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Moonday Reflections
On each new moon and full moon day Ajahn Munindo sends out a short text
as an offering of encouragement in daily-life practice e.g.
NEW MOON Tuesday 11th September
You are receiving this message as you are on our HILLTOP mailing list. It
was suggested to me that a letter from the monastery each new and full moon
might be inspirational to friends and supporters. If you would rather not be
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"All states
of being are determined by mind.
It is mind
that leads the way.
As surely as
our shadow never leaves us,
so
well-being will follow
when we
speak or act with a pure state of mind."
Dhammapada
verse 2
Coming at
the very beginning of The Dhammapada this verse serves as a most powerful
reminder of where our priorities need to lie. With the almost constant
sensory impingement we readily become distracted and loose perspective; we
can forget that we are responsible for the way we view the world. But with
skilful reflection we can remember, and ignite that right kind of effort
which means can fall back into awareness and 'see' things in a new way. A
way that means that even if conditions are not agreeable they are still just
conditions. Changing conditions. Programmed conditions. We remember to not
believe too much in the way
things appear. We remember the heart's warmth and the strength found in
kindness, patience and clear-seeing. The trick is hw to remember.
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