Share some teachings here
misecmisc1
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Hi All,
A thought came to my mind to start a thread, in which we can share some teachings, which we have heard from wise people, be they be from any religion.
I was hearing few preachings from a Jain saint, which I would like to share with you all.
Try to see good in bad people. If this seems much difficult, then try to not see bad in good people. If even this seems to be somewhat difficult, then at the least try not to communicate bad things of good/bad people to others - in other words, if you have noticed some bad quality in either a good/bad person, then do not gossip with others spreading the bad quality about that good/bad person. The background for this is - if you want to stop bad quality to grow further in you, then at the first step, try to develop not seeing of bad qualities in other and even if you see it, then do not spread to others. If you want to develop good qualities in you, try to develop the seeing of good in others.
Have a feeling of peace towards 'you', feeling of unconditional loving kindness towards others and feeling of purifying towards your inner self.
Please share some teachings if you wish, which you have heard from different saints or monks from any religion. Thanks in advance.
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I find the Lojong teachings fascinating. One in particular, I have found useful for myself. Drive all blames into one.
http://www.tricycle.com/web-exclusive/train-your-mind-drive-all-blames-one?offer=dharma
Rather than feel comfortable finding fault in others, to look at self is a very powerful antidote to my own self-righteousness. This alone changes my own misconceptions of the source of problems.
Thanks for this posting. I look forward to seeing how this will turn out.
This is a bit like the sayings and quotations thread....
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Thanks.
I'm practicing a method taught by a great sage named Sri Ramana Maharshi, his method is called self inquiry, I find it very useful and a very powerful practice.
http://bhagavan-ramana.org/selfenquirypractice.html
http://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/who_am_I.pdf
This is a transcript of a talk Dharma in Daily Life, to Catholics or more likely ex-Catholics. However I feel the teaching has points for everyone . . .
http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en/archives/approaching_buddhism/introduction/dharma_in_daily_life/dharma_in_daily_life.html_1791347032.html
Dharma is a Sanskrit word that literally means "a preventive measure." It is something that we do in order to avoid problems. To have any interest in practicing the Dharma, we need to see that there are problems in life. That actually takes a lot of courage. Many people do not take themselves or their lives seriously. They work very hard all day long and then distract themselves with entertainment and so on in the evenings because they are tired.