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The Heart That Smiles of Itself
Today I thought of the quote 'the heart that smiles by itself'
There are conditions in and of life and we all have to meet them . It is part of our due for being in and still, of , this world.
However, it is possible to meet those conditions with greater peace , clarity , contentment and, as some teacher or other said , the heart that smiles by itself.
Good luck and good practicing, even when it hurts . Because it works .
Best wishes,
Abu
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Which quotation is accurate, and where is it from....?
Thanks!
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Things outside and in
The evening of April 2, 1981, after Luang Pu had returned from a ceremony in the palace and was resting at the royal monastic dwelling in Wat Bovorn, a high-ranking monk who was also a meditator came to visit and to converse with him about the Dhamma. His first question was this: "They say that a person who was a yakkha in a previous life, on returning to a human birth, can study magical formulae and be very powerful in whatever way he uses them. How true is that?"
Luang Pu sat right up and answered,
"I've never been interested in that sort of thing at all. But have you ever meditated to this point: hasituppapada, the movement of the mind where it smiles on its own, without any intention to smile? It happens only in a noble one's mind. It doesn't happen in ordinary people, because it lies beyond the conditions of fabrication — free in and of itself."
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From a Gem:
Gifts He Left Behind - The Dhamma Legacy of Ajaan Dune Atulo
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/thai/dune/giftsheleft.html
Wording approximate but indicative.
Best wishes,
Abu
Oh....kay.....
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Divisions as you choose to see them, Fede, you are the moderator but fortunately not the judge. Thanks for your evaluations anyway
Best wishes,
Abu
My criticism of your post is both legitimate and justified, given that you have intrinsically changed the original quotation and placed an interpretation on it, that differs somewhat - in my judgement - from its original intention.
so our respective opinions rest on what you think heart is, and what I think it is. As does the opinion of anyone else of course.
But whichever way you look at it - 'heart' isn't 'Mind'.
Smile federica!
She makes me smile when I think of her....
So you guess wrong....a smile comes from the Mind, not the heart.
As does everything else.
All things are Mind-wrought.
If that still does not satisfy you, perhaps you can apply to the Debate team for the trophy of triumph and self certainty.
The smile comes from the heart but like Ajahn Chah said, you would have to find that out for yourself first. (Google it yourself if you want the Spanish inquisition. Terms are smile Ajahn Chah.) Good luck.
Best wishes,
Abu
With metta!