a road might end at a single house
but it's not love's road
love is a river
drink from it
from a friend, Mary B, quoting Rumi
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
insight refrain
INSIGHT REFRAIN OF THE SATIPATTHANA SUTTA
This passage is offered repeatedly in the Satiptthana Sutta with slight variation to apply to each segment of the sutta.
"In this way, in regard to the body s/he abides contemplating the body internally, or s/he abides contemplating the body externally, or s/he abides contemplating the body both internally and externally.
S/He abides contemplating the nature of arising in the body, or s/he abides contemplating the nature of passing away in the body, or s/he abides contemplating the nature of both arising and passing away in the body.
Mindfulness that 'there is a body' is established in him/her to the extent necessary for bare knowledge and continuous mindfulness.
And s/he abides independent, not clinging to anything in the world. "That is how in regard to the body s/he abides contemplating the body."
Listen to the passage at http://www.citta101.org/audio/insightrefrain.mp3
A contemplative practice to use with this passage http://www.nutpub.com/insightrefrain.html
This passage is offered repeatedly in the Satiptthana Sutta with slight variation to apply to each segment of the sutta.
"In this way, in regard to the body s/he abides contemplating the body internally, or s/he abides contemplating the body externally, or s/he abides contemplating the body both internally and externally.
S/He abides contemplating the nature of arising in the body, or s/he abides contemplating the nature of passing away in the body, or s/he abides contemplating the nature of both arising and passing away in the body.
Mindfulness that 'there is a body' is established in him/her to the extent necessary for bare knowledge and continuous mindfulness.
And s/he abides independent, not clinging to anything in the world. "That is how in regard to the body s/he abides contemplating the body."
Listen to the passage at http://www.citta101.org/audio/insightrefrain.mp3
A contemplative practice to use with this passage http://www.nutpub.com/insightrefrain.html
Thursday, February 5, 2009
four noble truths
Now this, monks, is the noble truth of suffering: Birth is suffering, aging is suffering, death is suffering; sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, and despair are suffering; association with the unbeloved is suffering, separation from the loved is suffering, not getting what is wanted is suffering. In short, the five clinging-aggregates are suffering.
And this, monks, is the noble truth of the origination of suffering: the craving that makes for further becoming — accompanied by passion and delight, relishing now here and now there — that is, craving for sensual pleasure, craving for becoming, craving for non-becoming.
And this, monks, is the noble truth of the cessation of suffering: the remainderless fading and cessation, renunciation, relinquishment, release, and letting go of that very craving.
And this, monks, is the noble truth of the way of practice leading to the cessation of suffering: precisely this Noble Eightfold Path — right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.
And this, monks, is the noble truth of the origination of suffering: the craving that makes for further becoming — accompanied by passion and delight, relishing now here and now there — that is, craving for sensual pleasure, craving for becoming, craving for non-becoming.
And this, monks, is the noble truth of the cessation of suffering: the remainderless fading and cessation, renunciation, relinquishment, release, and letting go of that very craving.
And this, monks, is the noble truth of the way of practice leading to the cessation of suffering: precisely this Noble Eightfold Path — right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.
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