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Vigilance at the table, vigilance in life
This is a gradual practice. The profound can only be experienced in all its profundity by one who has mastered the mundane. It is not just a matter of what you know, but whether you live your life in such a way that you have the maturity to digest the deep truths of Dhamma.
Approximately 110 billion people have died on this planet
Another almost eight billion are in the waiting room. Death is inevitable. It’s coming for me and it’s coming for you. It’s coming for everyone we know without exception: those we love and like, those we hate or dislike, and to all those to whom we are indifferent.
Yesterday I learned a new word: nociception.
It is defined as the neural process of encoding and processing stimuli—thermal, mechanical, or chemical—that damage or threaten to damage normal tissues. Nociception is what allows us to perceive and avoid potentially tissue-damaging events.
Nisai: How Habits Shape Our Character
The Thai word "nisai" means both character and habit, highlighting the truth that character is shaped by our habits. It is not fixed, but changes according to how we live our lives. When people see character as permanent, they often define themselves by their habits.
Ajahn Jayasāro: how to repay others evil without hatred and ill will
...Our mind will remain intact and we will speak no evil words, we will be compassionate for their welfare, with a mind full of loving kindness, without inner hatred. We will remain in a state permeated with kindness...