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Live in the World Well, and Practice Flows Easily :: Luangpu Pramote Pamojjo 11 Aug 2024

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"To live in the world, one must know it, one must understand it. If we live in the world with a peaceful mind, content with our circumstances, then when we take up moral precepts and meditation, there will be no worry. Some are in debt from soccer betting, with loan sharks threatening their lives. They flee to practice in monasteries, hiding within the grounds. Can their minds be at peace? Their minds cannot be at peace. They live in fear of when they will be killed. Therefore, living a clean and blameless life is essential. It brings happiness. When we reflect and see no faults, no breaches of morality, or even when we may not see ourselves clearly but good friends or teachers affirm our goodness, then our minds become peaceful and content.
If we live cleanly and blamelessly, when we sit to practice the mind will gather easily. With just a few breaths, the mind is collected. If we train well, then when we wish for the mind to gather, it gathers instantly. But if our minds are defiled, filled with bad thoughts and suspicion, fearing exposure, then no matter how long we sit, the mind will not collect. Meditation will not succeed. Therefore, as laypeople living in the world, we must live wisely."
Luangpu Pramote Pamojjo
Wat Suansantidham
11 August 2024