Summary

Meditation

Meditation for Peace

 

Summary

 

Refraining from harming ourselves with the avoidance of drinking Alcohol

 

Those who wish happiness in this life, the next life and the most happiness so as to extinguish all the defilements to reach Nirvana, have to develop themselves by following the steps to happiness:

 

1) Do not associate with the Fool but associate with the Wise and pay respect to those worthy of respect so as to depend on their suggestions for the best way for our life.

 

2) iving is a suitable location and having performed good deeds in the past should help to remind us to take pleasure in doing good deeds and setting ourselves up properly in life.

 

3) Keeping in mind Learning to be learned, using Artfulness in the Application of knowledge, Artfulness in conduct and in speech, to be proper with regards to Vinaya or Discipline.

 

4) When being a member of the Laity, one has to pay old debts by Cherishing one’s Parents, pay new debts by Cherishing one’s Children and Spouse and Establishing Good Status in life by not leaving one’s work undone.

 

5) Merit Making by Generosity, Taking The Refuges, and Practicing Righteousness, Acquiring Knowledge and Developing the Capacity of Looking After our Extended Family and Helping Others with Blameless Work.

 

6) Refraining from harming others with the avoidance of all evil. Refraining from harming ourselves with the avoidance of drinking Alcohol, while Enhancing Good Deeds with carefulness in all the Dhamma.

 

 

After attaining Enlightenment, the mind will not be preoccupied by worldly vicissitudes

 

7) Developing Ourselves to Fulfill our Responsibilities and Paying Respect to those Worthy Ones and Practicing Humility.

 

Establishing Ourselves with Dignity, and Being Righteous People with Gratitude.

 

Avoiding Sloth and Torpor with Dhamma Listening to the Occasion.

 

8) Preventing, Getting rid of and Controlling all disasters with Patience. Having self-reliance with a kind docile personality. Following the Path by meeting Monks and Being free from doubt with Dhamma Conevrsation.

 

9) Purifying ourselves by practicing Sila or the precepts with religious austerity or engaging in Ascetic Practices that include Retreating and Controlling of the senses: Purifying the mind with Celibacy Conduct that is one of the required monastic observances, all of which are to attain the Four Noble Truths and Nirvana.

 

10) After attaining Enlightenment, the mind will not be preoccupied by worldly vicissitudes, not stuck in Grief, the mind will be liberated from all passions and experience true happiness.

 

The one who is jubilant will not lose anywhere but will get luck everywhere. In case of no attainment of Enlightenment, we always make merit by performing good deeds so they will carry over to be past deeds for the next life, and at that time, we will be happy and have virtue of life until we will meet the most eternal happiness which is beyond the Three characteristics: that are Impermanence, the State of being Oppressed and Soullessness.

 

True happiness is known as “Nirvana”.

 

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