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the mind states of a normal, unenlightened being – where the mind experiences greed, disagreement or all kinds of negligence and errors. Peace from these defilements arises because of seeing their drawbacks, dangers and inappropriateness. The Buddha’s mind was secluded from defilements in just this way. Looking at the way he lived, however, the Buddha seemed just like an ordinary person. He needed clothes to cover his body, ward off cold, heat, mosquitoes and gadflies. He ate food for sustaining the physical condition of his body, eating in moderation, consuming it only for stilling the hunger that arises due to the work of the body’s digestive system, and not overcome by desire.. His dwelling place could be considered ‘good enough’. It was merely a shelter from sun and rain, a place of relief from having exposure to insects. It couldn’t be called ‘good’ by worldly standards. The Buddha was indifferent towards it. He lived just well enough to sustain his life and to have some relief from the heat and cold that nature brings, from the sun and the rain. The same with medicines: the Buddha wouldn’t use medicines thinking of curing his illnesses – but only for the sake of a little relief, as the situation of having to experience the physical conditions of a body always has to involve constant changes, according to causes and conditions. Eventually the physical body will have to reach its end, disintegrate and transform into its original state: earth goes to earth, water to water, wind to wind, and fire to fire. Seeing that this is the way it goes, the Buddha didn’t think of his physical body being a “person” or an entity in and of itself. The body is merely a manifestation of the elements and khandhas 40 – arising, 40 khandha (Pali): aggregates; the five causally conditioned groups of existence forming a human being: rupa or physical form, vedana or feeling, 112
existing, and ceasing to be. From this perspective there is nothing that is to be assumed as a self – whether relating to the rupakhandha, the vedana-khandha, or sankhara-khandha. The Buddha saw that the khandhas comprise a way of being that follow causes and conditions – arising, existing and ceasing. A mode of being which can’t be considered a being or a person at all. Because the Buddha saw things from this perspective, he was able to experience true peace. When we study aspects like this, we need to do it with an attitude that doesn’t allow mindfulness to slip. We need to maintain mindfulness and clear comprehension, in a way that immediately understands the world and our states of mind, knowing them the way they are. We know what people are like, and realize how the world truly is. One who understands the world and knows the truth about it is able to still his feelings towards it. This means looking at things with an attitude of practice, following the ideal of heedfulness. It is a way of keeping track attentively, with comprehension and vision, just like it is expressed in an old saying: “to keep looking until it is revealed, to keep addressing it until it works, and keep using it until one can handle it well”.Practicing in this way, benefit will come naturally for both ourselves and for others. It really means that one is capable of looking after oneself. It’s as simple as this. So these are some of the principles that we cultivate and give importance to. If one is able to realize peace and liberation from sañña or memory/perception, sankhara or mental formations and viññana or consciousness. 113
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The Ways of the Peaceful Teachings
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Information about the Ajahn Chah Tr
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Foreword “The Ways of the Peacefu
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In this book, besides general outli
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“Following in the Footsteps of th
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Day by day our lives come closer to
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pleasure. We should maintain that i
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endurance, resolute strength and di
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“Practising One’s Duties” 13
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elies on nothing else but the human
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knowledge of how to improve things
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“Ordination: Going Forth” 19
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Ordination: Going Forth Going Forth
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Now I will tell you the basic medit
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permanent. All these are just state
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We develop peaceful bodily conduct.
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In our training there is the topic
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good or that thing is better or the
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“Ordination: The Announcements”
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Ordination: The Announcements After
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where we naturally have to rely on
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“Contentment” 39
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Contentment During his visit to Mal
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Don’t go and follow the thoughts
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45 “Restraint”
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Restraint Luang Por Liem gave the f
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current. They never give way to the
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“Gentleness, Humbleness and Patie
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Gentleness, Humbleness and Patience
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espectful starts to feel smoother a
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follow the principle of being happy
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“Wealth and Fame” 59
Page 67 and 68: Wealth and Fame Excerpt from Luang
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Page 73 and 74: Advice on Robe Washing Day From Lua
Page 75 and 76: But still, the Buddha wanted us to
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Page 79 and 80: Creating Benefit On April 25 th , 2
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Page 83 and 84: The way Luang Por Chah lived. it wa
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Page 123 and 124: “From the Darkness to the Light
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Page 145 and 146: Over long periods of time, our expe
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Page 149 and 150: 143 Look and figure it out Try and
Page 151 and 152: hojane mattaññuta (Pali): Knowing
Page 153 and 154: saddha (Pali): Confidence, faith or
Page 155: About Luang Por Liem Luang Por Liem
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