More quotes from teachings
Saturday, October 11th, 2008On why to do the contemplations:
“It is a matter of training the mind. The whole process of these contemplations is a mind training in and of itself. You’re training the mind to think positively. And the reason why you do that is because the whole point of Buddhism is to extinguish suffering, to extinguish dukkha. And that can only be done through the mind.”
On contemplating the precious human birth:
“The practice is what changes your view and your outlook. It’s very difficult to maintain any kind of negative feeling if you’re doing this practice of the Precious Human Birth, because you’re constantly celebrating the simple fact of your own existence and the existence of others. This also carries over into your relationships with others, and it becomes very, very difficult to have negative feelings about anything or anyone, no matter what you’ve been through. It’s a simple practice, but very powerful in its effects.”
