HEARTSILENT MIND + OPEN HEART

Meditation for householdersMeditation for householders

Meditation means cultivating the mind to Meditation means cultivating the mind to achieve insight wisdom and ultimately- achieve insight wisdom and ultimately- liberation_to sense an openness of heart liberation_to sense an openness of heart and a clear seeing. and a clear seeing. Based on our inherent quality of Based on our inherent quality of intelligence, we can attain enlightenment intelligence, we can attain enlightenment while living household life and while living household life and contemplating impermanence within our contemplating impermanence within our self.self.

What is ‘cultivating the mind’?What is ‘cultivating the mind’?

To understand the mind you have to watch To understand the mind you have to watch and pay attention with an uncluttered and and pay attention with an uncluttered and silent mind.silent mind.Try to experience watching yourself in Try to experience watching yourself in silence. That silence is the silence of thesilence. That silence is the silence of the

mind free from discriminations, free from mind free from discriminations, free from likes and dislikes, free from clinging to likes and dislikes, free from clinging to impressions.impressions.

To meditate, no need to sit in To meditate, no need to sit in padmasana!padmasana!

Thoughts and emotions by themselves are just Thoughts and emotions by themselves are just momentary and possess no life of their own. momentary and possess no life of their own. By clinging to them you prolong their stay.By clinging to them you prolong their stay.Only when your mind is free from clinging and Only when your mind is free from clinging and rejecting, you can see anger as anger, desire rejecting, you can see anger as anger, desire as desire. Understand and deal with anger, as desire. Understand and deal with anger, desire and ignorance as they occur. Train your desire and ignorance as they occur. Train your mind to watch itself even while you are busy mind to watch itself even while you are busy with your normal life.with your normal life.

Meditation =Meditation =Mindfulness + EquanimityMindfulness + Equanimity

If you can be mindful without judgement If you can be mindful without judgement and without likes and dislikes then you are and without likes and dislikes then you are practicing with an inner silence and practicing with an inner silence and equanimity. equanimity. Staying with the moment and viewing Staying with the moment and viewing everything without likes and dislikes.everything without likes and dislikes.

What is equanimity?What is equanimity?

Equanimity is when the heart begins to Equanimity is when the heart begins to open and we find a capacity to experience open and we find a capacity to experience all that the world presents_ with balance, all that the world presents_ with balance, with love with openness.with love with openness.Begin to listen to our relationship to world, Begin to listen to our relationship to world, to observe it, to learn from it and learn a to observe it, to learn from it and learn a wise way of relating to it.wise way of relating to it.

REFLECTIONS ON REFLECTIONS ON MEDITATIONMEDITATION

Silent mind,Silent mind,Sila, Panna, Samadhi Sila, Panna, Samadhi

Silent MindSilent Mind

A truly silent mind is relaxed, yet alert and A truly silent mind is relaxed, yet alert and sensitive to its surroundings. This is sensitive to its surroundings. This is because it is devoid of judging, clinging or because it is devoid of judging, clinging or rejecting yet compassionate.rejecting yet compassionate.

The silent mind is free from hatred, anger, The silent mind is free from hatred, anger, jealousy, confusion and conflict.jealousy, confusion and conflict.

By their nature, thoughts are transient and By their nature, thoughts are transient and go if the ‘I’ interferes and says ”Let them go if the ‘I’ interferes and says ”Let them Go”Go”

How can excessive indulgence in How can excessive indulgence in sense pleasures be avoided?sense pleasures be avoided?

Can you experience sense pleasure Can you experience sense pleasure without being a slave to it?without being a slave to it?To be free of sense pleasure is neither to To be free of sense pleasure is neither to cling to it nor to run away from it but to cling to it nor to run away from it but to learn to be free in yourself.learn to be free in yourself.Realize your freedom in the present Realize your freedom in the present moment being mindful in the moment.moment being mindful in the moment.

SILA SILA Right Speech [Samma vaca]Right Speech [Samma vaca]

Refrain from: falsehood, slander, harsh Refrain from: falsehood, slander, harsh words and frivolous speechwords and frivolous speech

Right Action [Samma kammanta]Right Action [Samma kammanta] Abstain from: killing, stealing, sexual Abstain from: killing, stealing, sexual

misconductmisconduct

Right Livelihood [Samma ajiva]Right Livelihood [Samma ajiva] Abstain from: trading in arms, human Abstain from: trading in arms, human

beings, animal slaughter, intoxicants and beings, animal slaughter, intoxicants and poisons poisons

The Four Noble TruthsThe Four Noble Truths

Suffering, Suffering,

Cause, Cause,

Cessation,Cessation,

WayWay

PannaPannaRight Understanding [Samma ditthi]Right Understanding [Samma ditthi]

Knowledge of the four noble truths: Knowledge of the four noble truths: Suffering, Cause of suffering, Cessation of Suffering, Cause of suffering, Cessation of suffering and Way leading to the Cessation suffering and Way leading to the Cessation of suffering.of suffering.

Right Thoughts [Samma sankappa]Right Thoughts [Samma sankappa]

Thoughts free from: Lust, attachment, ill Thoughts free from: Lust, attachment, ill will and crueltywill and cruelty

Panna:Panna:Penetrating insight wisdomPenetrating insight wisdom[Understanding + Intents][Understanding + Intents]

To look into yourself directly is to come To look into yourself directly is to come back to your own source and to reach an back to your own source and to reach an inner equilibrium and silence. inner equilibrium and silence. It is only from this inner equilibrium that It is only from this inner equilibrium that you can view the outer chaos objectively you can view the outer chaos objectively as a circumstantial situation.as a circumstantial situation. See the cause behind the chaos , resolve See the cause behind the chaos , resolve it in the best way for the circumstances.it in the best way for the circumstances.

Samadhi: Striving to FreedomSamadhi: Striving to Freedom

Right MindfulnessRight Mindfulness

Right Spiritual EffortRight Spiritual Effort

Right Perseverence _CollectednessRight Perseverence _Collectedness

Samadhi: One Pointedness of MindSamadhi: One Pointedness of Mind

Right Effort [Samma Vayama] : To discard Right Effort [Samma Vayama] : To discard

evil that has already arisen; To prevent the evil that has already arisen; To prevent the

arising of unarisen evil; To develop arising of unarisen evil; To develop

unarisen good; and To promote the good unarisen good; and To promote the good that has already arisen.that has already arisen.

Right Mindfulness [Samma sati]: Right Mindfulness [Samma sati]:

Mindfulness with regard to body, feelings, Mindfulness with regard to body, feelings,

mental formations and ideas, thoughts, mental formations and ideas, thoughts,

conceptions and things (dhammas).conceptions and things (dhammas).

SamadhiSamadhi

Right Concentration [Samma Samadhi]:Right Concentration [Samma Samadhi]:

One Pointedness of MindOne Pointedness of Mind

Creative LivingCreative Living

Personal Management, Intelligent living

Personal Management:

Put first things first

Are you an effective manager of yourself ?

Follow your own deep values, their source.

Act to actualize your proactive first creation.

The Laws of Love and the Laws The Laws of Love and the Laws of Life:of Life:

When we When we love unconditionallylove unconditionally, we help , we help others to feel secure and safe, others to feel secure and safe, validated and affirmed in their essential validated and affirmed in their essential worth, identity and integrity.worth, identity and integrity.As human beings we are As human beings we are responsible responsible for our livesfor our lives. Our behavior is a function . Our behavior is a function of our decisions and not our of our decisions and not our conditions. We can subordinate conditions. We can subordinate feelings to our values.feelings to our values.

Personal Management:

Organize & execute around priorities

FIRST: Important -Urgent, then

[+Important-not-urgent]

Focus on relationships & results

Know when you got to say a firm ‘NO’

Key life areas of Key life areas of individualsindividuals......

Six major deposits that build the Six major deposits that build the emotional Bank Account:emotional Bank Account:

1) Understanding the individual; 2) 1) Understanding the individual; 2)

Attending to the little things; 3) Attending to the little things; 3)

Keeping commitments: 4) Clarifying Keeping commitments: 4) Clarifying

expectations; 5) Showing personal expectations; 5) Showing personal

integrity; 6) Apologizing sincerely when integrity; 6) Apologizing sincerely when

you make a withdrawal.you make a withdrawal.

Creative LivingCreative Living

Intelligent living avoids Intelligent living avoids passivitypassivity and and impulsivenessimpulsiveness and practices patience and practices patience and panna [wisdom]and panna [wisdom]Intelligent living means skilful and creative Intelligent living means skilful and creative living.living.The ordinary living awareness itself is The ordinary living awareness itself is where the essence of spirituality can be where the essence of spirituality can be found.found.