(read daily)

 

Pain

Disease

Death

Loneliness

Frustration

Fear

Embarrassment

Disappointment

Anger

 

Cause

 

Craving and Aversion

Expecting others to conform to our expectations

Wanting others to like us

Not getting what we want

Unquenchable desire

Ignorance

Greed

Envy

 

End

 

Give up useless craving

Learn to live each day at a time

Not dwelling in the past or the imagined future

Good moral conduct

Meditation and mental development

Wisdom and insight

Help others

 

Being moral through what we do, say, and live

Focus on being fully aware of our thoughts and actions

Develop wisdom by understanding

Have compassion for others

 

Do not take the life of any living thing

Do not take anything not freely given

Abstain from sexual misconduct and sensual overindulgence

Refrain from untrue speech

Avoid intoxication or losing mindfulness

 

Every cause has effect – our actions have results

Be responsible for past and present actions

The intention behind the action

Effect of the action on oneself

Effect of the action on others

Frequent repetitive actions

Determined intentional actions

Action performed without regret

Action towards those who have helped one in the past

 

Wisdom should be developed with compassion

In reality all phenomena are incomplete, impermanent, and do not constitute a fixed entity

Do not believe what you are told without experiencing and understanding the truth

Wisdom requires an open, objective, unbigoted mind

Wisdom requires patience, courage, flexibility, and intelligence

 

Have compassion, be ready to share, give comfort, sympathy, concern, and caring

Understand others when we can understand ourselves through wisdom

 

Solutions to our problems are within ourselves not outside

Take responsibility for your own actions and understanding

 

Decide for yourself, nothing new here...


Much love and peace


Robert
2015