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7/22/2019 LA Bodhi Meditation Journal 2013 Vol 4
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/la-bodhi-meditation-journal-2013-vol-4 1/16
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Igm tdt`ej hds nggj fdptur`jl
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D cdrlg vecuig e sf`gjt`f c`tgrdturg
mefuigjts thdt igm tdt`ej `jfrgdsgs
nrd`j s`zg# `iprevgs felj`t`vg
ujft ej# hgcps cgdrj`jl djmigiery#
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–
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`ipc`fdt`ejs*
–@j thg nghdv erdc tgst rgsucts# whdt
wg drg sgg`jl `s seigth`jl thdt `s
seigwhdt feipdrdncg te rgsucts thdt
hdvg nggjmefuigjtgm dgr drierg
gxtgjs`vgtrd`j`jl*@t legsteshewthdt
thgi`jm `s# `j dft# gds cy fhdjlgdncg
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7/22/2019 LA Bodhi Meditation Journal 2013 Vol 4
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–Hew Igm tdt`ej Idy Fhdjlg thg
Nrd j*’ Dfferm jl te thg drt fcg#
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thgigm`tdt ejrgl`igje d lreup e
stumy pdrt f`pdjts eujm `jfrgdsgm
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djysufhfhdjlgs*
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jguresf`gjt`stshdvgjetgmthdtidk`jl
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Igm`tdt ej hgcps pgepcg te ept`i`zg
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@ccui`jdt ej* ]gy fdig te oe j
th`s rgtrgdt te `iprevg thg r evgrdcc
hgdcth er neth nemy djm i`jm*
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@ ngfdig `jtgrgstgm `j Nemh` Igm`tdt`ej dgr iy w`g# Cgsc`g# ngldjdttgjm`jl fcdssgs# tewdrm thg gjm e >244* Iy pdrgjts drg rei @jm`d# dfeujtry w`th d r`fh sp`r`tudc hgr`tdlg# djm @ hdvg cejl nggj `jtgrgstgm`j cgdrj`jl hew te igm`tdtg* @ ngldjny dttgjm`jl d Vujmdy dgrjeej
igm`tdt`ej sgss`ej dt thg DchdinrdFgjtgr# djm lrdmudccy ngldj dttgjm`jl ierg gvgjts* Dctheulh `j`t`dccy @ m`m jet gxpgr`gjfg djy i`rdfcgse iy ewj# @ wds teufhgm ny thg
ster`gs e ethgrs#djm mgsp`tg ng`jlujdncg te ujmgrstdjm iufh Idjmdr`j# @ feucm sggIdstgr LudjHd`‐smgvet`ej te hgdc`jlpgepcg* Dt d fgrgiejy hgcm dt thgd`wdj FucturdcFgjtgr `j fgcgnrdt`ej e thg n`rth e nemh`sdttvd Ludjy`j# `t wds env`eus
hew gxhdustgmIdstgr LudjHd`wds rei hgdc`jlpgepcg thg gvgj`jlngerg* @ ngfdigwerr`gm dneut h`idjm wds ievgm ny
h`s env`eus mgm`fdt`ej* Dgr th`sgvgjt# @ mgf`mgm te ngfeig iergfeii`ttgm te cgdrj`jl dneut Nemh`Igm`tdt`ej* @ stdrtgm ny dttgjm`jl thg A`rstCgvgc Igm`tdt`ej ! A`tjgss ^gtrgdt*V`jfg @ hdm dcrgdmy pdrt`f`pdtgm `jsgvgrdc fcdssgs evgr thg prgv`eusgw iejths# dttgjm`jl th`s ^gtrgdtid`jcy hgcpgm ig te cc j ldps jiy kjewcgmlg e ]g Igm`tdt`ej
e Rur`ty djm ]g Igm`tdt`ej e Lrgdtgr @ccui`jdt`ej* Iy ledc wdste lrdmudtg te thg Vgfejm Cgvgc djmsgg whdt @ feucm cgdrj thgrg* @ wdsjet m`sdppe`jtgm* @ wds qu`tg dstej`shgm te ng dncg te hgcp hgdc twepgepcg# gdfh ej twe effds`ejs (rgpgdt fusteigrs$) \h`cg pgreri`jld hgdc`jl sgss`ej# @ wds surpr`sgmwhgj @ gct fecm d`r# oust ds mgsfr`ngmny Idstgr O`jNemh`# ngh`jm ejggcmgrcy cdmy‐s kjggs djm `j hgr cewgrndfk drgd* Dt rst @ theulht thg fecmnrggzg i`lht oust ng rei thg d`r
fejm`t`ej`jl vgjt# nut `t m`m jetidkg sgjsg thdt @ weucm ggc d luste d`r se fcesg te thg lreujm* Vurggjeulh# hgr pd`j wds j hgr kjggsdjm cewgr ndfk# djm ds @ ngldj dhgdc`jl v`sudc`zdt`ej te rgievg `t#shg si`cgm djm ldvg ig d thuinsup* Ng`jl dncg te hgcp cgssgj seigejg gcsg‐s sugr`jl `s dj gxh`cdrdt`jlgxpgr`gjfg# ujc`kg djyth`jl gcsg*]g sgfejm t`ig @ hgcpgm te hgdchgr# wg hdm oust sdt mewj te hdvgcujfh* @ feucm sgg thdt shg wds jpd`j djm @ rgdc`zgm thdt @ feucm#djm sheucm# hgcp* Iy `jtgrgst `j iy cujfh qu`fkcy wgjt dwdy djm @ let tewerk* Ejfg dld`j @ wds dncg te hgcphgr djm shg wds v`s`ncy rgc`gvgm# djmeut e lrdt`tumg egrgm te cgt iy
w`g djm @ stdy dt hgr heusg `j d`pg`mur`jl eur jgxt v`s`t*
Iy feii`tigjt te Nemh` Igm`tdt`ej wds urthgr gcgvdtgm whgj @gxpgr`gjfgm d i`rdfcg e iy ewj*@j ngtwggj thg A`rst djm VgfejmCgvgc ^gtrgdts @ hdm thg ujertujdtggxpgr`gjfg e ces`jl iy `Rhejg#ej wh`fh @ kgpt idjy `ipertdjt fejtdfts ds wgcc ds jetgs rei`ipertdjt nus`jgss iggt`jls ‖ `jfcum`jl mgtd`cs e d iggt`jl w`thiy feipdjy‐s FGE thdt teek pcdfg
`j thg cdtg suiigr e >244* Dgrd gw ru`tcgss mdys e sgdrfh`jl# @dskgm iy w`g te rgqugst hgcp reiIdstgr LudjHd`* Hg sullgstgm thdt@ prdy te Idstgr O`jNemh` er dss`stdjfg `j jm`jl iy phejg* \hdthdppgjgm jgxt `s trucy dsteujm`jl*Mgsp`tg ierg sgdrfh`jl# iy `Rhejgrgid`jgm cest# se @ rgcgjtgm djmneulht d jgw ejg* @ wds shefkgm tesgg thdt iy jetgs wgrg thgrg ej thgjgw phejg* @ hdm jet ndfkgm up iy ecm phejg er evgr twe ygdrs# se th`swds trucy d i`rdfcg# ejg thdt @ fdjthdjk Idstgr O`jNemh` er* Idyng @di thg rst pgrsej te rgpert d –m`l`tdc i`rdfcg’ rgsuct`jl rei Nemh`Igm`tdt`ej$
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gxpgr`gjfg?
–@ hdvg ngjgtgm thg iest sp`r`tudccy# dgr d pgr`em e igm`tdt`ej; thgfejus`ej `j iy i`jm hds m`sdppgdrgm* @ sggigm te hdvg fhdjlgm`jte d nrdjm jgw sgc dgr thg g`lhtdjm d hdc mdy A`tjgss djm Igm`tdt`ej fcdss* @ di vgry hdppy w`thiy fhdjlg* Mgsp`tg sgttc`jl `j thgWj`tgm Vtdtgs er s`x ygdrs# @ hdvgjgvgr jet`fgm thg sfgjgry dreujmig* Gvgry s`jlcg mdy# @ weucm rushte werk dgr wdk`jl up djm rgturj
cdtg dt j`lht* ]gsg pdst gw mdys# @summgjcy rgdc`zgm thg ngduty e iy surreujm`jls* @ jm thg trggs djmewgrs ngdut`uc# djm @ di hdppy te sgg djyejg* ]`s typg e si`cg `sm`grgjt rei thg jeridc# pcdstgrgmsi`cgs# thg ejgs thdt wg drg egjdffusteigm te* Idjy pgepcg mejet sggi te kjew thg ggc`jl e th`s
typg e hdpp`jgss* ]`s hdpp`jgss`s rei iy hgdrt* @ di gcdtgm te sggdjyejg djm @ di fejstdjtcy lrdtgucer gvgryth`jl* @ rgdc`zg thg wercm
hds fhdjlgm* @t `s Idstgr O`j Nemh`#eur lrgdt Idstgr O`j Nemh`# whe hdsfhdjlgm ig* Rrgv`euscy# @ m`m jetujmgrstdjm djyth`jl# nut @ hgcm ejte th`s d`th e ngc`gv`jl* @ ngc`gvg jgvgryth`jl thg tgdfhgr Idstgr O`jNemh` hds tecm ig* @ hdvg d r`gjmwhe @ hdvgj‐t stdygm `j fejtdft w`ther evgr d ygdr* Cdtgr# @ rgdc`zgm thgngjgts e igm`tdt`ej# se @ fejstdjtcy ldvg hgr `jeridt`ej dneut`t* @ tecm hgr `t m`m jet idttgr ` eurr`gjmsh`p feucm jet cdst* @ ejcy hepgm thdt shg feucm ngjgt rei
le`jl te thg igm`tdt`ej fgjtgr* @gvgjtudccy idjdlgm te pgrsudmg hgrdjm shg fdig* \hgj shg sdw ig shggxfcd`igm# ‘Lesh# whdt hdppgjgmte yeu5 M`m yeu le ujmgr thg kj`g5M`m yeu le er pcdst`f surlgry5‐ @m`si`ssgm hgr fcd`i* ‘Peu hdvg rgdccy fhdjlgm? yeur pgrsejdc`ty `s m`grgjt djm yeur i`jm `s fdcigr; yeu
drg rgdccy m`grgjt jew*‐ @jmggm# thgfdcijgss# feipdss`ej# djm hdpp`jgss thdt Idstgr O`j Nemh` l`vgsus drg `jgft`eus* ]g sdig th`jlhdppgjgm whgj @ rgturjgm te werk*D cet e fusteigrs# upej sgg`jl ig#dskgm ig# ‘\hgrg `s yeur ndny5 M`m
yeu hdvg yeur ndny5‐ ]gy dskgmig hew iy ‘tweiejth prgljdjt‐lurg m`sdppgdrgm (@ weucm effds`ejdccy shew thgi iy engsg phetesej iy phejg; @ hdvg s`jfg thgj cestevgr th`rty peujms)* @ hdvg ngjgtgmd cet rei Nemh` Igm`tdt`ej* Df
tudccy# gvgryejg w`cc ngjgt thgy feig te thg Nemh` Igm`tdt`ej Fgjtgr* @ ggc vgry giet`ejdc ds @ shdrgiy stery w`th gvgryejg prgsgjt* @strejlcy urlg gvgryejg# `jfcum`jlthg jgwfeigrs te pgrsgvgrg* @ @di dncg te ngjgt# gvgryejg w`cc ng
dncg te ngjgt* @ di jg`thgr sidrtgrjer ierg dncg thdj djy ethgr ejg e thgsg pgepcg hgrg# nut @ rgdccy ld`jgmtrgigjmeuscy w`th thg gxpgr`gjfg*Peu w`cc dcse ggc thg ngjgts whgjyeu ngc`gvg* ]djk yeu gvgryejg*
Fevgr Vtery DM`l`tdcI`rdfcg
NyWoodcLheshtdlerg
Vpgf`dc Adtg w`th Nemh` Igm`tdt`ej
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s`lj`fdjt `iprevgigjt ej thg`rphys`fdc djm igjtdc hgdcth* ]gy wgrg
se iprgssgm w`th thg eutfeig thdt thgy
dcse `jv`tgm thg`r r`gjms djm di`cy
igingrs te oe`j thgi ej Vujmdy# er
thg Vpgf`dc Ncgss`jl djm Hgdc`jl Gvgjt#
se thdt thg`r di`cy djm r`gjms fdj dcse
shdrg thg oey djm hdpp`jgss* Veig e
thg pdrt`f`pdjts wgrg rgdccy didzgm#
thdt thg`r ygdrs e sugr`jl e pd`j djm
dcejy hdm dccgv`dtgm dgr thg hgdc`jl
djm igm`tdt`ej sgss`ejs*
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tgj sggigm sidrtgr thdj thghuidjs* ]g pgepcg whec`vgm `j thg sdig drgd ds thgdj`idcs wdjtgm te k`cc thgidjm sgt trdps* Nut thg wecvgssggigm te kjew vgry fcgdrcy whdt wds le`jl ej* ]gjw`jtgr drr`vgm djm ejg e thg c`ttcg wec funs let s`fk*@t wds vgry fecm djm thgrgwds je eem te ng eujm `jthg th`fk sjew* ]g hujtgr djm h`s di`cy wgrg jg?thgy rd`sgm fh`fkgjs# djm gdt
thg`r igdt er sustgjdjfg*]gy gvgj hdm d fh`fkgjte spdrg… ejg te curg thgwecvgs te d spet surreujmgm ny trdps* Peu sheucm hdvgsggj thg dthgr wec pdfgndfk djm erth dcejl thg pgr`igtgr e thg hujtgr‐s prepgrty* H`s nemy cdjludlg wdsds fcgdr ds spggfh* Hg kjgw$
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nrgdmth dccews us te dve`mgjtdjlcgigjt `j hdrmsh`p# sethdt wg drg jg`thgr fejtreccgmny eur werr`gs# jer sugr ngfdusg e thgi* Feipdss`ejhds idjy ggfts# nut thglrgdtgst drg hgdcthrgcdtgm?ngttgr phys`fdc djm igjtdchgdcth* ]gsg idj`gst `j thgeri e hdpp`jgss djm leemertujg* Hew megs th`s giet`ejdc stdtg dffeipc`sh seiufh5 Feipdss`ej s nredmgj`jl er thg hgdrt djm i`jm*]dt nrgdmth dccews us tedve`m gjtdjlcgigjt `j hdrmsh`p# se thdt wg drg jg`thgr
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sdig t`ig# yeu drg pdss`jlej pes`t`vg nghdv`eurs*
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`sj‐t erigm e n`l th`jls#nut mgtd`cs”jgr th`jls* Ve#thg jgr yeur dwdrgjgss# thglrgdtgr yeur dn`c`ty te fejjgft te thg wercm* \hgjgvgr @ s`jl er pcdy thg T`j# @sgjm thg ius`f te thg jgstidtgr`dc cgvgc e thg nemy# `jugjf`jl gjgrly igr`m`djs*@t sgts thg seuc te mdjf`jl*]dt‐s why seig pgepcg ggcse dgftgm… se ngjgtgm* @jpdrt# `t `s d idttgr e tdjtr`ftgdfh`jl* @t‐s dj gjgrly thdt
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cgvgcs# djm ld`j ngttgr dffgsste thg`r nemy djm i`jm tengfeig d hgdcth`gr djm hdpp`gr seuc* ]g dft e igm`tdt`ej d`ms thg m`sf`pcgs `jfdci`jl mewj djm th`jk`jlrdt`ejdccy dneut `ssugs# sethdt threulh fdrguc djdcys`s# thgy fdj nr`jl pgdfg djmhdpp`jgss te thg`r feiiuj`ty* Dctheulh idjy e thesgwhe fdig te dttgjm thg Fgrgiejy er thg rst t`ig idy jet hdvg kjewj e thgsg
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]g mdy ngerg thg Fgrgiejy# idjy Nemh` Igm`tdt`ej vecujtggrs egrgm thg`r
wggkgjm rgst te v`s`t thg vgjug djm hgcp prgpdrg er thggvgjt* Ny l`v`jl thg`r t igdjm gjgrly `j thg prgpdrdt`ej# thgy hepgm thdt thgy feucm sprgdm thg cufk thgy hdm rgfg`vgm dt Nemh` Igm`tdt`ej te dcc thg jgw r`gjmsrei dr djm jgdr whe weucm
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threulh thg`r ster`gs# thgy ngldj te ngttgr ujmgrstdjmthg trug igdj`jl e Nemh`Igm`tdt`ej? –Nemh` igm`tdt`ej nr`jls te dcc hdpp`jgssdjm leem hgdcth er thg i`jmdjm nemy*’
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djm fejm`t`ej`jl sgss`ej#shg wds rgc`gvgm e hgr pd`jdjm gct se gcdtgm* Vhg mgf`mgm te tgcc Idstgr Ludjl Hd`dneut hgr fgrv`fdc djm therdf`f (thg uppgr djm i`mmcg
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Is* \djl lrdtguccy thdjkgmthg Idstgr djm prei`sgm thdtshg weucm dttgjm thg A`tjgssdjm Igm`tdt`ej Fcdss* ]grgwgrg idjy ethgrs whe rd`sgmthg`r hdjms whgj thgy hgdrmthdt Is* \djl hdm sp`jdc`ssugs* Vgg`jl th`s# thg Idstgr thgj fhufkcgm djm sd`m#–]grg `s je jggm te hurry; @hdvg ygt te ngl`j thg hgdc`jler yeur ndfk*’
@j sgg`jl gvgryejg‐s oun`cdjtsi`cgs# ejg fdj ejcy dssuigthdt gvgj dgr d s`jlcg hgdc`jl djm ncgss`jl gvgjt# d vdstidoer`ty e thg pgepcg‐s pd`jdjm sugr`jls hdvg nggj cgssgjgm er gvgj m`sdppgdrgm*
Idy th`s Igm`f`jg NummhdHgdc`jl djm Ncgss`jl Fgrgiejy l`vg hdpp`jgss djmcufk te dcc$ ]djk thg lrgdtdjm feipdss`ejdtg Igm`f`jg Nummhd er gc`i`jdt`jl
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