Dhammapada 15-16
When we see clearly our own lack of virtue we are filled with grief;
here and hereafter we grieve.
When we appreciate fully the benefit of our own pure deeds we are filled with joy;
here and hereafter there is a celebration of joy.
Sometimes seeing our own virtue can be hard, we can easily see our bad points.
this can be a good, as we can see where we need to improve, although all to often we can fall into the extreme of self-depreciation. We shouldn't ignore our bad habits, however, we also shouldn't focus too hard on them that we exclude our good habits from our attention. Our good habits even if small in number should be cultivated, strengthened, and nurtured, so that when the time comes to act we act with food habits rather than the bad ones.
To attend appropriately (Yoniso manasikara) or wisely reflect upon ourselves we should reflect upon our own virtues, and the virtues of others, our own good deeds, and the good deeds of others, develop these look for them, develop metta, mudita, karuna, and uppeka for and towards ourselves and others.
Sometimes, we need to be critical of actions, however, this should not be a criticism of a person, we all need to be aware of them (actions that are criticisable, or simply of the criticism) so we can amend our ways, be more considerate towards towards others, or of personal issues which may develop or be present.
if we are criticized we should reflect not only on the criticism, but also our actions and reactions to do with the criticism, this will give us true growth. If we assume someone is not a teacher yet speaks as thought they are one, that they are speaking without qualification, we are creating fertiliser but not planting appropriate seeds for cultivation. our thoughts perceptions moods, feelings, and emotions are seeds for cultivation, and create fertiliser to cultivate views, and effort, mindfulness, sorts out what views are planted, and what effort is put into weeding out the unwanted ones, or in some cases the appropriate ones to grow.
so are you attending appropriately with mindfulness, applying the right effort to develop the upright views?
When we see clearly our own lack of virtue we are filled with grief;
here and hereafter we grieve.
When we appreciate fully the benefit of our own pure deeds we are filled with joy;
here and hereafter there is a celebration of joy.
Sometimes seeing our own virtue can be hard, we can easily see our bad points.
this can be a good, as we can see where we need to improve, although all to often we can fall into the extreme of self-depreciation. We shouldn't ignore our bad habits, however, we also shouldn't focus too hard on them that we exclude our good habits from our attention. Our good habits even if small in number should be cultivated, strengthened, and nurtured, so that when the time comes to act we act with food habits rather than the bad ones.
To attend appropriately (Yoniso manasikara) or wisely reflect upon ourselves we should reflect upon our own virtues, and the virtues of others, our own good deeds, and the good deeds of others, develop these look for them, develop metta, mudita, karuna, and uppeka for and towards ourselves and others.
Sometimes, we need to be critical of actions, however, this should not be a criticism of a person, we all need to be aware of them (actions that are criticisable, or simply of the criticism) so we can amend our ways, be more considerate towards towards others, or of personal issues which may develop or be present.
if we are criticized we should reflect not only on the criticism, but also our actions and reactions to do with the criticism, this will give us true growth. If we assume someone is not a teacher yet speaks as thought they are one, that they are speaking without qualification, we are creating fertiliser but not planting appropriate seeds for cultivation. our thoughts perceptions moods, feelings, and emotions are seeds for cultivation, and create fertiliser to cultivate views, and effort, mindfulness, sorts out what views are planted, and what effort is put into weeding out the unwanted ones, or in some cases the appropriate ones to grow.
so are you attending appropriately with mindfulness, applying the right effort to develop the upright views?
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