THE POWER OF THOUGHTS
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or bigotry held to suffering are
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or bigotry held to suffering are
caused by our own decision - Artwork
Forgiveness is not easy to do. When we have been harmed, hurt , betrayed, abandoned or exploited , forgiveness seems to be impossible. However , unless we find some way to forgive people, otherwise we will bury hold anger and fear in our hearts forever .
Imagine what this world would be like if forgiveness was not present. Imagine what we would have been like if everyone was holding onto all the trauma , all discontent , all anger that arises when we feel betrayed. If we keep everything in mind, do not let go of them, life will be miserable.
Do not forgive that we have to bring with us the suffering of the past . Jack Kornfield as said, "Forgiveness is removed all hope to do for the past better." In that sense , forgiveness is not for someone's harmful actions; But for our relationship to our past . When starting up the heart to forgive , it is the beginning of practice for themselves do.
His University Presbyterian Ghosananda, a monks Theravada , is best known for the title as the "Gandhi of Cambodia". He regularly leads the meditation Dhammayietra (The pilgrimage of truth ) in the early 1990s, after the peace agreement ending the civil war between the Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian authorities new was signed.
When he Ghosananda lost in 2007, at age 78, a eulogy published in the newspaper The Economist has described the details of his experiences when traveling through Cambodia after the war. He often sees the war still fierce . Rockets are still flying overhead pilgrims , the gun battle was going on around them. Some pilgrims were killed . Many people because of fear have turned back , but he Ghosananda explicitly choose to go through the streets there are conflicts . Sometimes the meditation was trapped between lines long solid refugees, Their feet were swollen like they were, crawling in carts and bicycles full of pillows, pots and chickens. "We must have the courage to leave our peacefultemple ," Ghosananda insisted firmly , "to enter the temples filled with suffering of beings."
Khmer Rouge oil not for worship , was raking in the monastery , threw the statue was destroyed down to the river, the old habits remain. When the soldiers heard Mr. Ghosananda advise, "Anger can not be eradicated by anger ; hatred can only be removed with love love ", they had to drop the weapon, kneel roadside. Villagers bring water to purify them, and they pin the burning incense into them as the sign of war has ended ... He can not leave the world . Instead of just steep the care of the monastery of his, he had erected makeshift tents in refugee camps temple.
Elders Ghosananda had built these temples although the powerful remnants of the Khmer Rouge had threatened to kill him if you do not obey them. As thousands of refugees dragged to these temples, he gave them the Buddha 's Kindred Heart printed on frayed paper:
With wide open mind
I embrace all beings :
The bright light from all directions,
Into the blue sky,
Down to earth.
This story is a profound reminder of what forgiveness can do. Family of Presbyterian Ghosananda Khmer Rouge were destroyed , and during the time they ruled, the monks Buddhism is considered the parasites of society . They were stripped of their tuxedos , forced to work or killed : among the 60,000 monks, there were only 3,000 after the war in Cambodia. But regardless of what he has suffered under the Khmer Rouge, Presbyterian Ghosananda still grant forgiveness in mind for them.
The pardon freed us from the power of fear , help us look at things with intelligence , with compassion . First, we need to understand the mind of tolerance , forgiveness : then I learned how to practice and how to forgive for ourselves and for the people. The Buddha taught that, "If the minds of sentient beings can not be free from greed, hatred, and fear , then we do not teach them and do not teach them to practice." The power of tolerance ,
The practice of kindness of one can be aided by practice tolerance , forgiveness , because it helps you to see others with kindness, with the intellect, the mind average police. Anytime we can also practice letting go of anger , fear and dwell in peace, tolerance - that never, never late late. But to be able to cultivate a heart that truly loves , we need decorations set of ways to practice in order to increase the strength for forgiveness , tolerance and compassion inherent in us. Ability to forgive help us capable of facing the suffering - the suffering of ourselves and of others - with kindness .
Please tolerance , forgiveness not glance what was happening in a superficial way. The practice is not trying to create a smile on the face, and then saying, "No problem. I do not care". It is not a false attempt to suppress the pain or to ignore it. If you had to go through an extreme injustice, to be able to come to forgiveness is, sometimes we have to go through a process including the pain, anger , sorrow, and loss.
The forgiveness is a process deeply, need to be over and, repeated in our mind. It consists of pain, including the UAT choking. Gradually, with time , it will lead to the freedom of true forgiveness . If we sincerely look back on our lives , we can see the sadness and suffering that have led to our own wrongdoings . We are not just victims; Sometimes we are also creators. We also need to be forgiven . By that way, finally we can fell forgiveness for himself and bury the pain in the hearts of compassion. Without forgiveness , tolerance , then we would live in isolation , in exile .
When you practice the following ways of forgiving , feel the relaxation of the oil in your mind. Or there is no relaxation, also feel it. If you are not ready to forgive, do not worry. Sometimes the process of forgiveness goes through a lifetime , and that's okay. You can do it at the right time and your way. It should not be pressed emotions its members, if only you can do is consciously be harm what had happened, that was enough. Can not force emotion, it only happens when it occurs, Because it is in the depths of our hearts. So if, by being harmed , you shut your heart or keep your emotions out , you can recognize it as part of the harm . How do you feel, it is like that, and vice versa. The forgiveness is the attitude of openness, generosity , tolerance , not the emotion that we create a place of body and mind . You may note that as part of the harm . How do you feel, it is like that, and vice versa. The forgiveness is the attitude of openness, generosity , tolerance , not the emotion that we create a place of body and mind . You may note that as part of the harm . How do you feel, it is like that, and vice versa. The forgiveness is the attitude of openness, generosity , tolerance , not the emotion that we create a place of body and mind .
We practice with the belief that when we repeat, our body and mind will receive them. That is the beauty of the way to practice this, we know that we can not control the results of the practice , but we do all the way we practice - I know I have to practice to please be patient , ardent , determined Mind , wisdom and effort . I do not know what they will affect how the life we. I do not try to make what happen,
How to practice forgiveness
This practice of forgiveness has three parts: 1- Forgiveness from others, 2-Forgiveness for oneself , 3-Forgiveness for the one who harmed us. The way to practice this is not binding , so if you feel no need to demand ask for forgiveness , then you do not participate . If you feel unable to forgive for yourself , you can sit quietly , observing whether there is any matter small door ajar in the heart to the tiniest bit of light can sneak in. And if you feel unable to forgive people for thinking the jobs they can not be forgiven , then you also need to know that. During the practice , we reflect on how we are embracing pain , how bitter, and how it crushes our heart. If you can only tolerate a very small part, it's okay. This is a process of solving that sometimes need a lifetime of people to do it. You also need to know that. During the practice , we reflect onhow we are embracing pain , how bitter, and how it crushes our heart. If you can only tolerate a very small part, that's fine. This is a process of solving that sometimes need a lifetime of people to do it. You also need to know that. During the practice , we reflect on how we are embracing pain , how bitter, and how it crushes our heart. If you can only tolerate a very small part, that's fine. This is a process of solving that sometimes need a lifetime of people to do it.
Maybe you should not start with the great things that until now you still do not want to forgive . Maybe you should start with small things. Let your mind be acquainted with the practice of forgiveness . Just like when you're practicing strength , you can not start by lifting weights 250 pounds. We must start with small iron balls, so that the muscles begin to work. Then gradually we improve signed up. Also , when we practice forgiveness , we start with small things,
Sit comfortably , close your eyes, and breathe naturally , without straining . Relax the body and mind . Feel the connection between you and the universe . Let the breath gently travel throughout the body, especially in your heart.
When you are breathing, feel all the barriers that you have set up, the feelings that you contain because you can not forgive yourself and others. Be aware of the pain that has closed your heart.
The forgiveness from others
When breath wool in heart, feel any kind of arid there, silently repeat the following words: "I've been hurt , do harm to others in many different ways. Now I remember. The ways I have betrayed, abandoned , caused suffering , intentionally or unintentionally, from suffering , fear , anger or ignorance. " Let yourself remember and envision the ways in which you have harmed people. See the suffering I caused to the person due to fear , ignorance . Feeling like that, You will finally drop this burden and be forgiven . Spend more time to visualize memories heavy mind you. When each face individual pops up in the mind, gently said: "I would like to be forgiven . I will be forgiven. "
Forgiveness for yourself
To beg the forgiveness for yourself , please recite to himself: "When I caused suffering for people, in many ways I was hurt , be harmful . How many times have I betrayed, or abandoned myself in thoughts , words or actions, intentionally or unknowingly. " Remember the ways you hurt yourself. And forgive every harmful action . "Through the ways in which I have harmed myself with action or thought , due to fear , suffering and ignorance , I am sincerely sorry . I ask forgiveness for yourself . I forgive for ourselves . I forgive myself. "
Forgive the person who harmed me
To rise to forgive those who have harmed us, repeat the following: "I got others to do harm , exploitation , abandonment in many ways, whether accidentally or intentionally , by speech , reviews Think or act ". Let's imagine that the way you feel being compromised . Please record them. Every damage . Remember these things are true to you, and feel the pain you have suffered in the past . And now you feel that you can let go of this burden by gradually forgiving when your mind is ready. Do not force it; There is no need to let go of any troubles in one sitting meditation .
It is important to practice small steps every time you feel ready to forgive . Please say to yourself: "I remember the ways I was hurt , hurt. And I know it is due to the fear , ignorance , suffering, hatred of others . I have carried this wound in my heart long enough. Being ready, I forgive him. He hurt me, I sincerely forgive him. I forgive him ".
Three ways of practicing forgiveness can be gently again and repeat until you feel the mind so serene . For some severe injuries , you may not feel relaxed . On the contrary, you can also experience the feelings of hurt , anger that you ever suffered. In case , you can only think of transient, and forgiveness for myself for not ready to let go and stepped forward . END=NAM MO CAKYA MOUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT,VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.16/4/2017.
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