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By meditation

Cultivate "moral  education"

"Practicing meditation"

"Cultivate mental morals and moral education"

I wrote it abruptly

I will explain it step by step.

 

 

The world takes a long time It has been developed by humanity.

 

 

In other words

It can be said that all "material growth" has been done by humans .

 

 

But including fights and crimes Man-made disasters never end, regardless of "material growth."

 

 

Why is that?

 

 

 

 

This is because people do not "grow the spirit" even though they "grow the material."

 

 

"Material growth" includes all physical things, scientific developments and technological advances.

 

It does not deny "material growth".

 

 

"Material growth" comes from people.

 

but

“How to use material growth” is also a matter of people.

 

 

 

In more detail, "The use of substances is based on the" people's mind. 

 

People whose "mind" is heading for the "good" can use the substance "good use to help many".

 

 

People whose spirits go in other directions can be used in ways that plague many.

 

 

For example

Mankind has discovered fire and developed explosive technology.

Explosives are the growth of matter.

 

 

The explosives can be used to improve work efficiency such as excavation work, and can be used to help many people's lives. However It can also be used to torment people, such as bomb weapons.

 

 

 

Not only explosives, but all substances, depending on the "people's spirit", use better or worse.

 

The development of matter can create a better society with the "good spirit of the people".

 

What we need now is not "material growth" but "mental growth".

 

 

If "the growth of the spirit" comes , people will not be happy just by "the growth of matter" .

 

 

To nurture that "mental growth" is to nurture "moral morals" .

 

 

Meditation can be a "growth of moral " .

 

 

 

アジサイの花

How to use your life

By "Material Growth"

No matter how much you try to fill yourself

We are never satisfied.

 

 

In Search of "Material Growth" That Does Not Satisfy

Working from one to the next

Have you spent your precious life?

 

Why spend time only on "material growth"?

 

 

 

Many people

We try to satisfy our happiness through the growth of matter.

 

From the conclusion

"Satisfaction of the substance" cannot achieve "satisfaction of the spirit".

 

 

 

There are various substances

Money and material things

It may be easy to imagine when you think about it.

 

For example

By getting a lot of money

I want to feel secure about anxiety.

 

By getting the substance

It is possible to get a temporary sense of security.

 

 

However

 

"In exchange for the security of getting a substance"

You will have "anxiety about losing the substance you got" at the same time .

 

 

It is only "the security of getting the substance is temporary."

 

Acting for unsatisfactory “material growth”

further

A state of "anxiety" in exchange does not mean happiness.

 

 

 

But many people

It is said that the growth and satisfaction of matter can provide peace of mind.

It's in the "wrong education and public climate"

I guess you often think so.

 

 

 

It is not a choice that seeks “substance growth” that is not satisfied,

By understanding what is life toward "growth of the mind"

The choice of “how to use my life”

You can do it for the first time .

湖のボート

"Peace of mind" is the "best happiness"

By "the growth of the mind (moral morals)"

Where do you go in your life?

 

 

 

Starting with humanity,

For all living things

"Peace of mind" is the best happiness

It is necessary to understand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is "peace of mind"

Be calm and have no fear or fear .

 

We are life threatening,

When you have anxiety or fear in your heart

I cannot feel happiness.

 

that is

Not only human beings, but also animals, insects, etc.

All living things in common

You don't want a life-threatening situation.

 

Peace of mind, calm and calm

Is "peace of mind".

 

 

For every living thing

"Peace of mind"

Really

"The best happiness."

 

 

Relying solely on "material growth" without "mental growth"

You cannot satisfy the "best happiness".

 

 

that is

How to make your own life

It depends heavily on your progress.

 

 

By "Peace of Mind"

Life towards the "best happiness" is a choice that anyone can make .

祈り

" Tokuiku(moral education)" toward "best happiness "

The word "accumulate virtue"

In Japan, it is so familiar that it is used everyday

Many of you may know.

 

 

That is one of the Buddha's teachings.

 

So what is "act of accumulating virtue"?

 

 

Buddha taught

With "act to accumulate virtue"

I told you earlier

All creatures

The act of heading for "peace of mind" of "best happiness"

It is an act of accumulating virtue.

 

 

 

In particular

Buddha

"By meditation one goes for" peace of mind ""

I told you that it was a virtue .

 

Accumulating virtue through meditation is synonymous with "act for others."

 

 

that is

By practicing meditation and "self-insight into one's heart"

This naturally leads to "acts that are useful for people ."

 

 

 

 

By letting your mind go to peace

It naturally has a positive effect on those around you.

 

 

that is

When your mind is heading for peace

This is because "acts that are useful for people" can be naturally performed .

 

 

 

 

Buddha has completed his spiritual growth

"Peace your heart" was made.

 

45 years from then on

So that the person in front of you can gain "peace of mind"

Teach and teach the practice

All of my life was spent on people.

 

 

 

 

What each of us must do

In order to head for "your own peace" ,

The meditation practice of self-insight "to know your heart"

It is a virtuous act and a starting point for everything .

 

 

 

Again,

When your mind is heading for peace

This is because "acts that are useful for people" can be naturally performed.

 

 

 

People live by supporting each other.

Acts that are useful for people

It is the support of people and the development of compassion .

 

 

Not only people,

All living things that exist

It exists in support of each other.

 

To all living things

Useful actions are

It is an act of nurturing support and compassion .

 

That is "Tokuiku" .

 

 

In meditation practice

If there are people or creatures in trouble in front of you

Support and be considerate.

 

 

 

 

Not only is the opponent's mind heading for peace

Your heart can also be a great help to your peace.

 

 

 

 

Even if you express it in a word,

It contains a lot of content.

 

 

 

All creatures head for "peace of mind"

The act of nurturing the spirit (mind) is "virtual education . "

 

 

"Best Happiness", "Morality", "Tokuiku",

Is the starting point for all.

 

Nurture them

The method of “meditation practice”

This is the teaching that Buddha has been giving .

 

 

© 2019 お釈迦さまの瞑想会 Buddha's Vipassana Meditation

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