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Those who already possess good traits such as faith and wisdom should try to avoid evil conducts and continue to develop virtues further and further with appreciation and satisfaction. May all acquire good character through my presentation. May my associates expel bad traits and nurture good ones from this existence and hereafter. May all priceless wisdom character dwell in my mind-continuum forever and ever. In addition, may faithful nature enable me to devote only in the righteous. 6. 0 Chapter Six Ten Meritorious Actions Understanding the Ten Evil Conducts (duccarita) also known as unwholesome course of actions (akusala kammapatha) and Ten Moral Conducts (sucaritha), are important to the readers. 6.1 Ten Meritorious Actions - (Ten Punna Kiriyavatthu) The ten meritorious deeds are those that purify the mind and produce prosperity and welfare. These ten moral deeds give you the highest blessing the Auspiciousness –(Mingala). 1. Charity - Charity 2. Morality - Síla 3. Meditation - Bhávaná 4. Giving due respect to others - Apacayana 5. Rendering service and assistance - Veyyavaca 6. Sharing merits - Patti-Charity 7. Rejoicing at and appreciation of merits of others – Pattanumodhan 8. Listening to the Dhamma - Dhammassavana 9. Teaching the Dhamma to others - Dhammadesana 10. Right belief - Ditthijukamma 6.1.1. Charity (Charity) Charity means giving charity. There are two types of Charity, namely i. Goodwill – Volitional - Cetana Charity ii. Material charity - Vatthu Charity Offerings of requisites, robes, monasteries, etc are as material charity, while the goodwill in these charitable acts is volition Charity. This volition produces beneficial results here and here after in the next existences, not the offering of material things.. This mental attitude, projected onto the offertories, determines the good results in future existences. If the offertories are good and noble, so is your volition. Example - If, during an offering of alms-food to the Monks - Sangha, a donor has as his object Page 44 A Gift of Dhamma Maung Paw, California
of awareness the food he offers and the Sangha he is offering to; then a continuous stream of volition flows incessantly in his mind-continuum. That volition arises and disappears in very rapid succession, but does not disappears totally. The forces created by the volition just lie dormant to produce corresponding results later. . 6.1.1 a Offertories and Recipient Promote Keen Volition Although offertories such as alms-food and recipients of offertories cannot follow the donor to the next life and bring benevolent, they certainly help to promote a keen volition in the donors. Example: offering of specially prepared alms-food to the Monks – (Sangha) incites a vigorous volition whilst offering ordinary alms food incites a somewhat feeble volition. Charity given to worthy recipients, incite a strong volition whereas charity given to nominal recipient incites a frail volition. In this way, offertories donated and the persons receiving the charity help promote a keen volition in the mind of the donors. 6.1.1 b The Quantity of Offertories The efforts given to offer different amounts of offertories may differ accordingly. For the zealous efforts in procuring, a large quantity of offertories produces a strong volition. Procuring only a small quantity of offertories will naturally call for less efforts and the corresponding volition will be relatively less. In preparing for a large amount of offertories, the prior volition will accordingly be immense, and vice versa. Therefore, Charity of large and small quantity differs in effects because of the degree of volition in each case. 6.1.1 c. Lavish Charity but Meager Volition (Cetana) Some donors offer alms-food, building, clothes, ritually or perfunctorily. If the volition does not match the lavish and grand scale of one’s offerings, it will then result in less appreciative joy because the good deed done with little volition. Therefore, quantity or quality alone cannot determine the generosity of a donor. Example - When King Dutthagamani Abaya was on his deathbed, he did not feel much joy in his merit of building the great Maha Cedi Pagoda, but he felt great joy in recalling his small merit of offering one meal to a monk in the forest. Due to this great volition, he was reborn in the celestial abode of heavenly Tusita Devas. Therefore, only volition will determine your destiny, not the quantity or value of gifts you have offered. Volition is the driving force to receive good result and not the lavishness of your charity. Charity is Analogous to Sowing Seeds • Recipients are the fields • Donors are the farmers, • Offertories are the seeds sown Page 45 A Gift of Dhamma Maung Paw, California
Page 1 and 2: ABHIDHAMMA IN DAILY LIFE The Princi
Page 3 and 4: About The Author: Ashin Janakabhiva
Page 5 and 6: The Venerable Bhaddanta Janakabhiva
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