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EFTA00286476 | EFTA00286853 mat makes it a mat. If you were to take it apart into all its components, you will just be left with a pile of components — there is no particular part which makes it a `mat'. If you look at it with a microscope all you can see is a collection of cells. You cannot even see the components any more. In the same way people look at their own bodies and they say "This is me", "This is what makes me who I am". However, if they were to look closely at their body and see that it is just a collection of organs, bones, tissues and nerves, it will make them wonder what about their body makes them who they really are. The word sanattatk has a second important meaning and that is the quality of something that is 'outside your control'. From the point of view of practice this is a very important definition. You might notice when you sit for meditation that you cannot stop yourself from feeling aches and pains. You cannot even keep your mind on the thing you want to concentrate on for your meditation. Even if you don't want to look old, you cannot stop the signs of aging from appearing on your body. Your hair turns grey without you being able to stop it. All you can do to stop it from changing colour is to dye it. Your hair falls out without you being able to stop it. All you can do to save yourself from baldness is to buy a wig. ultimate result attainable through good deeds. The reason why such people are confused is that they don't realize that certain things exist that are not subject to the Three Characteristics — that are permanent, happy and true self — the characteristics of Nirvana (described in Blessing Thirty-Four, §B.3) C. BECOMING LESS VULNERABLE TO VICISSITUDES C.1Some principles In general, the more uncontrollably people laugh when they are elated, the louder they will cry when they are disappointed. If people only smile slightly when they are pleased about something, when they are disappointed the trauma will be only minor. We must continually remind ourselves not to allow ourselves to be too elated or disappointed when we encounter the vicissitudes of the world, and before long, the resulting stability of mind will soon lead us to attain the DhammakAya for ourselves, attain the Four Noble Truths and attain Nirvana. C2 Some things to remindyourself Even the best of people, the Buddha himself, still had to encounter vicissitudes. Thus don't be too upset if you too encounter such vicissitudes — just minimize the damage they do to your mind. The people of old gave the general advice that if you are put under pressure by the vicissitudes of the world, you should soften the blow by reflecting that: Whether the Buddha arises in the world or not, these Three Characteristics are the nature of things in the • The darker it gets the later it must be. The later it world. However, if it wasn't for the teaching of the gets, the closer it gets to dawn. Darkness in this world Buddha, we might never realize. can lastfor twelve hours at the most In the thirteenth Don't take the teachings that way however — some hour it must reach the dawn. people hear the teachings that everything in the world is Even if you are at breaking point as the result of the impermanent and they think to themselves, "Why pressure you have been put under, know that before bother to invest one's time and effort in doing any good much longer you will be close to an end of suffering. deeds?" If you don't understand this point correctly you The word for 'hindrances' or 'obstacles' in the Pali, will be like many Buddhists who use this teaching as an 'upasakka' actually means 'close to heaven'. Even excuse for doing whatever they like — killing, stealing, the unpleasant things of the world are subject to the corruption and lying — why? — because they believe Universal Characteristics — just as they have come that there is no lasting effect from any of their actions. into being, before long they must decay; They forget that the Buddha taught that if you do good you will receive good fruits from your actions. If you • the good things coming to you are not forever. do evil deeds, you will receive evil results from your Instead of becoming elated one should reflect that when action and that DhammakAya and Nirvana are the the vicissitudes have worked in our favour, such good fortune cannot last for ever. EFTA00286853
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🔔 How Do You Remind Yourself of Things You Forget?

Sometimes we forget names, tasks, or important things - it happens to everyone!

In those moments, what’s your go-to trick? A sticky note? Phone reminder? Or something else?

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