Luang Por Liem: The Ways of the Peaceful - Wat Pah Nanachat

More documents

Recommendations

Info

or loss of motivation take over. This definitely needs the quality of patient endurance. Other qualities mentioned in the “Ways to Success” are also closely related to the quality of putting forth effort. As we might know from our studies, the Buddha gave us some similes for the perfection of viriya in the Jatakas, in the Mahajanaka Jataka 32 . Relying on effort one eventually succeeds. Just like when learning to chant the patimokkha – a task that is very beneficial for the Sangha – one needs diligence. By application of effort one succeeds in memorizing the patimokkha. This is why the Buddha stated that putting forth effort is a quality that leads to success. The conditions of our lives, which we should find methods to overcome and become free from, don’t refer to anything other than the two categories of rupa, the physical world, and nama the mental world. The “Four Foundations of Mindfulness” (satipatthana), which are also part of the bodhipakkhiyadhammas – mindfulness of the body, feelings, the mind, and mind-objects – concern both the physical and mental world. Mindfulness of the body deals with rupa. Contemplating physical form we free ourselves from it and experience not being bound up with delusions and wrong understandings caused by attachment to it. We apply our practice to the body, the rupa-khandha, and create a feeling of not being overly concerned with and worried about it. This is in accordance with the ideals that are appropriate for samanas, so we keep practicing in this way again and again, so that feelings of self-importance don’t arise. 32 the Mahajanaka Jataka refers to one of the ten last lives of the Bodhisatta, in which he perfected viriya-parami (the quality of effort) swimming across the sea for seven days without knowing when he will reach the shore. 82
Practicing mindfulness of the body, we contemplate “seeing the body in the body” – the body being merely a physical phenomenon that is prone to arising, existing and cessation. We should see the body from the point of view of the Three Characteristics. The body is the way it is, in line with these characteristics and not any other way. This is how we need to contemplate the rupa-khandha. The body can’t be otherwise. We should see it as a particular manifestation of Dhamma. It is anicca, dukkha, anatta 33 – precisely that. Seeing things like this allows us to experience a way of being where feelings of delusion – or misperceptions where we forget who and what we actually are – don’t arise. Concerning feelings (vedana): feelings are symptoms created by the sense bases. The sense bases are where their origin lies and also their extinction. Feelings arise due to pleasant and agreeable things (piyarupa and satarupa), phenomena that we encounter in one way or another. The eye seeing something or the ear hearing something can be the cause of both happiness and suffering – pleasant and unpleasant experiences. These are considered “Worldly Dhammas”, worldly ways in which the mind experiences things according to its moods. We investigate these feelings. To say that they are pleasant or unpleasant doesn’t really hold up when we look at them closely. They are merely modes of experience that arise. Feelings are just like waves that build up, roll in and break upon the shore where they eventually disintegrate into nothing. They are just conditions of experience that arise within the realm of the Three Characteristics. To say 33 impermanence, suffering and not-self. These are the “Three Characteristics”, or “Three Universal Characteristics”. 83
Page 1:
The Ways of the Peaceful Teachings
Page 4 and 5:
Information about the Ajahn Chah Tr
Page 7 and 8:
Foreword “The Ways of the Peacefu
Page 9 and 10:
In this book, besides general outli
Page 11 and 12:
“Following in the Footsteps of th
Page 13 and 14:
Day by day our lives come closer to
Page 15 and 16:
pleasure. We should maintain that i
Page 17 and 18:
endurance, resolute strength and di
Page 19 and 20:
“Practising One’s Duties” 13
Page 21 and 22:
elies on nothing else but the human
Page 23 and 24:
knowledge of how to improve things
Page 25 and 26:
“Ordination: Going Forth” 19
Page 27 and 28:
Ordination: Going Forth Going Forth
Page 29 and 30:
Now I will tell you the basic medit
Page 31 and 32:
permanent. All these are just state
Page 33 and 34:
We develop peaceful bodily conduct.
Page 35 and 36:
In our training there is the topic
Page 37 and 38: good or that thing is better or the
Page 39 and 40: “Ordination: The Announcements”
Page 41 and 42: Ordination: The Announcements After
Page 43 and 44: where we naturally have to rely on
Page 45 and 46: “Contentment” 39
Page 47 and 48: Contentment During his visit to Mal
Page 49 and 50: Don’t go and follow the thoughts
Page 51 and 52: 45 “Restraint”
Page 53 and 54: Restraint Luang Por Liem gave the f
Page 55 and 56: current. They never give way to the
Page 57 and 58: “Gentleness, Humbleness and Patie
Page 59 and 60: Gentleness, Humbleness and Patience
Page 61 and 62: espectful starts to feel smoother a
Page 63 and 64: follow the principle of being happy
Page 65 and 66: “Wealth and Fame” 59
Page 67 and 68: Wealth and Fame Excerpt from Luang
Page 69 and 70: nature of animals to live in consta
Page 71 and 72: “Advice on Robe Washing Day” 65
Page 73 and 74: Advice on Robe Washing Day From Lua
Page 75 and 76: But still, the Buddha wanted us to
Page 77 and 78: “Creating Benefit” 71
Page 79 and 80: Creating Benefit On April 25 th , 2
Page 81 and 82: - One should teach the Dhamma in a
Page 83 and 84: The way Luang Por Chah lived. it wa
Page 85 and 86: “Reflections after the Patimokkha
Page 87: spiritual qualities that we have ac
Page 91 and 92: nine types of higher knowledge aris
Page 93 and 94: attitude of practice and willingnes
Page 95 and 96: him to recite principles of the tea
Page 97 and 98: So, at this time, as we are about t
Page 99 and 100: “The Ornaments of One Gone Forth
Page 101 and 102: laypeople or householders 37 , who
Page 103 and 104: We should be determined to look, to
Page 105 and 106: eauty to arise. Walking - one is be
Page 107 and 108: Our practice relies on following ce
Page 109 and 110: to cover ourselves. If we stay far
Page 111 and 112: of the heart is damaged, simply tha
Page 113 and 114: “Different from Ordinary People
Page 115 and 116: Dhamma; we are prejudiced. If one s
Page 117 and 118: unenlightened people would maintain
Page 119 and 120: existing, and ceasing to be. From t
Page 121 and 122: didn’t want us to study anywhere
Page 123 and 124: “From the Darkness to the Light
Page 125 and 126: From the Darkness to the Light Exce
Page 127 and 128: Until the state of perfection is re
Page 129 and 130: wear out. They don’t consider the
Page 131 and 132: Feelings are just feelings, happine
Page 133 and 134: someone is just a product of the de
Page 135 and 136: People who have no problems, who do
Page 137 and 138: modern terms. This provides the abi
Page 139 and 140:
133 We sometimes wonder where purit
Page 141 and 142:
goodness towards me. With such thou
Page 143 and 144:
of the body as attractive and beaut
Page 145 and 146:
Over long periods of time, our expe
Page 147 and 148:
journey together. May this be usefu
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
show all

Luang Por Liem: The Ways of the Peaceful - Wat Pah Nanachat

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?