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Part Five: Truth for the Family boonya. Many people choose to observe the Eight Precepts one day (or even seven days) a week on a regular long-term basis. 3. Meditation. This is the best way to purify the mind. We should make a habit of studying the Dhamma and reciting scripture or chanting to calm and purify the mind every night before bedtime for at least twenty minutes to one hour. Some people establish routines to ensure they accumulate boonya using all three methods in the same day. For example: 1. In the morning, I will not eat before I have been generous to others; 2. Today, I will not leave the house before I have resolved to observe the precepts; 3. Tonight, I will not go to bed before I have meditated for twenty minutes. That's big boonya! If a person can follow this routine consistently over the long-term, they can be sure that his/her life will never lead to despair. The future will be so bright, they will need to wear sunglasses! All three boonya-making activities will gradually advance the purification of the mind to a purer level. If our mind is clear and bright, we will feel joyful. In a happy mindset, we will think properly, speak clearly and truthfully, and vow to always do the right thing. At the end of our lives, no matter how educated we are or how much money we have, only our boonya will help us. Boonya is not Family Day By Day 137 Criteria for Giving and Boonya