The Importance of Meditation and Kamma : หน้า 67/164

"We are like flowers that need to be watered every day. We need good soil and good water in which to grow. Of course our Kamma plays a role in this, but we can overcome some of our bad kamma by changing our bad habits, doing good deeds, and meditating every day. If we do not meditate properly, then we cannot discern the right path. "We need to help ourselves first before we help others. We need to make our resolutions so that we have good parents in our next life. This is a critical part of our meditation and an essential part of making resolutions each day. If we have good parents in the next life, then our journey into enlightenment will be fulfilled quickly. But we need to see the potential Buddha within us to understand our Kamma – and that means we need to meditate. Every day." And now, Luang Por's secretary has come in to tell him that other people are waiting to speak with him. He has graciously given us two hours of his time this afternoon. But before we leave, he says: "Teach your daughters how to meditate. Just like this. Breathe in through your left hand, center, and out through your right foot. Breathe in through your right hand, center, and out through your left foot. Breathe in through the top of your head, center, and release. Always center of the center." Luang Por is demonstrating as he is talking to us. He is still seated on the dais, because others are coming into the room as we are leaving. But he says: "This is a very easy way to instantly find your center, so easy!" And he smiles brilliantly at us, knowing how powerful this new "instant" centering instruction will be for us and for others that we teach: Knowing we will, indeed, pass this along to our daughters. Luang Por Dattajevo is the man.