tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68125063997537017692024-03-13T20:15:10.630-07:00What did the Buddha teach?nadrdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320091742126101351noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812506399753701769.post-49953643905956361072009-08-30T01:13:00.001-07:002009-08-30T01:21:54.659-07:00Rudiments of Mental Collectedness<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">PREFACE</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Her</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> Royal Highness Somdet Phra Srinagarindra Boromarajajonani, the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Princess Mother, seeing that the hand-book,“The Rudiments of Mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Collectedness”,by Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara (Suvaddhano) of Wat</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Bovoranives Vihara, offers a simple and practical guide to those interested in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the practice of mental collectedness,has graciously made</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">known her opinion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and has also asked the Venerable Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara to write</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">additional explanations on Panna or wisdom that is the ability to know, on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Nivarana or obstacles to enlightenment, and on Kammatthana or the removal</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of Nivarana through meditation, to be used as guide for mental conduct in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which Panna is employed to prevent as well as remove egotism and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heedlessness.The employment of wisdom will enable a person to succeed in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">living a peaceful and happy life.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">In</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> addition, Her Royal Highness came across the text of a special</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sermon entitled “A New Year Present” which Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delivered at various government offices at the beginning of the year 2523</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(1980) and thus thought it appropriate to publish” The Rudiments of Mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Collectedness” and “A</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">New</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Year</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Present” together into a hand-book for the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">benefit of the public for the celebration of Her Royal Highness eightieth</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">birthday on October 21,2523 (1980).</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Later</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">,Her Royal Highness the Princess Mother requested Mom Luang</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Chirayu Navawongs to translate into English the hand-book on “The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Rudiments of Mental Collectedness” as well as other articles in the same</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hand-book, for the benefit of foreigners interested in the study of Buddhism.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Mom Luang Chirayu Navawongs has translated the said hand-book and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">consulted throughout with Phra Suddhinano (Ian Neumegen) of Wat</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Bovoranives Vihara, then as a final step he submitted the full text to Her</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Royal Highness the Princess Mother for Royal approval.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Wat</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Boboranives</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Vihara</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Mahamakut</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Royal</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Academy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">foundation,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">together with Wat Nyanasamvararam and the foundation for Wat</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Nyanasamvararam,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">foundation</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Promotion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddhist</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Meditation</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">received</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Royal</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">permission to have the hand-book</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">published with both the Thai and English versions</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in commemoration of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Princess Mother’s seventh cycle of her birthday anniversary on October 21,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">2527</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(1984)</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">On</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> this gracious occasion, may the Triple Gem protect Her Royal Highness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the Princess Mother and bestow upon her longevity, serenity, happiness and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">health as well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as glorious development in the Supreme Truth proclaimed by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">RUDIMENTS</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">OF</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">SAMADHI</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">OR</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">MENTAL</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">COLLECTEDNESS</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Mental</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> collectedness or mental evenness is included in many sets of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddhist teachings. As the Three Trainings we find Sila, good behaviour,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Samadhi, mental collectedness, and Panna, wisdom or the ability to know. In</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the Eightfold Path to Enlightenment we find Samma-Samadhi, right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness of minds as the concluding constituent, and in many other sets</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of teachings mental collectedness is also found. In many sutttas or dialogues</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">there are also sayings of Lord Buddha which preach development of mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness. For example, in a certain passage Lord Buddha said: “Omonks,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">develop mental collectedness, for a man whose mind is collected and intent</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">knows things as they really are”, thus mental collectedness is very important</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in the practice of Buddhist teachings. </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Mental collectedness, however, should be cultivated not only in religious</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">matters but also in all general work. Collectedness of heart and mind is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">required in all kinds of work, in the general conduct of one’s life as well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">carrying out religious observances. Quite a few people think that Samadhi,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental collectedness is only for religious endeavour, i.e. for those who wish</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to practice as monks, novices and the regular templegoers. This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">understanding is incorrect, so the general meaning of Samadhi will be given</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">first.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">By</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> Samadhi, collectedness, evenness of awareness, is meant ordinarily the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">steady settling of the awareness on an object of attention, The settling of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind in this manner is the ordinary meaning of Samadhi which is required in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all kinds of work to be done: in studying as well as working. To succeed in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">study one needs mental collectedness for reading, writing or listening to a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lecture given by a teacher or a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lecturer. In other words, one should read,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">write and listen attentively, with a collected and alert mind. This attention or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ability to concentrate is a co-ordination of physical and mental activities. For</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">example, in reading, the body must be ready to read, The book must be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">opened, the eyes must be on the letters and the mind must also read. </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">It</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> won’t do if the eyes alone read but the mind does not. If the mind thinks</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">about something else, the eyes that look at the letters will stay fixed. The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">eyes do not recognize the letters and do not get the massage. It is necessary that the mind reads too. When the mind as well as the eyes read, then one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gets the massage from what one is reading. Understanding what one reads</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can be called a sort</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of knowledge-knowledge arising from reading.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">When</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">eyes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">read</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">co-ordination,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">state</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">togetherness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">reading</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fast,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">massage</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">quickly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">understood</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well-remembered.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">reading</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">state</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ordinary</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">scattered</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">set</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">only</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">reading.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The same</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">happens</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">writing.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">To</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">succeed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">writing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">write</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">while</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hand</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">writing.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">If</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">does</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">write,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thinking</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">about</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">many</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">matters</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">instead,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">does</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">succeed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">writing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">does</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">even</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">form</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">letters</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">write </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">too,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">pay</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attention</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">writing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">while</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hand</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">moves.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">It</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">same</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">listening;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">while</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ears</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">listen</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">listen</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">too.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">If</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">does</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">listen</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">would</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">understand</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sound</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">reaches</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ears.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">So</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">listen,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">listen</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">only</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">when</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collected</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">clear;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">listen</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attentively.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Thus</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">seen</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">needed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">studying</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">reading,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">writing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">listening.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">It</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">same</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">working:</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">needed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">doing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">physical</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">work,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">speaking</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">planning</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">work.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">With</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">togetherness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">succeeds</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">doing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">work</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Looking</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">at</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">way</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">see</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">forms</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">an</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">essential</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">basis</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">kinds</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">work.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">general</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">needed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">studying</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">doing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">kinds</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">work.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Now</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">shall</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">talk</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">about</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">development</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">order</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">put</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">state</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">orderliness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">requires</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">some</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">training.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ordinary</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">certain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">degree</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">comprehensive</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enough.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">power</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">still</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">weak,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">struggling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wavering;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">easily</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">swayed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">various</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thoughts</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feelings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">pass</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">through</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">These</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feelings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">perceived</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">constantly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">through</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">eyes,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ears,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">nose,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">tongue,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">skin</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">itself,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">namely</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">through</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">six</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">organs</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sense.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">In</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">way</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sensual</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hatred</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delusion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">take</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">turns</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">at</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">occupying</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">While</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">already</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fickle,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">being</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">disturbed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">various</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feelings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mentioned</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">above,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">difficult</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">maintain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">studying</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">doing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">nay</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">work.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">It</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">seen</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sometimes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hardly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">concentrate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attention</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">reading,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">writing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">listening</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lecture</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">because</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">dashing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">various</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">objects</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attraction,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">repulsion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delusion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">becomes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">so</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">disturbed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">balance</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">possible.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">state</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">disturbance</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">renders</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">unable</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">read,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">write</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">listen</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">result,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">study</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">suffers.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">It</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">same</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">working:</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cannot</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">work</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">while</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fretting</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">under</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">power</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feelings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">under</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conditions</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arising</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feelings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">known</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Kilesa</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">defilements,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">such</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sensual</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hatred</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delusion.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">been</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">trained</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collected</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">tends</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">like</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">integrity</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">such</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cannot</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">very</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">strong</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">even</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">while</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">disturbed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">any</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attracting</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Consequently, it is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">advisable</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">develops</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness. </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">There</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">two</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">main</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">objectives</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">development</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind:</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">neutralize</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">counterbalance</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">effect</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">present</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arising</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feelings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">disturbances</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">develop</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">more</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">comprehensive</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">so</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">disturbances</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">do</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">future.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Regarding</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">first</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">objective,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">disturbance</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arising</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sometimes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sensual</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">As</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">distracts</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">disturbs</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">evenness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">learn</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">quieten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">face</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sensual</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">detrimental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">study</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">word</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">done</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">keeping</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">oneself</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">within</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">boundaries</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">law</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">morality.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">taught</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Lord</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha:</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">learn</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">controlled</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">so</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">disturbed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attachment</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">any</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feelings.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Sometimes</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">anger</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arises</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heating</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">up</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">agitating</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">dangerous</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">detrimental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">integration.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Thus</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">learn</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">always</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collected</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">able</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to quieten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">times</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">anger.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Sometimes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delusion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">comes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">up;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">defilement</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">appear</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">dreamy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">drowsiness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fretful</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">irritability</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">uncertainty.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">learn</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">develop</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">free</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delusion.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Now</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">come</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principle</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">teaching</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">development</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddhism.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">During</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">daily</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">life,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">way</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">bring</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">more</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">quieten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">when</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">comes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">under</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">power</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sensual</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hatred</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delusion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mentioned</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">previously</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">change</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">As</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">already</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">known</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sensual</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">give</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">rise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">loving</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fondness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">replaced</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">free</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sensual</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Sensual</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">replaced</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">loving</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">kindness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Metta,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">pure</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">found</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">among</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">friends,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">relatives</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">among</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">parents</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">children. The same</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">method</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">used</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">neutralize</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delusion.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Delusion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">replaced</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">concrete</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thought</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">free</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delusion,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">keeping</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wits</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">about</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">oneself.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">state</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">depends</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">kind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thought</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">dwells.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">When</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">dwells</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">upon</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sensual</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fondness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will arise.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">If</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">does</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">dwell</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sensual</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">but</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">an</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">opposite</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">kind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thought,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">then</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">equilibrium</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">tranquility</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arise.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Similarly,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feel</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">angry</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">because</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">dwells</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">an</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">angry</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thought</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">When</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">changes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">its</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">footing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">dwells</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">an</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">opposite</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thought</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">anger</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">subside.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">same</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">said</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delusion:</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">when</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">dwells</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">foundation</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">than</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delusion,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delusion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">then</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">becomes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ineffective.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Lord</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">pointed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">various</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thoughts</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feelings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">set</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">when</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">comes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">under</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">influence</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">certain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feelings.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">With</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">knowledge</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">some</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">know</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">how</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">o</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">calm</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">times</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">disturbance</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">succeed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">doing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">so.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">objectives</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">development</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">deserves</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Secondly</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practices</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">order</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">augment</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fortify</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">power</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ability.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">similar</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">taking</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">physical</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">exercise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">increase</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">physical</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">strength.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">When</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">takes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">physical</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">exercise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">regularly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">physical</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">strength</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">become</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">better.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Similarly,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wholeness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">become</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">greater</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">regular</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">exercise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">employing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">methods</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">increasing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">establishment</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">stability</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">integration</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">increased</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">way,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">just</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">physical</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">strength</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">increased</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">taking</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">physical</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">exercise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">regularly.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">training</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Now</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">same</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">manner</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">there</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">two</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ways</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">development</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">them</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">neutralization</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">existing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attachments</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">afflictions</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mentioned</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">previously.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Those</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">who</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">had</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">reasonable</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">experience</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">able</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">discipline</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">succumb</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">objects</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thought</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arising</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sensual</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hatred</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delusion.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Those</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">able</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">calm</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">down</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">minds</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">keep</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">them</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">safe.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">objects</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">defilements</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cause</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">no</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">harm</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">study</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">work,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">nor</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">law</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">order</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">morality.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Besides,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">needed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">carrying</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">any</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">work</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">done.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">To</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">begin</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">togetherness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">needed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">studying:</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">needed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">reading,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">writing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">listening.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">integration</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gives</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">more</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">capacity</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">study</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">work</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enable</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">study</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">better</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">work</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">better.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">What</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">been</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">said</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">shows</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">general</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">include</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">general</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meaning</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">its</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">development</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">its</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">application.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Now</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">here</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">brief</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">description</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meditation,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">way</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">develop</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">It</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">prescribed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">texts</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">developing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">seek</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">suitable</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">place</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">subject</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">noise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">disturbance.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">A</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">quiet</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">place</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">forest,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">at</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">foot</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">tree</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">quiet</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">building</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">suitable</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">purpose.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The intention</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">find</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">any</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">reasonably</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">peaceful</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">place.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">One </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">then</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">go</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">there</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sit</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">down</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">legs</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">crossed,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">traditionally</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">foot</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">left</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">foot,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hands</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">put</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lap;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hand</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">place</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">left</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hand.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The body should be straight.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">however,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sit</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">legs</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">folded</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">side,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">etc.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This is up</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">comfort</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ease.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">then</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">close</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">eyes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collect</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">faculties</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">together</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">aware</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">touching</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sensation</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breath.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">know</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">whether</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">If</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">asked</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">where</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">aware</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">answer</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">would</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">an</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">easy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">spot</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">where</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">aware</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">outermost</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">point</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">nostrils</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">upper</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lip</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">air</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">touches</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">being</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">inhaled</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">air</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">touches</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">outermost</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">points</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">nostrils</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">upper</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lip</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">while</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">abdomen</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">expands,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">exhaled</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">air</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">touches</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">at</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">same</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">spots</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">when</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">abdomen</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">contracts.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Easily</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feel</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">air</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">goes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">tip</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">nostrils</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">abdomen</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">expands,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feel</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">air</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">going</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">contracting</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">abdomen</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">end</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">nostrils.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">First</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">get</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">know</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">process</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">described</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">above.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">In</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breath</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">starts</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">nostril</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cavities</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">goes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">swelling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">abdomen;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breath</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">leaves</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">contracting</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">abdomen</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">flows</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">tip</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">nose.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span></b> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">known</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">path</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(namely</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breath).</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Now</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">necessary</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">follow</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breath</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">down</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">abdomen;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">only</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">necessary</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">rest</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attention</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">upon</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">tip</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">nose</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">so</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">knows</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">if</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">naturally</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collect</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">awareness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">together</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conscious</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">touching</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sensation</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breath.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Initially,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">developing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collected-awareness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">counting</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">used</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">an</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">aid:</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thus,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">2,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">2;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">3-3;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">4-4;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">5-5.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Then</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">back</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">again,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thus,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1-1;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">2-2;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">3-3;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">4-4;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">5-5;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">6-6.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Back</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">again,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thus</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1-1;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">2-2;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">7-7</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Back</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to 1</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">again,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thus,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1-1;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">2-2;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">8-8.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Back</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">again,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thus,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1-1;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">2-2;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">9-9.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Back</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">again,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thus</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1-1;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">2-2;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">10-10.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Then</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">back</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">beginning</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thus</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1-1</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">5-5,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1-1</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">6-6</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">etc.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Repeat</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">counting</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">several</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">times</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">until</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">reasonably</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collected</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">awareness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">reasonably</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">steady.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">After</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">necessary</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">count</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">pairs;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">count</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">singly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">2,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">3,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">4,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">5,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">6</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">etc.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">When</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">become</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well-collected</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">awareness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">really</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">even,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">stop</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">counting</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">just</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">aware</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breath</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">at</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">tip</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">nose</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">upper</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lip.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">counting</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">method</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">method</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">described</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">above</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">method</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">taught</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">teachers</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">treatise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Visuddhi</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Magga</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Path</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Purity)</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ways</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">counting</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">used,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">such</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1-1</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">up</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">10-10</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">then</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">come</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">back</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">1-1</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">again.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">count</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">beyond</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">10-10,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">if</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wishes.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">However,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">teachers</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">recommend</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">counting</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">up</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">10-10</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">only</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">because</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">they</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">think</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">counting</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">much</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">higher</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">number</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">than</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">would</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">require</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">too</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">much</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">contrived</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attention</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">So</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">they</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">recommend</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">counting</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">limit</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">does</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">require</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">too</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">much</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">effort</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">counting.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Another</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">method</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">recommended</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">teachers</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">say</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">oneself</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“Bud”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“dho”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Thus:</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Bud-dho,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Bud-dho,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">etc.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Dham-mo</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">San-gho</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">used</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">same</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">way.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">When</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">become</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collected,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">stops</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">saying</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">oneself</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Bud-dho</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">etd.,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">aware</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">air</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">touching</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">tip</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">nose</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">upper</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lip.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Practice</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">until</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">remins</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collected</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">long</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">while.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">What</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">K</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">told</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">you</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">today</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">only</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">first</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">steps</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">drill.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Let</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">those</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">interested</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wholeness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">purity</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">success</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">study</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">work)</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">put</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">them</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">into</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">May</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">beings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">free</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enmity.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">May</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">they</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">happy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">free</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fear.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">AN</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">EXPLANATION</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">OF</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">PANNA :</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">WISDOM</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">OR</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">THE</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ABILITY</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">TO</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">KNOW</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">“Wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gem” ,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">said</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Lord</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Unlike</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">creatures</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">inhabit</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">world,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">human</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">beings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">born</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gem</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Because</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">innate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">human</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">being</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">called</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“Manussa”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">A</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">human</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">being</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">develop</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">increase</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">his</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">because</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">human</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">beings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ability</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">change</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">jungle</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">life</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">into</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">city</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">life</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">civilization,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">culture,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">governmental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">systems,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">religions</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">many</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">aids</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">physical</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well-being</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">happiness.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Other</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">living</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">creatures</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">do</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">any</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">these</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">power</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">innate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Triple</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Gem,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">namely</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Enlightened</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One),</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Dhamma</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">supreme</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">teaching</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Truth</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Nature,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Righteousness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Deliverance)</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Sangha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">brotherhood</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">those</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">who</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">rightly),</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">however,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">keep</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">order</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gem</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">proper</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">quality.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">This </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">innate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gem</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">following</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">its</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">characteristics : intelligence,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">experience,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">good</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">judgement,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">common</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sense</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ability</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">behave</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">rationally</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">matters.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">proper</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thus</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">referred</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">its</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">foundation</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">innate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">since</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">birth</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">called</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Sajati-panna</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(innate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom),</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">proper</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">education</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">training</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">its</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">foundation.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Innate</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">powerful</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ability</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enable</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">owner</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">perceive,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">learn,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">understand</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">realize</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">objects</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">his</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">interest.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">If</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">innate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">power,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">developed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wrong</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">way,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">increase</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">owner’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cunning</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">committing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wicked</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">crimes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">causing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">harm</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">injury.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Hence</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Lord</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">taught</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">us</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">take</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lightly.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">innate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meditate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">study</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">so</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">means</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cause</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">effect</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">truth,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">true</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">progress,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">secure</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">those</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">form</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Eightfold</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Noble</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Path</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Lord</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">had</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">been</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">following</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">until</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">he</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">achieved</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enlightenment</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">he</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">later</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">taught.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Eightfold</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Noble</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Path</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">consists</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Samma-ditthi</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">view” ,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Samma-sankappa</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">resolve”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(these</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">two</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">form</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">study</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom),</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Samma-vaca</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">speech” ,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Samma-kammanta</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">behaviour” .</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Samma-ajiva</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">living”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(these</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">three</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">form</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">study</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">normalcy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">words</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">deeds),</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Samma-vayama</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">effort” ,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Samma-sati</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mindfulness”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Samma-samadhi</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(these</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">last</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">three</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">form</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">study</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental-integration).</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Thus</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Eightfold</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Noble</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Path</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">briefly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">consists</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Panna</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“wisdom” ,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Sila</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“normal</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">behaviour”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Samadhi</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“mental-collectedness”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">shows</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Sila</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Samadhi</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">leader.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">In</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">general,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">however,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">steps</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Sila</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“normal </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">behaviour”,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Samadhi</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“mental-collectedness”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Panna</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“supreme</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">listed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">order.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Lord</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">vouched</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">view”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(Samma-ditthi)</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">leading</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">qualification.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">When</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">view, </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">knows</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">whether</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">an</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">action</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wrong.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">When</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">person</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">view”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">addition,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">effort”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(Samma-vayama)</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mindfulness”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(Samma-sati) ,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">he</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">world</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">persistent</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mindful</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">refraining</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">doing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">anything</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wrong</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">performing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">everything</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">right,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">both</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meditation</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">daily</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">life,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">until</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">complete</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">righteousness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">achieved.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">All</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">these</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">steps</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">depend</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lacks</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">evenness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">restless</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">incapable</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">developing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">innate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">further.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">A</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">without</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">evenness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">like</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">swaying</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">electric</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">torch</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cannot</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">illumine</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">anything</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">clearly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">seen.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Hence,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">develop</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">spontaneous</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ability</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">still</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">steady</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">but</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fully</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">aware,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collected</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">integrated</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">so</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">pursue</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">more</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">closely</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Eightfold</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Noble</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Path.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">THE</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">HIGHEST</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">WISDOM</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">article</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“meditation</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">removal</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Nivarana</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">obstacles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enlightenment”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">contains</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">various</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">teachings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">given</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Lord</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collected</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">various</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sources.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">article</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">contains</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">prin-ciples</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Lord</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">regarded</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">very</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">necessary</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">removing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">any</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">obstacles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meditation.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principle</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“Yoniso</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">manasikara” ,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">means</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“practicing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">deeply,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">skilful,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">subtle,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">profound</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">way”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enable</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">realize</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fully</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">true</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">reasons</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">correct,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">consistent</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">regular</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">way</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">prevent</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">going</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">astray,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">having</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">too</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">high</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">an</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">opinion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">oneself</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">being</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heedless,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">forgetful</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">unaware.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">like</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wearing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">an</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">armour</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">protect</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">oneself</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">against</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">danger</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">holding</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">misconception</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mistake.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">exercise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">precisely</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">study</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Dhamma.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">To</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">try</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">without</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">correct</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">method</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">skilful,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">profound</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">refined,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">without</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">exercising</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">amounts</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">studying</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practicing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">according</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Dhamma.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">go</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">astray,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">become</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attached</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sensations</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thoughts</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Nimitta</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">perceived</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">during</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arising</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">certain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">powers</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gained</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">through</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attachment</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cause</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meditator</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fall</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">his</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">evenness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">correct</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Lord</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">said:</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“Wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">light</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">world”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">intensify</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">so</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">make</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">shine</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">more</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">brightly,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">step</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">step,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">forms</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cause</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">makes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">see</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Sacca</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Truth,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">makes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">realize</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">truth</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fully</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">happiness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lowest</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">level</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">highest</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">because</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">highest</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fullest</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">makes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">shine</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">forth,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">causes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">become</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">clear</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">bright</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fullest</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">extent.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">allows</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">see</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Truth</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">really</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">highest</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">bliss</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">just</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Lord</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">his</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enlightened</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">followers</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attained</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">past.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Hence,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Lord</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gave</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">advice,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">saying:</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“Do</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">underestimate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">your</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Lord</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">advised</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">always.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">A </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">person</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">who</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">trains</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">himself</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">his</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">innate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">develop</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">until</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">he</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">realizes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Truth,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conduct</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">himself</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">path</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">time</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">automatically</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">free</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">defilements</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lust.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">NIVARANA,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">OBSTACLES</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">TO</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ENLIGHTENMENT,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">AND</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">KAMMATTHANA,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">MEDITATION</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJCTS</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">FOR</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">THEIR</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">REMOVAL</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lack</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">due</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">presence</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Nivarana,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">obstacles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enlightenment</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hindrances,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">prevent</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">tranquility</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arising</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">prevent</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">exercising </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">its</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">An</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">additional</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">explanation</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">five</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">obstacles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meditation</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">removal</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">given</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">here.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">1.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Kamachanda,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">an</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">inclination</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">toward</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">longing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sensual</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">pleasures,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">if</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">strong,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">removed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meditation</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">using</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">unpleasant</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">such</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">corpse</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">unseemly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">side</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">living</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">body.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">2.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Vyapada,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">restlessness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">annoyance</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arising</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ill-will,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">removed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cultivating</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Metta</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(loving</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">kindness),</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Karuna</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(compassion,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wish</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">remove</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">unhappiness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people),</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Mudita</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(sympathetic</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">joy,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">happy,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">jealous,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">at</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">good</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fortune</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people)</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Upekkha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(having</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">equanimity,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">being</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">disturbed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">such</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">emotions</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">anger</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attached</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feelings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">happiness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">etc.).</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">train</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">such</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">way</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sympathy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">unhappy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">desire</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">help</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">much</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">happy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">jealousy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">at</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">good</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fortune,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">letting</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">go</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">strong</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feelings,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">such</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">anger.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">3.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Thinamiddha ,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">being</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">discouraged,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">inert,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gloomy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sleepy.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">obstacle,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">if</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">strong,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">removed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">being</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">engaged</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">careful</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meditatin</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">using</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">virtues</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Lord</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">his</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">teaching,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Sangha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">carries</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">teaching.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">reflect</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">carefully</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">about</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">own</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">virtues</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">so</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">bring</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">about</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cheerfulness.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cheerfulness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">give</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">strength</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">back</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hand,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meditate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">using</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">consciousness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sight,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">reflecting</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">about</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">light</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">making</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">full</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">light.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">4.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Uddhaccakukkucca,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">flurry</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">worry,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thinking</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">many</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">rapidly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">after</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">another</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wool-gathering</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fashion,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">rapidly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">losing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">interest</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">objects</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thought,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">feeling</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">irritated.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Nivarana,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">if</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">strong,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">removed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">removed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">using</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Kasinas</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">aids</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">objects</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meditation.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">remove</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">obstacle</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">awareness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">train</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">allow</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attach</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">only</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">object</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meditation.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">contemplate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">death</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">religious</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">emotion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arising</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">contemplation</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">calm</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">down</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">flurry</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">worry.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">5.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Vicikiccha,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">uncertainty</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">perplexity.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">obstacle,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">if</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">strong,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">removed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meditation</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">using</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">elements</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practicing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Vipassanakammatthana,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">an</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">exercise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">intuition</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">innate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">order</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">realize</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">nature</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">existence.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">In</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">addition,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">aware</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heart</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">under</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sway</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Nivarana,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">obstacles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enlightenment : with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">becomes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">aware</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">them</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">bad</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">effects.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">When</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ability</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">recognize</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Nivarana</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">realize</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">bad</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">effects</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arises</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">obstacles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">themselves</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">abate</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">disappear.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">EGOTISM</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">AND</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">HEEDLESSNESS</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Delusion</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mentioned</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">earlier</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">its</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">characteristics</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">drowsiness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">torpor,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">etc.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">elusion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">obstacle</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enlightenment</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">removed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">There</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">kinds</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delusion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">worse.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">These</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">self-delusion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">egotism</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">forgetfulness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heedlessness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">give</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">rise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sense</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conceit</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arrogance.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">egotism</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heedlessness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">over</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">confidence</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">exercising</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">A</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">person</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">who</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sees</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">bad</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">effects</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">self-delusion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">unawareness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">learn</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">clear</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">awareness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">keep</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">good</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">state</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">time</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">allow</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">material</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gain,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">glory,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">praise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">happiness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lead</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">him</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conceit</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arrogance.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">egotism</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heedlessness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">dangerous</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">virtues. </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">When</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">acquires</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">anything,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">such</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wealth,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">know</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">just</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">got</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">something</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">comes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">goes.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Where</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">there</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">acquisition </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">there</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">loss.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Separation</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">inherent</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">acquiring.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">true</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">even</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">own</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">body.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">finally</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">loses</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">what</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">previously</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gained.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">When</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">person</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">who</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">know</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">truth</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">acquires</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">such</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">pleasant</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wealth</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fame,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">he</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">intoxicated</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">them</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">succumb</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">being</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">egotistical</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heedless.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">He</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">would</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">them</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">proper</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">way</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">his</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">benefit</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">happiness.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">When</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">time</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">comes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">him</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">part</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">them</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">he</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">would</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">affected</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">strongly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">grief</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">destroy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">himself.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Such</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">person</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">would</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">able</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">keep</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">his</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">virtues</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">his</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">quiet</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">state</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">constantly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enjoy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">happiness.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">A</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">NEW</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">YEAR</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">PRESENT</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">A</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">special</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sermon</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">given</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Somdet</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Phra</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Nyanasamvara</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Wat</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Bovoranives</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Vihara</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Religion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Ten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Guiding</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">King</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Research</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">indicates</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">government</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">officials</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">form</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">an</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">important</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">factor</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">question</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">whether</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">country</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enjoys</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">happiness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">endures</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">decay</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">misery.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">If </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">government</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">officials</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">observe</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">moral</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principles,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">follow</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Royal</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Guiding</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">governing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">live</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">peace</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enjoy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">happiness.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">If</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hand,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">government</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">officials</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">devoid</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">moral</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">govern</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">manner</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">contrary</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conforming</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Ten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Royal</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Guiding</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Principles,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">everywhere</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">suffer</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">compelled</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">take</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">up</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arms,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">flee</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">into</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">jungle</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">become</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">engaged</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">endless</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">killing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">revenge.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Somdet </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Phra</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Nyanasamvara</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Abbot</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Wat</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Bovoranives</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Vihara,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">given</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">talk</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Ten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Royal</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Guiding</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">king</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">government</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">government</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">officials</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">those</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">whose</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">duty</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">govern.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">talk</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">was</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">given</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">so</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">convincingly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">deserves</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">serious</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">consideration</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">acceptance</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">government</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">officials</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">levels</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">own</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wisdom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">good</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fortune as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">New</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Year</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gift</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Somdet.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">always</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">observed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well-being</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">concerned.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Somdet </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Phra</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Nyanasamvara</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">discussed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">importance</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Ten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Royal</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Guiding</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thought-provoking</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">way,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">saying</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">usually</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conscious</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">importance</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">abundance.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">For</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">instance,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conscious</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">breathing.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Similarly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">religion,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">regarded</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mainstays</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">life,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">seldom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">receives</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">proper</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">attention.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Religion</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">generally</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">understood</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mean</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">teaching</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">everyone</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">us</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">needs</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">teaching</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">his</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heart</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">regularly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">occasionally.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">By</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">religion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meant</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">government.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">All</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">us</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">govern</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hearts</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">govern</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ourselves</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">time.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Apart</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">who</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">govern</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">us</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">outside.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">These</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">primarily</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">superiors</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">at</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">offices,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">at</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">home,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">at</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">school,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">at</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">temple,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">etc.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">At</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">same</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">time</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">govern</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">own</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heart.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">We</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">learn</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">how</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">teach</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heart</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">train</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ourselves</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">live</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">moral</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principles.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">We</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">do</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">always</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lead</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">good</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">life</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">merely</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">because</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">acquired</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">knowledge</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ability.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">In</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ourselves</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">there</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">many</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">unhealthy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">traits</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddhism</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">called</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Kilesa</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">defilements.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">They</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sensual</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">greed,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">anger,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delusion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">disturbing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">desires.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Ignorance</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">false</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">belief</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">various</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">keeps</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">bringing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">about</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">rise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">these</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">defilements.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Hence,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">first</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">allow</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ourselves</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">think</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enough</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">us</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">knowledge</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ability.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">When </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">position</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">responsibility</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">negligent</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">duty.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">We</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">remember</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">greater</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">higher</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">position</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">becomes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">more</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">numerous</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">temptations</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">try</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lead</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">us</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">astray.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">It</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">been</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">said,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“A</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">big</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">object</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">casts</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">big</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">shadow”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">shadow</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">like</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">evil</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thoughts</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lead</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">us</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">astray.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">If</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">do</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">religion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">teach</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">us,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">guide</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">us</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">governing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ourselves,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">train</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">us</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">abstain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">doing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">done,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conduct</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ourselves</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">proper</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">way,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">then</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">higher</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">position</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">only</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">encourage</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">us</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conduct</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ourselves</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">worse</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ways.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">We</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">do</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">more</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">bad</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">than</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">smaller</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">person</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">he</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">still</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">has</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">his</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">superiors</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">watch</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">over</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">him.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Persons</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">top</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">positions</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">do</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">anyone</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">supervise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">them :</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">they</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">already</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">become</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">like</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">masters.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">If</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">follow</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">teaching</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">religion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">shall</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">go</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">astray.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">No</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">matter</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">where</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">shall</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conduct</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ourselves</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">dare</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">do</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wrong.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Big</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">men</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">small</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">men</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">alike</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">easily</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">slip</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">into</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wrong</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conduct,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">although</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">they</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">own</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">without</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">anybody</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">else</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">watch</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">reprimand</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">them.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">As </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">religion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">main</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">guiding</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principle</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">watches</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">over</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gives</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">us</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">admonition,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">serves</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">control</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">over</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heart,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">follow</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">religion.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">It</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enough</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">merely</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">learn</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">religion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">classroom</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">listen</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sermons</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">temple,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">because</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">like</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">listening</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">radio</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">T.V.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">commercials.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">To</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">really</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">religion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">accept</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">follow</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">its</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">teachings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conduct</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">life,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">let</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">help</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">raise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">intelligence</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">higher</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">level.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Ten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Guiding</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">King</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">governing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">larger</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">group</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">smaller</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">These</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meant</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">kings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">administrators</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">number.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">They</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enumerated</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">brief</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">comments :</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">1.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Dana</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“giving”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principle</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">advises</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">giving </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">help</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">those</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">need</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">help</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">because</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">they</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lack</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">certain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">We</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">help</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">starving</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">giving</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">them</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">food.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">If</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">they</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lack</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">clothing,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">then</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">help</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">given</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">form</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">garments.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">If</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">they</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">need</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">place</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">live,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">then</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">give</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">them</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">shelter.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">If</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">they</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">need</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">medicine</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cure</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">illness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">then</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">medical</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">help</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">given.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">In</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">short,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">help</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">giving</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">them</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">what</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">they</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">need.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">called</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">dana</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“giving”.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">2.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Sila</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“self</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conduct”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">We</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">refrain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">doing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">evil</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">We</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">refrain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">doing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">anything</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">bad</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">create</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enmity.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">We</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">refrain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">saying</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">evil</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">We</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">both</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">physically</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">verbally</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">abstain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">from</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">doing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">what</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">done.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">3.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Paricaga</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“giving</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">up”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">By</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meant</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">giving</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">up</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">something</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lesser</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">something</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">greater</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">For</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">example,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">give</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">up</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">spend</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">some</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">money</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">keep</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">body</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">parts</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">good</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">shape.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">When</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">others</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ill,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">instance,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">willing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">give</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">up</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">some</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wealth</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cure.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">We</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">willing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">give</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">up</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">part</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">body</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">order</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">save</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">life,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">if</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wish</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">save</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">And</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">we</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">able</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">give</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">up</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">everything,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Namely</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wealth,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">part</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">body</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">even</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">life</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">itself</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">doing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">what</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">right</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">performing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">duty.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">For</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">example,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">if</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">soldier</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gives</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">up</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">everything</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">willingly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">performance</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">his</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">duty,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">namely</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">protection</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">his</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">country,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">he</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">giving</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sense</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">paricaga.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">4.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Ajava</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“straightness”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">means</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">behave</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">honestly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">toward</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">friends,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">colleagues</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">honest</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">carrying</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">work</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">duty.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">5.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Maddava</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“gentleness”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">means</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">speak</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gently</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">act</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gently,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">showing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">roughness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">rudeness.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">does</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">however,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mean</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">weakness.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">It</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">means</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gentleness :</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">politeness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">absence</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conceit.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">polite</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">action</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">speech.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Whenever</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">speaks</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">speak</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gently</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">politely.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">6.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Tapa</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“perseverance”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">A</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ruler</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">courage</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">do</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">what</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">done</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">any</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fear</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">doing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">it.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">He</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">lazy,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">he</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">do</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">his</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">duty</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">regularity</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">without</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">any</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">shortcomings.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">He</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">courage</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">perseverance.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">He</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">strong-willed</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">become</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">easily</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">discouraged.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">If</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ruler</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conducts</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">himself</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">manner</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">he</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">properly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">respected</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">those</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">who</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">dealings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">him</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">they</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ever</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">think</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">disobeying</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">him.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">7.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Akkodha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“non-anger”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">By</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meant</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">having</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heart</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">full</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">kindness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">based</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">good</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wishes.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">A</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">person</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practicing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principle</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">does</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">become</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">touchy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">irritable.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">On</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">contrary</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">such</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">person</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">would</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">calm</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cool</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collected,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">he</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">would</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">indulge</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">putting</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">blame</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">he</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">would</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">know</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">how</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">accept</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">forgive,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">he</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">would</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">merciful.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">8.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Avihimsa</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">causing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">injury”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">By</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meant</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">causing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">troubles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">both</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">directly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">indirectly.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Living</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principle,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">person</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">would</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">kind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heart</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">would</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">seek</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ways</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">help</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">would</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">regularly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">help</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">9.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Khhanti</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“endurance</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">patience”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">means</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">capacity</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">endure</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hardship.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">For</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">instance,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">endure,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">when</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">necessary,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cold,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heat,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hunger,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">thirst</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">unpleasant</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">unenjoyable</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Endurance</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">includes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enduring</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">misery</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">physical</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">pain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">during</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">illness.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">learn</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">put</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">up</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">pain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">brought</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">about</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">bring</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">pain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">bruise</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one’s</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heart</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(if</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">our</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">heart</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fully</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">pure)</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">but</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">following</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">guiding</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principle</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">learn</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">bear</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">them.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">10.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Avirodhana</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">going</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wrong”.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">A</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ruler</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">do</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">what</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">he</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">knows</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wrong.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">People</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">occasionally</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">do</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wrong</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">some</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">more</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">often</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">some</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">less.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arises.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arises</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">out</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ignorance</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">through</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">carelessness.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">But</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">knowingly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">do</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">what</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">already</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">knows</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wrong.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">careful</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">while</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">doing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">try</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">do</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">any</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wrong</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">things</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">few</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">possible.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">When</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">high</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">position</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">try</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">maintain</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fairness.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">One</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">must</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">never</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">biased</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">because</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">love,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">hatred,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">delusion</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">fear.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">what</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meant</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">going</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wrong”.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">In</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">past,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">such</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">learned</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">scholars</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Lord</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Buddha</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">taught</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">these</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Ten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Guiding</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Kings</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">governing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">countries.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">After</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">careful</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">consideration</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">see</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">these</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">general</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">government.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">So</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">who</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">govern</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">also</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">follow</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">these</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">guiding</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principles.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">who</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">under</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">authority</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">general</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">observe</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">these</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">dealing</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">superiors.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">For</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">example,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">when</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ruler</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">does</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“giving”,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ones</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">who</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ruled</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">do</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">some</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">giving</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">return.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">A</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">simple</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">example</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this :</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ruler</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">government</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">spends</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">money</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">development</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">country</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">benefit</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">development</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">country</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">benefit</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">pay</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">taxes</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">other</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">duties</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">government</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">so</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">government</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">have</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">some</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">money</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">spend.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">This</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">called</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mutual</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">giving.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">In</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">summary,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">both</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sides</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">observe</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Sila,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">correct</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">self</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conduct</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">towards</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">another.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">They</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“giving</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">up”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mutual</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">benefit.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">They</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">honest</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wit</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">another</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">gentle</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">another.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">They</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">practice</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">perseverance</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">non-anger</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">kind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">another.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">They</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">not</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">exploit</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">another;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">they</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">on</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">contrary,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">helpful</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">another.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">They</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">bear</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">with</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">another</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conduct</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">themselves</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">properly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">towards</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">another.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">If </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Ten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Guiding</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">regularly</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">followed,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">complete</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">happiness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">order</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">will</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">arise.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">It</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">said</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">that</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">these</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">are</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">main</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">religious</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">rules</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">which</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">government</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">officials</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">should</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">observe</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">own</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">peace</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">prosperity</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">people</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">general. </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">May</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">I</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ask</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">rulers</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">ruled,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">at</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">levels,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">seriously</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">consider</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">these</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Ten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Guiding</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Principles</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">use</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">them</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">guide</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">them</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">a</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">guide</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">in</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">their</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">conduct.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">May</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Triple</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Gem</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">sacred</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">powers</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">give</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">protection</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">you</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">who</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">live</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">by</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Ten</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Guiding</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Principles,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">may</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">all</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">you</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">enjoy</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">happiness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">well-being</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">throughout</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">new</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">year.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">A</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">note.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Pali</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">abstract</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">noun</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">“Samadhi”</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">can</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">be</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">rendered</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">variously</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">as :</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">collectedness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">evenness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">integration,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">comprehensiveness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">togetherness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">orderliness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">unity,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">oneness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">balance,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">singularity,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">integrity,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">wholeness</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">or</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">purity</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">awareness.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Also :</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mental-calm,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">peace,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">stillness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">clearness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">stability,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">steadiness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">unshakability;</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">according</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">experience</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">meaning.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">In</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">English</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">no</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">word</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">seems</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">to</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">suffice</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">this</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">deepest</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">level</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">mind</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">nature,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">seat</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">intelligence,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">diligence</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">happiness,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">home</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Sila,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Panna,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Metta,</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">spring-board</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">for</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Vimutti</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(liberation).</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Concentration</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">one</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">of</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">many</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">abilities</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span 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</p>nadrdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320091742126101351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812506399753701769.post-13179062174261556652009-08-27T19:48:00.001-07:002009-08-27T19:56:50.267-07:00What did the Buddha teach?<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;">What did the Buddha Teach? </span></span></b></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" id="txfr"><img style="WIDTH: 313px; HEIGHT: auto" src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dcqt57vp_191dp3z6jh2_b" /></div></div><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Preface </span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Her</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Royal Highness Princess Sangwan Mahidol, the Princess Mother, felt that students and government officials who are studying or serving aboard ought to posses a handbook outlining the teachings of the Buddhist religion for use as a manual from which they could learn how to act in accordance with those teachings and how to explain some principles of Buddhism to foreign friends desirous to learn about them.</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Her</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Royal Highness therefore requested the Venerable Phra Sasanasobhana (สุวฑฺฒโน) of Wat Bovoranives Vihara to write, in conformance with her own outline, a Thai text entitled “ What did the Boddha teach ?”. Then Phra Khantipalo ( Laurence C.R.Mills) also of Wat Bovoranives Vihara and Phra Nagaseno of Wat Benjamabopitr were requested to make the preliminary translation of that text into English.</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Afterwards</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Phya Srivisarnvacha , Police Lieutenant Colonel Ed Na Pombejra and Mr. John Blofeld were asked to go over the English version.</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">After</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> certain modifications had been made to her satisfaction,Her Royal Highness ordered both the Thai text and the English version to be published concurrently in pamphlet form on the occation of her birthday anniversary.</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Patumwan</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Palace</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;">October 21<sup>st</sup> B.E.2510(1967)</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Eighty</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> years before the commencement of the Buddhist Era, a great man was born into the world. He was the son of King Suddhodana and Queen Siri Maha Maya of Kapilavastu of the Sakka Country which is now within the boundaries of Napal. His name was “Siddhattha”. </span></span></p><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Thirty</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">-five years later, Prince Siddhattha attained Supreme Enlightenment and thereafter became known as the “ Enlightened One” or the “Lord Buddha” as he is called in Thai. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">He</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> proclaimed his “ Dhamma1” or Universal Truth to the people; and,thereafter, the Buddhist religion (the teaching of the Buddha) and the Buddhist community of disciples came into existence.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">The</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> community was composed of <b>Bhikkhus</b> or monks (including <b>samaneras</b> or male novices), <b>bhikkhunis</b> or nuns ( including <b>samaneries</b> or female novices),<b>upasakas</b> or male lay followers and<b> upasikas</b> or female lay followers. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">At</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> present,in Thailand,we have only monks and novices, upasakas or Buddhist laymen and upasikas or Buddhist laywomen. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">A</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> monk is a man who has been ordained and conducts himself in accordance with the precepts laid down for a monk. A novice is a person under or over 20 years of age who has been ordained and conducts himself in accordance with the precepts laid down for a novice.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Buddhist</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> laymen or laywomen is one who has taken refuge in the Triple Gem,i.e. the Buddha,the Dhamma and the Sangha, and observes the precepts applicable to laymen and laywomen.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">At</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> present we call laymen and laywomen, whether of age or under age, “ <b>Buddhamamaka</b>” and “<b>Buddhamamika</b>” respectively, meaning “he or she who believes in the Buddha”. Buddhism has spread from its place of birth into the various countries of the world</span></span></div><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">The</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> focal point of worship in Buddhism is the <b>Ti-ratana</b> ( the Triple Gem) namely the Buddha who by himself discovered, realized and proclaimed the <b>Dhamma</b>, thereby establishing the Buddhist religion, the Dhamma ( Universal Truth) discovered, realized and proclaimed by the Buddha and the Sangka or community of those who hear,follow and realize the Buddha’s Teachings. Some members of the Sangka become monks and help in the dissemination of Buddhism and the perpetuation of monkhood up to the present time.</span></span></p><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Everyone</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> who is initiated into the Buddhist religion, whether a layman, a laywoman or a monk, ought to conform to a preliminary rule, namely one must solemnly promise to take refuge in and accept the Triple Gem as one’s own refuge or, in other words, to regard the Buddha as one’s one’s father who gives birth to one’s spiritual life.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">A</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Buddhist may associate himself or herself with people of other fiths and pay respect to objects of reverence of other religions in an appropriate manner in the same way as he or she may pay respect to the father, mother or elders of other people while having at the same time his or her own father. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">He</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> will not lose his Buddhist religion as long as he believes in the Triple Gem, just as he will remain the son of his own father as long as he does not disown him and adopt someone else as his father instead, or just as he will remain a Thai as long as he does not adopt another nationality.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Buddhism</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">, therefore, is not intolerant. Its followers may at will associate with people of other nationalities and religions. On the contrary, it declares that respect should be paid to all those to whom respect is due and that the <b>Dhamma</b> should not be withheld from the knowledge of others and kept only to oneself.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Whoever</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> desires to study and practice the <b>Dhamma</b> may do so without having to profess first the Buddhist faith. The <b>Dhamma</b> as proclaimed by Buddhist religion, will help to demonstrate that it is “Truth” that will be beneficial and bring happiness in the present life. The essence of the entire Buddhist teaching lies in the Four Noble Truths.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Noble</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Truth (<b>Ariya-Sacca</b>) is short for “truth of the noble ones(or of those who have attained a high degree of advancement)”, “truth attainable by the noble ones”, “ truth by which one is ennobled”. </span></span></div><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></b></span></div><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">It</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> should first be understood that it is not simply truth that is agreeable to the world or to oneself, but truth that is directly born of wisdom</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">The</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> four Noble Truths are :-</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">1</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Dukkha or suffering; which means birth, decay and death are the normal incidents of life. It also means sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief and despair which are at times experienced by our body and mind.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">To</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> be separated from the pleasant, to be disappointed, or to be in contact with the unpleasant are also suffering. In short our body and mind are subject to suffering or, in other words, we may say that our existence is bound up with suffering2.</span></span></div><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">2</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Samudaya; which means the cause of suffering which is desire. It is a compelling urge of the mind, such as the longing to own what we desire, to be what we desire to be, or to avoid those statuses to which we feel aversion.</span></span></p><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>3</strong> Nirodha; which means cessation of suffering, which connotes extinction of desire or such longings of the mind.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">4</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Magga; which means the way to the cessation of suffering, which is the Noble Eightfold Path, namely Right Understanding, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Some</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> people believe that Buddhism is pessimistic in outlook because its teachings deal only with suffering and are of so high a standard that ordinary people are unable to practice it because it advocates extinction of desire, which is very difficult to accomplish. Since such misunderstanding exists, clarification is necessary before the Noble Truths can be dealt with. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">The</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Buddhism religion is neither wholly pessimistic nor wholly optimistic. It derives its outlook from truth, i.e. truth which can only be understood through a combination of insight and purity of mind.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">According</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> to the history of Buddhism, the Buddha did not enunciate the Four Noble Truths to anyone lightly. He would first feed the minds of his listeners with other points of the <b>Dhamma</b> until they became pure enough to be receptive to higher teaching. Then he would expose the Four Noble Truths to them.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">The</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> other points of the <b>Dhamma</b> that are constantly stressed particularly to laymen, are <b>Dana</b> or charity, Sila or morality, the natural and logical result of charity and morality which is bliss (meaning happiness and prosperity even in this life), the dangers of sensuality (anything that binds one to love and desire) and the advantages to be derived from the renunciation of sensuality. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">This</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> method of gradual teaching adopted by the Buddha is comparable to the present day method of education. We may say that the Four Noble Truths were taught at university level; pupils at lower education were taught other points of the <b>Dhamma</b> suitable to their understanding.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Buddha</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> would never teach the <b>Dhamma</b> beyond the comprehension of his listeners. For to have done so would not have benefited anyone. For those who are in search of knowledge, although they may not to able to comply with the Four Noble Truths, study of this fundamental point of the <b>Dhamma</b> would certainly advance their rational knowledge of truth and may make them consider how much they can in practice comply with it in spite of the fact that they are still unable to rid themselves of desire. Such consideration is possible as in the following instances:-</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">1</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Everyone wants to be happy and never wants to suffer. But why are people still suffering and unable to do away with their own sufferings themselves? Sometimes, the more they try to get rid of them, the more they suffer. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">This</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> is because they do not know what is the true cause of suffering and what is the true cause of happiness. If they knew, they would be successful. They would eliminate the cause of suffering and create the cause of happiness. One of the important obstacles to this success is one’s own heart. Because we comply too much with the dictates of our hearts, we have to suffer. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">2</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> In saying that we comply with the dictates of our hearts, in fact, we mean that we are gratifying desire or those compelling urges of the heart. In worldly existence, it is not yet necessary to suppress desire totally because desire is the driving force that brings progress to the world and to ourselves.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">But</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> desire must be under proper control and some limit should be set for satisfying it. If desire could be thus restricted, the probability of a happy life in this world would be much greater. Those who start fires that burnt themselves and the world are invariably people why do not restrict the desires of their hearts within proper bounds. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">If</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> we wish to acquire knowledges, we should study hard. If we desire rank and wealth, we should persevere in our duty to the best of our ability. This is tantamount to the world, which is at the same time acting in accordance with the <b>Dhamma</b>.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>3</b> But human beings require some rest. Our bodies need rest and sleep. Our minds also must be given time to be empty. If they are at work all the time, we cannot sleep. Among those who take pleasure in forms and sounds there are, for example, some who are fond of good music; but, if they were compelled to listen to music too long, the lovely music constantly sounding in their ears would become a torment. They would run away from it and long for a return of silence or tranquility. Our mind requires such tranquility for a considerable time every day. This is rest for the mind or in other words the extinction of desire which, in fact, amounts to elimination of suffering. Therefore, if one really understands that elimination of suffering is nothing but keeping the mind at rest and that rest is a mental nourishment which is needed every day, then one will begin to understand the meaning of <b>Nirodha</b>.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">4</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> We should go on to realize that when our mind is restless it is because of desire. The mind then causes us to act, speak and think in consonance with its agitated state. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">When</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> gratified, it may become peaceful; but only momentarily, because action dictated by a restless mind may very soon afterwords bring us intense pain and severe punishment or make us conscience-stricken and cause us to regret it for a very long time.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">So</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> let it be known that a person with his mind in such a state is termed a “slave of desire”. Then is there a way to overcome desire or to master the desire in our own heart? Yes, there is the Noble Eightfold Path that leads to the extinction of suffering, namely:</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">(</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">1) Sammaditthi</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> or Right Understanding, meaning an intellectual grasp of the Four Noble Truths or of the true nature of existence even in simplified form as outlined in the preceding paragraphs.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">(</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">2) Sammasankappa</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> or Right Intention, meaning intention to be free from all bonds of Dukkha. Such intention should be free from revenge, hatred and harmfulness.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">(</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">3) Sammavaca</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> or Right Speech, meaning abstinence from lying; from tale-bearing and vicious talk that cause discord; from harsh language; and from vain, irresponsible and foolish talk.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">(</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">4) Sammakammanta</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> or Right Action, meaning avoidance of killing and torturing, of theft and misappropriation, and of adultery.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">(</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">5) Sammaajiva</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> or Right Livelihood, meaning rejection of wrong means of livelihood and living by right means.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">(</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">6) Sammavayama</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> or Right Effort, meaning effort to avoid the arising of evil; effort to overcome evil and demeritorious states that have already arisen; effort to develop good and beneficial states of mind, and effort to maintain them when they have arisen.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">(</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">7) Sammasati</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> or Right Mindfulness, meaning dwelling in contemplation of the true stations of the mind, for instance, the <b>Satipatthana</b> or Four Stations of Mindfulness which are the Body, Sensation, Mind and <b>Dhamma</b>.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">(</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">8) Sammasamadhi</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> or Right Concentration, meaning the fixing of the mind upon a single deed which we wish to perform along the right path.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">The</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Noble Eightfold Path is in reality one complete path eight component parts which may be summed up in three stages of training (sikkha) namely:</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Sila Sikkha</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> or Training in Morality, which includes Right Speech, Right Action and Right Livelihood. In general this means that whatever we say or do, we must say or do in the right way. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">This</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> also applies to our livelihood. We must reject wrong means of livelihood and live by the right ones. If we do not yet have a means of livelihood, for instance if we are students depending on the support of our benefactors, we must spend the money given us properly and not squander in extravagantly. We must learn to control ourselves and refrain from spending it wrongly or improperly on ourselves and our friends.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Citta</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Sikkha or Mental Training, which includes Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration. Generally speaking, the subject of the mind is very important. We must study and train our minds. It is not really difficult to do so if only we can get start.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">For</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> instance we can begin developing diligence, train ourselves in mindfulness and cultivate our memories by focusing our minds on what is beneficial and practicing concentration. Such training can be applied to our study since it requires diligence and proper use of our memory and powers of concentration.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Panna</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Sikkha or Training in Wisdom, which includes Right Understanding and Right Intention. Generally Speaking, man succeeds in his own development through insight by means of which he makes right decision. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Right</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> intention means right deliberation and right understanding leads to right decision. Students in various fields of study all aim at acquiring, wisdom in order to enable them to deliberate rightly and arrive at correct decisions in accordance with reason and reality.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">The</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> training in wisdom should in particular include the knowledge of <b>Ti-lakkhana</b> or the Three Characteristics of Existence and the practice of <b>Brahma-Vihara</b> or the Four Sublime States of Consciousness. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Ti-Lakkhana or the Three Characteristics of Existence</span></span></b></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>All sankhara</b> or phenomenal (compounded) things are subject to <b>Anicca</b> or impermanence, <b>Dukkha</b> or suffering and <b>Anatta</b> or non-self, which are the three characteristics of existence.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Anicca</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> or impermanence means transience. Everything that has come into existence will eventually have to pass away. Everything exists only temporarily.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Dukkha</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> or suffering consists of continual change. All things are subject to incessant and continual decay. Their owners consequently have to suffer just as much as the things they possess. For instance, one falls ill when one’s body is out of order.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Anatta</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> or non-self means void of reality or self-existence. <b>Anatta</b> may be explained in three stages as follows:</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">1</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Not to be too self-centered. Otherwise one would become selfish and would be actuated only by self-interest and would not know oneself in the light of truth. For instance, being too egoistic, one would believe one is in the right or entitled to this or that but in truth one’s belief is erroneous.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">2</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> We cannot give orders to anything, including our bodies and minds, to remain unchanged according to our wish. For instance we could not order our bodies to remain always young and handsome and our minds always happy and alert.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">3</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> One who has practiced and attained to the highest level of knowledge will discover that all things including one’s own body and mind are devoid of self; or, as the Buddhist proverb puts it, “one becomes non-existent to oneself”. Some people with great insight have no attachment to anything at all in the world. Nevertheless, during their lifetimes, they are able to conduct themselves in the right manner (without defilements) appropriate to the place and circumstances in which they live. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Brahma-vihara</span></span></b></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Brahma-vihara</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> or the Four Sublime States of Consciousness denote four qualities of the heart which, when developed and magnified to their fullest, lift man to the highest level of being. These qualities are:</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">1</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> <b>Metta</b>, which means all-embracing kindness or the desire to make others happy, as opposed to hatred or desire to make others suffer. <b>Metta</b> builds up generosity in one’s character, giving it firmness, freeing it from irritation and excitement, thus generating only friendliness and no enmity nor desire to harm or cause suffering to anyone, even to the smallest creatures, through hatred, anger or even for fun.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">2 Karuna</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">, Which means compassion or desire to free those who suffer from their suffering, as opposed to the desire to be harmful. <b>Karuna</b> also builds up generosity in one’s character, making one desirous to assist those who suffer. <b>Karana</b> is one of the greatest benefactions of the Buddha as well as of the monarch and of such benefactors as our fathers and mothers.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">3 Muditha</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">, which means sympathetic joy or rejoicing with, instead of felling envious of, those who are fortunate. <b>Mudita</b> builds up the character in such a way that it promotes only virtues and mutual happiness and prosperity.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">4 Upekkha</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">, which means equanimity or composure of mind whenever necessary, for instance, when one witnesses a person’s misfortune, one’s mind remains composed. One does not rejoice because that person is one’s enemy nor grieve because that person is one’s beloved. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">One</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> should see others without prejudice or preference but in the light of <b>Kamma</b> or will-action. Everyone is subject to his own <b>Kamma</b>, heir to the effects of his own will-action. Earnest contemplation of<b> Kamma</b> or the law of Cause and Effect will lead to the suppression of egocentric contemplation and result in the attainment of a state of equanimity. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Upekkha</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> builds up the habit of considering everything from the point of view of right or wrong and ultimately leads to a sense of right-doing in all things.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">These</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> four qualities should be cultivated and developed in our heart by generating <b>metta</b> or loving-kindness to all beings in general and to some in particular. If this practice is repeated often, our minds will become impregnated with them often, thus displacing hindrances such as hatred and anger. Pursued long enough, it will ultimately become a habit which will bring with it only happiness. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;">There is a Buddhist proverb which states that “<b>Nibbana</b> is Supreme Happiness”. <b>Nibbana</b> means elimination of desire, not only worldly desire but also desire in the sphere of <b>Dhamma</b>. Action not dictated by greed is action leading to <b>Nibbana</b>.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">The</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Buddha was once asked what was meant by saying that “<b>Dhamma</b>” including “<b>Nibbana</b>” may be “realized by everyone personally”. The Buddha’s reply was as follows.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">When</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> one’s mind is subdued by greed, hatred, and delusion, volition harmful to oneself or others or both oneself and others will arise, causing physical and/or mental suffering. As soon as such volition arises, unwholesome actions, be it of body, speech or mind, will inevitably follow. One in such a state of mind will never be able to recognize, in the light of truth, what is to <b>his own or others’ benefit, nor to the benefit of both.</b></span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">However</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> when greed, hatred and delusion are eliminated, when there is no more volition harmful to oneself or others, or to both, no more unwholesome bodily, verbal or mental actions, when what is to one’s own or others’ benefit, or both, is recognized in the light of truth and no more suffering of the body nor even of the mind occurs, this is the meaning of “<b>Dhamma</b>” leading to “<b>Nibbana</b>”. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;">According to this explanation of the Buddha, realization of the Buddha, realization of the “<b>Dhamma</b>” means realization of one’s own mental states, good as well as bad. No matter in what state the mind may find itself, one should realize it correctly in the light of truth. This is what is called realization of the <b>Dhamma</b>.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>It</b> may be asked what benefit can be derived from such realization? The answer is that it will bring peace of mind. When the mind is poisoned with desire, hatred and delusion, it always flows outward. If it is brought back to be examined by itself, the fire of desire, hatred and delusion will ultimately subside and peace of mind will ensure. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>This</b> peace should be carefully discerned and securely retained. This then is realization of peace of mind which is realization of <b>Nibbana</b>. The way to realize the <b>Dhamma</b> and attain<b> Nibbana</b> as taught by the Buddha is a natural one which can be practiced by all from the simplest and lowest to the highest level.</span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>The</b> Noble Truths, the Three Characteristics of life and <b>Nibbana</b> are <b>Sacca Dhamma</b>, i.e. Universal or Absolute Truth as realized and taught by the Buddha (as expounded in the First Sermon and in the <b>Dhammaniyama</b> or Fixedness of the <b>Dhamma</b>). </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This may be termed Truth in the light of the <b>Dhamma</b>, which may be attained through <b>Panna</b> or insight, and this is the Buddhist way to end all suffering. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Buddhism</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> simultaneously teaches the worldly <b>Dhamma</b> or <b>Lokasacca</b>. This is worldly truth, a “relative reality” or conventional truth which views the material universe as it really is, i.e. an aggregate of composite factors existing in relation to certain imperfect states of consciousness such as belief in the existence of selfhood and all its belongings. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">But</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> in the worldly sense it has a conventional identity as exemplified in the Buddha’s saying “A man is his own refuge”. In this connexion, the Buddha said “As the assembled parts of a cart comprise a cart, so the existence of <b>Khandhas</b> or composite factors of being comprise a being”. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">The</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> worldly <b>Dhamma</b> includes conduct in human society, for instance, the Six Directions (conduct towards our fathers and mothers, our teachers, our religion, our wives and children and our servants), as well as religious precepts and disciplinary laws. Along with our practice of the <b>Dhamma</b> to liberate our minds from suffering according to Absolute Truth, we should also practice the <b>Dhamma</b> in the light of worldly or conventional truth. </span></span></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">For</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> example, if one is a son, a daughter or a pupil, one should comply with the <b>Dhamma</b> in a manner appropriate to one’s status and try to study and use the <b>Dhamma </b>in the solving of one’s daily problems. He should try everyday to apply the <b>Dhamma</b> in his study, work and other activities. 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