Part Five emphasizes that a meaningful life involves purposeful actions. It suggests avoiding evil, maximizing good deeds, and meditating to maintain a clear mind. The state of our mind at death impacts our future; a clear mind from good deeds leads to happiness, while a troubled mind from evil leads to suffering. Emphasizing the importance of boonya (merit), it outlines ten paths to generate it, beginning with generosity. Practicing these principles can lead to fulfillment and positive future experiences. Visit dmc.tv for more insights.
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-Meaningful living -Avoiding evil deeds -Importance of good deeds -Meditation for clarity -Impact of mind on future -Generating boonya -Paths to good karma -Family values -Positive living principles
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Part Five: Truth for the Family
in our life is to live with purpose or meaning. The more we
perform deeds that are purposeful and good, the more our life
can be considered meaningful. To get the very best out of our
life, then, we need to perform three vitally important things:
1. Avoid doing evil things: Cast off past bad habits
and avoid starting new ones that give negative
consequences.
2. Do good deeds to the utmost extent: Attempt to
perform all good deeds we have never performed
and increase the effort devoted to those good deeds
that we have already performed.
3. Meditate to purify the mind: Keep our mind bright
and clear all the time, while inhaling and exhaling.
If we inhale and do not exhale, our life comes to an
end. Death bears no sign of warning.
REMEMBER! The brightness or cloudiness of our mind
at death will help decide our future.
A bright and clear mind resulting from the recollection
of past good boonya will lead us to happiness. The force of
good kamma based on the good boonya that we have done
on earth will effectively lead us to a happy place and future.
Conversely, a cloudy mind resulting from the recollection of
past evil deeds will lead us to an unfortunate future. The force
of bad kamma will lead to painful experiences.
How, then, can we become a person who generates
boonya? There are ten paths, or bases, for doing so:
1. Generosity (danamaya) - Acquire boonya by giving
objects and necessities to an appropriate recipient.
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