Eliminating The Pollution of Doubt:
Mastering Confidence and
Developing Wisdom
What are the solutions or remedies for Doubt?
•
Investigation of The Teachings (Learn, Reflect, and Practice to acquire wisdom
and observe the improvements to the condition of the mind and your life).
•
Confidence in The Buddha, The Teachings, The Community, your Teacher, and
your own ability to attain Enlightenment.


Eliminating The Pollution of Doubt:
Mastering Confidence and
Developing Wisdom
How do you know when Doubt is eliminated from the mind?
•
You will have confirmed confidence in The Buddha, The Teachings, The
Community, Your Teacher, and Your ability to attain Enlightenment.
•
You will have deeply investigated The Teachings of The Buddha and experienced
significant improvements to the condition of the mind and your life. (Learned,
Reflected, and Practiced)
•
You will no longer be in search of a spiritual life because you will have already
found it and know with 100% certainty that these Teachings are leading you
towards the attainment of Enlightenment.


Eliminating The Pollution of Doubt:
Mastering Confidence and
Developing Wisdom
•
You will never “give up” on the development of your life practice and continued
improvement towards the attainment of Enlightenment focusing solely on The
Teachings of The Buddha. You will be unable to recognize as valid any other
Teachings or Teacher related to The Path to Enlightenment.
•
You will have significantly reduced complacency from the mind.
•
You will have deep respect and politeness towards The Buddha, The Teachings,
The Community, and Your Teacher.


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Eliminating The Pollution of Wrong
Behavior and Observances:
Mastering Moral Conduct and
Elimination of Superstition


Eliminating The Pollution of Wrong Behavior
and Observances: Mastering Moral
Conduct and Elimination of Superstition
What is Wrong Behavior and Observances?
Wrong Behavior and Observances: Unwholesome moral conduct and the mind’s belief that
rites, rituals, ceremonies, and worship will help a Practitioner to attain Enlightenment.
What are the symptoms of Wrong Behavior and Observances?
•
Wrong Behavior
•
You will not be practicing Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood from
The Eight Fold Path.
•
Wrong Observances
•
The mind will consider that rites, rituals, ceremonies, and worship are important and required
for spiritual development.
•


Eliminating The Pollution of Wrong Behavior
and Observances: Mastering Moral
Conduct and Elimination of Superstition
What are the solutions or remedies for Wrong Behavior and
Observances?
•
Well developed practice of The Eight Fold Path (Moral Conduct - Right Speech,
Right Action, Right Livelihood).
•
Elimination of belief that rites, rituals, ceremonies, and worship will help a
Practitioner to attain Enlightenment.


Eliminating The Pollution of Wrong Behavior
and Observances: Mastering Moral
Conduct and Elimination of Superstition
What is a belief versus wisdom?
•
Belief: You do not know whether it is “true or false”, “right or wrong”, the mind is
just believing it. The mind could easily be “clinging to a perception”.
•
Perceptions: a belief or opinion based on how things seem.
•
Wisdom: You have independently verified, through your own direct experiences,
that what is being learned is accurate and the truth. And, another person could
take that same content and also, independently verify it as being “the truth”.
With this confirmation, you then have acquired “wisdom” and know “the truth”.
There is 100% confidence in what you have learned is independently verified as
being “the truth”.


Eliminating The Pollution of Wrong Behavior
and Observances: Mastering Moral
Conduct and Elimination of Superstition
Questions to Answer
•
What is the number one and primary problem that is keeping the mind in the
unEnlightened state and in The Cycle of Rebirth?
•
What solves this problem?
•
How do rites, rituals, ceremonies, and worship help a Practitioner to transform
this problem?
•
What rites, rituals, ceremonies, or worship will help a Practitioner to transform
this problem?


Eliminating The Pollution of Wrong Behavior
and Observances: Mastering Moral
Conduct and Elimination of Superstition
Belief does not lead to wisdom and does not lead to
awakening the mind to Enlightenment.
There are no auspicious or superstition aspects of
The Path to Enlightenment.
The goal and objective is to acquire wisdom to antidote/
remedy/transform the mind’s ignorance (“unknowing of true
reality”) through independent verification of The Teachings.
Never Believe Anything at All


Eliminating The Pollution of Wrong Behavior
and Observances: Mastering Moral
Conduct and Elimination of Superstition
How do you know when Wrong Behavior and Observances is
eliminated from the mind?
•
Wrong Behavior
•
You will deeply understand and be able to explain Right Speech, Right Action, and
Right Livelihood from The Eight Fold Path.
•
You will have fully developed and are practicing Right Speech, Right Action, and
Right Livelihood from The Eight Fold Path for a minimum of 1 year.
•
Wrong Observances
•
It will be impossible for you to acknowledge any rite, ritual, ceremony, or worship as
being useful to attain Enlightenment.


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Day 3
Evening


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Meditation to Realize
Non-self
(Seated, Lying, or Standing)


LEARN
Meditation to Realize Non-self
Affirmations
•
“I am not the body” (Repeat several times directing it to the body.)
•
“I am not the mind (Repeat several times)
•
“There is no self” (Repeat several times)
•
“I do not exist” (Repeat several times)
•
“I am not the body, I am not the mind, There is no self, I do not exist”
(Repeat several times)


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Eliminating The Pollution of
Sensual Desire and Ill Will:
Laying Down the Burden
and Transforming Anger


Eliminating The Pollution of Sensual
Desire and Ill Will: Laying Down the
Burden and Transforming Anger
What is Sensual Desire?
Sensual desire: desire for pleasures from The Six Sense Bases (eyes, ears, nose,
tongue, body, and the mind).
The mind craves/desires/wants/expects permanent satisfaction and permanent
comfort but yet, lives in an impermanent world.
The mind longs and yearns to be permanently fulfilled and to never experience
discomfort.
The mind will think that “something” is going to provide lasting satisfaction so it seeks
pleasure from its sensual desires through contact from The Six Sense Bases (i.e. eyes,
ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind - The Doorways to Discontentedness), never truly
being completely fulfilled, content, or joyful. The Unquenchable Thirst - The Burden.


Eliminating The Pollution of Sensual
Desire and Ill Will: Laying Down the
Burden and Transforming Anger
What are the symptoms of Sensual Desire?
•
Discontentedness (Conditioned Feelings):
•
Pleasant Feeling (happiness, excitement, elation, thrill, exhilaration, euphoria, etc.)
•
Painful Feeling (sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fear,
stress, anxiety, etc.)
•
Neither Painful-nor-Pleasant (boredom, loneliness, melancholy, shyness,
displeased, uncomfortable, unsatisfied, etc.)
•
Addictions, Significant Debt, Lack of Focus, Concentration, Memory or
Clarity of Mind (i.e. muddled mindedness), Exhaustion/Tiredness,
Difficulties Sleeping, Headaches, Never Fully Satisfied, Hostility,
Aggression, Arguments, Broken Relationships, Lack of Happiness.


Eliminating The Pollution of Sensual
Desire and Ill Will: Laying Down the
Burden and Transforming Anger
What are the solutions or remedies for Sensual Desire?
•
The Eight Fold Path: The Path for All Humans to Enlightenment
•
Breathing Mindfulness Meditation
•
Generosity
•
Practicing wholesome moral conduct through your intentions, speech, and
actions in daily life to include your livelihood. Purification of moral conduct
based in wise decision making (i.e. Right Intention, Right Speech, Right
Action, Right Livelihood).
•
Meditation to Eliminate Sexual Cravings


Eliminating The Pollution of Sensual
Desire and Ill Will: Laying Down the
Burden and Transforming Anger
•
The Eight Fold Path: The Path for All Humans to Enlightenment (continued)
•
Reflection on Death
•
Restraining the Mind - Right Mindfulness and Right Effort
(Cut Off and Let Go)
•
Identifying Your Cravings as The Red Light and Develop a Plan to
Eliminate the Cravings


Eliminating The Pollution of Sensual
Desire and Ill Will: Laying Down the
Burden and Transforming Anger
How do you know when Sensual Desire is eliminated from the
mind?
•
There will no longer be any arising of conditioned feelings for a minimum of 1 year
related to the fetter/taint/pollution of mind described as ‘sensual desire”. Things that
you see, hear, smell, taste, or experience through the body will no longer produce
conditioned feelings (i.e. conditioned pleasant, painful, neither painful-nor-pleasant
feelings).
•
You will no longer have sexual contact or be interested in sexual contact for
a minimum of 1 year.
•
There will not be any foods that you dislike. You will be able to eat all foods, except
those where there is an allergy. You will view food as something to sustain the health
of the body rather than, something to please the tongue and the mind.


Eliminating The Pollution of Sensual
Desire and Ill Will: Laying Down the
Burden and Transforming Anger
•
There will no longer be any addictions to anything at all.
•
It will be easy to fall asleep and there will be a high quality of sleep.
•
The mind will experience a significant amount of focus, concentration, memory,
and clarity of mind.
•
The mind will experience a high degree and duration of calmness, satisfaction,
fulfillment, and joy (i.e. unconditioned happiness). When discontentedness
occurs, it will be minimal, infrequent, and for very short durations; only related to
the higher fetters.


Eliminating The Pollution of Sensual
Desire and Ill Will: Laying Down the
Burden and Transforming Anger
What is Ill Will?
Ill Will: hostility, hatred, anger, aggression, resentment, frustration, irritation,
annoyance.
The mind experiences conditioned painful feelings due to its “sensual desire” not being
fulfilled and may act out on those feelings through your intentions, speech, and actions
(i.e. unskillful conduct) causing damaged relationships with stain, struggles, and
difficulties in life.


Eliminating The Pollution of Sensual
Desire and Ill Will: Laying Down the
Burden and Transforming Anger
What are the symptoms of Ill Will?
•
Discontentedness (Conditioned Feelings):
•
Painful Feeling (sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fear,
stress, anxiety, etc.)
•
Hostility, Aggression, Bitterness, Arguments, Broken Relationships, Lack
of Focus, Concentration, Memory or Clarity of Mind (i.e. muddled
mindedness), Exhaustion/Tiredness, Difficulties Sleeping, Headaches,
Chest pain and other health related issues due to strain on the body to
include a shortened life span. Negative inner dialogue that is degrading
and diminishing towards yourself.
•
Aversion to people and situations


Eliminating The Pollution of Sensual
Desire and Ill Will: Laying Down the
Burden and Transforming Anger
What are the solutions or remedies for Ill Will?
•
The Eight Fold Path: The Path for All Humans to Enlightenment
•
Loving-kindness Meditation
•
Practicing Loving-kindness through your intentions, speech, and actions in
daily life. Practicing wholesome moral conduct through your intentions,
speech, and actions in daily life to include your livelihood. Purification of
moral conduct based in wise decision making (i.e. Right Intention, Right
Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood).
•
Restraining the Mind - Right Mindfulness and Right Effort
(Cut Off and Let Go)


Eliminating The Pollution of Sensual
Desire and Ill Will: Laying Down the
Burden and Transforming Anger
How do you know when Ill Will is eliminated from the mind?
•
There will no longer be any arising of conditioned feelings of anger,
frustration, irritation, agitation, annoyance, dislike, etc. for a minimum of
1 year. It will be impossible for the mind to experience any anger,
hatred, ill will, frustration, irritation, agitation, annoyance, or dislike
towards other beings or any situation.
•
The mind will experience a significant amount of focus, concentration,
memory, and clarity of mind.
•
You will be able to speak gently with everyone and anyone.
•
Smiling will becomes easy for you.


Eliminating The Pollution of Sensual
Desire and Ill Will: Laying Down the
Burden and Transforming Anger
•
People will, in generally, not be bitter, harsh, and hostile with you. You
will no longer have an interest to argue or argue with anyone at all.
•
Your personal and professional relationships will be at ease.
•
Making new friends will be effortless.


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Day 4
Morning


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Loving-kindness
Meditation
(Seated)
(Chapter 11)


Meditation: Developing Your Practice
Types of Meditation
•
Breathing Mindfulness Meditation
- Eliminate Craving/Desire/Attachment
- Cultivate Mindfulness (awareness of mind) while training the mind to reside in present
moment with concentration through practicing “Singleness of Mind”
•
Loving-kindness Meditation
- Eliminate Anger/Hatred/Ill Will (and lesser versions)
- Cultivate Loving-kindness for “All Beings”
•
Meditation to Eliminate Sexual Cravings
- Eliminate Sexual Cravings (Sensual Desire)
- Cultivate Unattractiveness of the body
•
Meditation to Realize Non-Self
- Eliminate “The Self” (Personal Existence View)
- Cultivate “Impermanence” through eradicating the conceit “I am” to realize “Non-self”


Loving-kindness Meditation
What is Loving-kindness?
•
Loving-kindness (Pāli: mettā) is active goodwill towards all beings without
judgment. A genuine interest in seeing all beings be well.
•
The antidote, wholesome root, or remedy for anger, hatred, ill will.
•
Elimination of harshness, bitterness, hostility, and resentment from the mind.
•
One of The Brahma-viharas —-> More on The Brahma-viharas in Chapter 14.


Loving-kindness Meditation
Loving-kindness in The Eight Fold Path
•
Right Intention: The intention of renunciation, the intention of non-ill-will, the
intention of harmlessness. This, Monks, is called Right Intention.
•
Right Speech: Five Factors of Well Spoken Speech (5th Factor)
(5) It is spoken with a mind of loving-kindness
•
Herein, Monks, you should train thus:
Our minds will remain unaffected, and we shall utter no evil words; we shall
reside compassionate for their welfare, with a mind of loving-kindness, without
inner hate. We shall reside enveloping that person with a mind filled with loving-
kindness, and starting with him, we shall reside enveloping the all-encompassing
world with a mind filled with loving-kindness, abundant, joyful, immeasurable,
without hostility and without ill will. That is how you should train, Monks.


Loving-kindness Meditation
Gotama Buddha’s Teachings on Loving-kindness Meditation
•
“Rahula, develop meditation on loving-kindness; for when you develop
meditation on loving-kindness, any ill-will will be abandoned.”
•
“Loving-kindness should be developed to abandon ill will.”
•
(Suppose they ask:) But what, friends, is the reason unarisen anger does not
arise and arisen anger is abandoned?
You should answer: The liberation of the mind by loving-kindness. For one
who attends carefully to the liberation of the mind by loving-kindness,
unarisen anger does not arise and arisen anger is abandoned. This, friends, is
the reason unarisen anger does not arise and arisen anger is abandoned.


Loving-kindness Meditation
Rings and Affirmations
•
May “I” be peaceful, May “I” be safe, May “I”
be well, May “I” be free of all
discontentedness and the suffering it causes.
•
May “we” be peaceful, May “we” be safe,
May “we” be well, May “we” be free of all
discontentedness and the suffering it causes.
•
May “all beings” be peaceful, May “all
beings” be safe, May “all beings” be well,
May “all beings” be free of all
discontentedness and the suffering it causes.


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Loving-kindness
Meditation
(Seated)


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Eliminating The Pollution of
Desire for Form and Formless:
Eradicating The Craving for
Existence and The Fear of Death


Eliminating The Pollution of Desire for Form
and Formless: Eradicating The Craving for
Existence and The Fear of Death
What is Desire for Form?
Desire for form: desire for existence in the form realms; Animal or Human.
What is Desire for Formless?
Desire for formless: desire for existence in the formless realms; Hell, Afflicted Spirits,
or Heaven.


Eliminating The Pollution of Desire for Form
and Formless: Eradicating The Craving for
Existence and The Fear of Death
What are the symptoms of Desire for Form and Desire for
Formless?
•
Discontentedness (Conditioned Feelings):
•
Pleasant Feeling (happiness, excitement, elation, thrill, exhilaration, euphoria, etc.)
•
Painful Feeling (sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fear,
stress, anxiety, etc.)
•
Neither Painful-nor-Pleasant (boredom, loneliness, melancholy, shyness,
displeased, uncomfortable, unsatisfied, etc.)
•
Fear of Death or Wanting to Die; Pleasant thoughts of a new life, wanting a new
life.


Eliminating The Pollution of Desire for Form
and Formless: Eradicating The Craving for
Existence and The Fear of Death
What are the solutions or remedies for Desire for Form and
Desire for Formless?
•
The Eight Fold Path: The Path for All Humans to Enlightenment
•
Breathing Mindfulness Meditation
•
Generosity
•
Reflection on Death (i.e. Contemplation of Death)
•
Restraining the Mind - Right Mindfulness and Right Effort
(Cut Off and Let Go)


Eliminating The Pollution of Desire for Form
and Formless: Eradicating The Craving for
Existence and The Fear of Death
How do you know when Desire for Form and Desire for
Formless is eliminated from the mind?
•
There will be no fear of death.
•
There will be no desire to die.
•
The mind will be peaceful and joyful in the present existence without longing or
yearning for another life nor an afterlife, nor any interest in any type of existence
whatsoever.
•
The mind will not worry nor have fear or anxiety about “what is next” after this
life, if anything at all.


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Eliminating The Pollution of
Conceit: Cultivating Humbleness
to Dissolve the Ego


Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit:
Cultivating Humbleness to
Dissolve the Ego
What is Conceit?
Conceit: arrogance, pride, judging, measuring or comparing as superior or inferior to
others.
—————
Judgment: attempting to determine what is right or wrong for another person while
placing oneself above others with arrogance or pride (i.e. the ego). Comparing that one
is superior or inferior to another person. Attempting to declare who is wholesome or
unwholesome, good or bad. Judgment is based in “conceit”. Judgment is harmful to
the mind and needs to be eliminated to attain Enlightenment.
Discernment: is wise decision making based in wisdom. Discernment is helpful to the
mind and needs to be cultivated to attain Enlightenment.


Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit:
Cultivating Humbleness to
Dissolve the Ego
What is the Ego?
•
Our ego is a collection of experiences from the past and our future
expectations of ourselves. Ego is the accumulation of thoughts, ideas,
and perceptions that we have of our self image and self identity. The ego
will contain arrogance, pride, judgment, and measure and compare itself
as superior or inferior to others.
•
The word “ego” did not exist during the lifetime of Gotama Buddha. He
described what we refer to as “the ego” in two separate parts.
•
Personal Existence View - The Self Image/Identity - “Non-Self” (1st Fetter)
•
Conceit - arrogance, pride, judging, measuring or comparing as superior or
inferior to others. (8th Fetter)


Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit:
Cultivating Humbleness to
Dissolve the Ego
The Ego Stands in The Way of Seeing True Reality
•
Projects unwholesome qualities onto others then read that reflection as it is coming
from the other person, when it is actually coming from your own mind.
•
Judgement: attempting to determine what is right or wrong for another person while
placing oneself above others with arrogance or pride (i.e. the ego). Comparing that
one is superior or inferior to another person. Attempting to declare who is wholesome
or unwholesome, good or bad. Judgment is based in “conceit”. Judgment is harmful
to the mind and needs to be eliminated to attain Enlightenment.
•
Perceptions: a belief or opinion based on how things seem.
Developed of situations and other people through your own ego.
•
Projects wholesome qualities onto others “craving permanence” “expecting” that
others need to be the same as you. The mind attempts to control others rather than
allowing others to make their own choices in life.
•
The ego serves no purpose.


Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit:
Cultivating Humbleness to
Dissolve the Ego
What are the symptoms of Conceit?
•
Discontentedness associated with position in society, authority, status, etc.
•
shy/over confident, lacking/overly confident in public settings, social anxiety,
anger/frustration/irritation/agitation/annoyance, etc. based on superiority or
inferiority. Jealousy of others accomplishments.
•
Looking for a pecking order; attempting to figure out who is above you or below you,
sometimes obsessively. Judging others and/or yourself.
•
The mind will want to project or communicate its position, status, authority, wholesome
traits, to others and be acknowledged, affirmed, or distinguished for accomplishments.
•
Being repeatedly pushed away by others due to arrogance; inability to have peaceful
relationships with others where all beings are equal.


Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit:
Cultivating Humbleness to
Dissolve the Ego
•
Negative inner dialogue that is degrading and diminishing, judgment towards
yourself.
•
Joking in diminishing and degrading ways about yourself or others.
•
Gossiping and/or Slander; speech or communication that is damaging to the
reputation of an individual/company/organization/country/group of people, etc.,
whether true or false.
•
Prideful, Boastful, “Showing off”; especially to those who you think are below
you. Thinking certain tasks are below you and unwilling to do them.
•
Talking down or up to others lacking the ability to reside comfortable among all
people. Uncalm mind around people who you think are above you.


Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit:
Cultivating Humbleness to
Dissolve the Ego
•
Disrespectful towards others; thinking of others as stupid, idiots, or lessor
individuals. Wanting others to treat or respect you in specific ways.
•
Constantly wanting to prove oneself, your abilities, and give information to
others as unsolicited advice/guidance.
•
Thinking you are “right” and others are “wrong”; willingly arguing to prove a
point.
•
Pushy, forceful, pressuring others to do things your way.
•
Closed minded thinking that “you already know everything”, unwilling to seek
help and guidance from others.
•
Blames others for what you experience in life.


Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit:
Cultivating Humbleness to
Dissolve the Ego
What are the solutions or remedies for Conceit?
•
Say “thank you”, “sorry”, “speak politely using sir or ma’am” and say “I do
not know” as needed and as appropriate.
•
Sleep in a low position that is not elevated or luxurious and sit on the floor.
•
Do tasks that you think are “beneath” you.
•
Listen to others teach you wisdom without any interest to teach them.
•
Wash people’s feet.


Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit:
Cultivating Humbleness to
Dissolve the Ego
•
Show respect and gratitude to all people with a “wai”.
•
Practice generosity, loving-kindness, and compassion.
•
Eliminate judgment with no comparisons that you are superior or inferior.
•
Be kind and gentle because it’s the “right” thing to do.
•
Ask others for advice and what they learned in life, just listen without trying to
prove anything.


Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit:
Cultivating Humbleness to
Dissolve the Ego
•
Help others without any expectation of a return favor or positive benefit for
yourself.
•
Seek guidance of a Teacher helping the mind to admit to itself that it does not
know everything and needs help in this world.
•
Cut off and let go of projecting arrogance, pride, judgment, measuring or
comparing.
•
Seek guidance with a Teacher over multiple sessions.


Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit:
Cultivating Humbleness to
Dissolve the Ego
How do you know when Conceit is eliminated from the mind?
•
You will deeply understand and be able to explain the fetter/taint/pollution of
mind described as “conceit”, “what is the ego”, and how to eliminate the ego.
•
You will no longer experience any discontentedness associated with conceit
because it will no longer exist in the mind. The ego will be fully eradicated from
the mind when you no longer experience any of the symptoms of this fetter/taint/
pollution of mind.
•
The mind will not be judgmental of others looking to put people down below you
or above you. You would not degrade or diminish yourself nor others.
•
There will be an open mind with a willingness to learn from others without any
superficial criteria that would preclude you from thinking others have important
wisdom to share.


Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit:
Cultivating Humbleness to
Dissolve the Ego
•
You view all beings as equal and treat all beings as equals.
•
You will be polite, kind, friendly, and respectful to “all beings”. The mind will no
longer have any interest in arguing or attempt to argue with others. The mind will
be incapable of arguing.
•
No longer interested in chasing after societal positions, status, or authority.
•
There will be no interest in projecting or communicating one’s position, status,
authority, wholesome traits, or for others to acknowledge, affirm, or recognize
you for accomplishments.


Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit:
Cultivating Humbleness to
Dissolve the Ego
•
You will choose to pursue life goals and objectives based in wise decision
making rather than, wanting to be perceived by others in a certain way.
•
No interest in being prideful, boastful, or “showing off” to anyone about
anything.
•
There will be calmness and confidence around all individuals no matter their role
in society.
•
Can relate to and understand people in all roles of society, finding it easy to
make friends and relate to others. You can reside harmonious with all beings.


Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit:
Cultivating Humbleness to
Dissolve the Ego


Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit:
Cultivating Humbleness to
Dissolve the Ego
We must always and forever develop our
practice to “eliminate ego” and never
“assume” it has been extinguished.


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Day 4
Lunch, Excursions, &
Free Time


Classes
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Day 4
Evening


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Loving-kindness
Meditation
(Seated, Lying, or Standing)


Loving-kindness Meditation
Rings and Affirmations
•
May “I” be peaceful, May “I” be safe, May “I”
be well, May “I” be free of all
discontentedness and the suffering it causes.
•
May “we” be peaceful, May “we” be safe,
May “we” be well, May “we” be free of all
discontentedness and the suffering it causes.
•
May “all beings” be peaceful, May “all
beings” be safe, May “all beings” be well,
May “all beings” be free of all
discontentedness and the suffering it causes.


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Eliminating The Pollution of
Restlessness: Peacefulness and
Calmness of Mind to
Last a Lifetime


Eliminating The Pollution of Restlessness:
Peacefulness and Calmness of Mind to
Last a Lifetime
What is Restlessness?
Restlessness: confused, distracted, worried, anxious, restless state of mind; the
opposite of “singleness of mind”.


Eliminating The Pollution of Restlessness:
Peacefulness and Calmness of Mind to
Last a Lifetime
What are the symptoms of Restlessness?
•
Lack of focus, concentration, clarity of mind, and memory.
•
Overactivity of the mind and body.
•
Repetitive and/or obsessive thoughts.
•
Rapid and confusing speech.
•
Inability to rest and relax.
•
Discontent feelings such as stress, anxiety, and worry.


Eliminating The Pollution of Restlessness:
Peacefulness and Calmness of Mind to
Last a Lifetime
What are the solutions or remedies for Restlessness?
•
The Eight Fold Path: The Path for All Humans to Enlightenment
•
Breathing Mindfulness Meditation
•
Generosity
•
Restraining the Mind - Right Mindfulness and Right Effort
(Cut Off and Let Go)
•
Equanimity


Eliminating The Pollution of Restlessness:
Peacefulness and Calmness of Mind to
Last a Lifetime
How do you know when Restlessness is eliminated from the
mind?
•
Focus, concentration, clarity of mind, and deep memory.
•
Calm mind and body; when the mind is tranquil the body will be tranquil.
•
The mind is stilled and quieted with no repetitive and/or obsessive thoughts.
•
Calm and well thought out speech.
•
Ability to rest and relax.
•
Elimination of discontent feelings such as stress, anxiety, and worry.


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Day 5
Morning


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Meditation to Eliminate
Sexual Cravings
(Seated)
(Chapter 11)


Meditation to
Eliminate Sexual Cravings
Thirty-Two Part Body Meditation
Head hair, Body hair, Nails, Teeth, Skin
Flesh, Sinews, Bones, Bone Marrow, Kidneys
Heart, Liver, Diaphragm, Spleen, Lungs
Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Stomach, Feces, Brain
Bile, Phlegm, Pus, Blood, Sweat, Fat
Tears, Grease, Saliva, Mucus, Oil of the Joints, Urine
Meditate on each body part, visualize that body part, and
then move on to the next body part.


Meditation to
Eliminate Sexual Cravings
Meditate on a Corpse
The perception of unattractiveness should be developed to abandon lust.


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Discontentedness and
Rebirth:
Dependent Origination as
The Highest Law of Nature


Discontentedness and Rebirth:
Dependent Origination as
The Highest Law of Nature
What is Dependent Origination?
•
The Highest Law of Nature that describes exactly why you experience
discontentedness and rebirth.
•
Twelve (12) interlinking (i.e. dependent) factors that explain how a being comes
into existence (i.e. origination) and experiences discontentedness in
The Five Realms of Existence (i.e. The Cycle of Rebirth).
•
Helps you to deeply understand the problem so that you can implement the
solution to eliminate “discontentedness and rebirth” by attaining Enlightenment.
Helps you establish the goals for your practice.
•
Problem: Ignorance, Craving/Clinging, Anger
•
Solution: Cultivate Wisdom, Eliminate Craving/Clinging, Eliminate Anger


The Three Poisons
What are The Three Poisons?
The poisons of craving, anger, and ignorance — mask our true nature, the awakened mind of
wisdom and compassion. These poisonous states of mind then motivate non-virtuous and
unskillful intentions, speech, and actions, which produces unwholesome Kamma so they need to
be transformed, remedied and an antidote applied to experience the brightness of the Enlightened
mind.
•
Craving/Greed: refers to our selfishness, desire, attachment, and grasping for
contentedness and satisfaction outside of ourselves.
•
Anger/Hatred: refers to our hostility and aggression, our aversion and repulsion
toward unpleasant people, circumstances, and even toward our own uncomfortable
feelings.
•
Ignorance/Delusion: refers to our dullness, confusion, and misperception; our
unknowing or wrong views of reality misunderstanding the world around us as
described as part of The Natural Laws of Existence in Gotama Buddha’s Teachings.


Discontentedness and Rebirth:
Dependent Origination as
The Highest Law of Nature
The Words of The Buddha - (Dependent Origination - Simplified)
When this exists, that comes to be;
with the arising of this, that arises.
When this does not exist, that does not come to be;
with the elimination of this, that ceases.
(Reference: SN 12.2)
Cause and Effect - Action and Result
The Results of Your Decisions
The Natural Law of Kamma
(Causality)


Discontentedness and Rebirth:
Dependent Origination as
The Highest Law of Nature
The Words of The Buddha - (Dependent Origination - Detail)
Monks, with ignorance (unknowing of true reality) as condition, volitional formations (choices/
decisions) [come to be];
With volitional formations as condition, consciousness;
with consciousness as condition, name-and-form;
with name-and-form as condition, the six sense bases;
with the six sense bases as condition, contact;
with contact as condition, feeling;
with feeling as condition, craving;
with craving as condition, clinging;
with clinging as condition, existence;
with existence as condition, birth;
with birth as condition, aging-and-death, sorrow, grief, pain, displeasure, and despair come to be.
Such is the cause of this whole mass of discontentedness.
(Reference: SN 12.1)


Discontentedness and Rebirth:
Dependent Origination as
The Highest Law of Nature
The Words of The Buddha - (Dependent Origination)
And what, Monks, is name-and-form?
Feeling, perception, volitional formation (choices/decisions), contact, consciousness: this is called
name. The four great elements and the form derived from the four great elements: this is called
form. Thus this name and this form are together called name-and-form.
(Reference: SN 12.1)


Discontentedness and Rebirth:
Dependent Origination as
The Highest Law of Nature


Dependent Origination
The Highest Law of Nature
The Cycle of Rebirth
Why a Being Experiences Discontentedness and Rebirth
Cause of the Whole Mass of Discontentedness
1. Past Causes
(Previous Life)
2. Present Effects
Ignorance
(Process of Birth)
(Mother’s Womb)
Leads to
Produce cravings
Volitional Formations that lead to Consciousn
(Choices/Decisions) ess
Becomes previous life Finds place in the
after death mother’s womb with
4. Future Effects Name-and-Form
(Current Life) (New Physical
Develops
Birth
Six Sense Bases
Leads to
(Eyes, Ears, Nose,
Aging-and-Death, Experience
Sorrow, Grief, Pain,
With Forms, Sounds,
3. Present Causes Contact Odors,
Leads to
Produces
Craving Produces
Produces Feeling
Clinging
Will be
Produces
Pleasant, Painful,
Existence Neither Painful-Nor-
(Being is firmly
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Discontentedness and Rebirth:
Dependent Origination as
The Highest Law of Nature
Cultivation of Wisdom
Unravels Dependent Origination
and is Why You Should
Never Believe Anything
While Staying Dedicated to
Developing Your Life Practice


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Eliminating The Pollution of
Ignorance: Mastering The
Development of Wisdom to Fully
Transform The Mind and Attain
Enlightenment


Eliminating The Pollution of Ignorance:
Mastering The Development of Wisdom to Fully
Transform The Mind and Attain Enlightenment
What is Ignorance?
Ignorance: unknowing of true reality, delusion, confusion, misunderstanding,
misperception of the true nature of reality. Lack of wisdom of The Natural Laws of
Existence as described in The Teachings of The Buddha, such as, The Three Universal
Truths, The Four Noble Truths, The Eight Fold Path, The Five Precepts, The Three
Wholesome/Unwholesome Roots, The Natural Law of Kamma, The Cycle of Rebirth,
etc.


Eliminating The Pollution of Ignorance:
Mastering The Development of Wisdom to Fully
Transform The Mind and Attain Enlightenment
What are the symptoms of Ignorance?
•
Discontentedness (Conditioned Feelings):
•
Pleasant Feeling (happiness, excitement, elation, thrill, exhilaration, euphoria, etc.)
•
Painful Feeling (sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fear, stress,
anxiety, etc.)
•
Neither Painful-nor-Pleasant (boredom, loneliness, melancholy, shyness, displeased,
uncomfortable, unsatisfied, etc.)
•
Struggles and difficulties in relationships and life. Inability to make wise
decisions that lead to wholesome results (i.e. wholesome Kamma).
•
All of the other symptoms of all the other fetters/taints/pollutions of mind.


Eliminating The Pollution of Ignorance:
Mastering The Development of Wisdom to Fully
Transform The Mind and Attain Enlightenment
What are the solutions or remedies for Ignorance?
•
Cultivate wisdom of The Natural Laws of Existence and practice of these
Teachings to transform the mind with a well developed life practice to completely
eliminate 100% of all The Ten Fetters (i.e. taints/pollutions of mind/defilements)
so that they are no longer subject to future arising.
•
The Eight Fold Path: The Path for All Humans to Enlightenment and all the
connected Teachings that integrate into this core and central Teaching.
•
Ignorance is eliminated through a well developed practice of The Teachings of
The Buddha not through only intellectual learning. Learning, Reflecting
(i.e. independently verifying), and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha to
acquire wisdom and transform the mind by training the mind.


Eliminating The Pollution of Ignorance:
Mastering The Development of Wisdom to Fully
Transform The Mind and Attain Enlightenment
How do you know when Ignorance is eliminated from the mind?
•
The mind is peaceful, calm, serene, and content with joy - permanently.
•
High degree of focus, concentration, memory, and clarity of mind.
•
No longer experiencing any discontent feelings such as sadness, anger,
frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fears, boredom, loneliness,
shyness, jealousy, resentment, stress, anxiety, etc.
•
Deep wisdom with politeness, kindness, friendliness, and respect towards
all beings. Not causing harm in the world.
•
Personal and professional relationships conducted with ease.


Eliminating The Pollution of Ignorance:
Mastering The Development of Wisdom to Fully
Transform The Mind and Attain Enlightenment
How do you know when Ignorance is eliminated from the mind?
•
The mind is always in a good mood and never in a bad mood.
•
All days are a good day, there is never a bad day.
•
The mind nor the body is tired or exhausted; the mind experiences
sleepiness but not tiredness or exhaustion.
•
It is impossible for the mind to be shaken up; it is stable, steady, and
unshakable - permanently.
•
Life is no longer a struggle or difficult. You will be living the ideal life.


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Day 5
Lunch & Free Time
Return 2:00PM


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Meditation to Eliminate
Sexual Cravings
(Seated, Lying, or Standing)


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How to Determine If You
Have Attained
Enlightenment?


How to Determine If You Have
Attained Enlightenment?
Complete elimination and eradication of all the fetters/taints/pollutions of mind
Discontentedness will be Completely Eliminated
Life will be completely at ease and peaceful, with absolutely no struggles or
difficulties
Heard, Understood, and Practicing the true Teachings
Practice in accordance with The Teachings
Practicing careful attention in all decisions to ensure wise decision making
producing only wholesome results (i.e. wholesome Kamma)


How to Determine If You Have
Attained Enlightenment?
Deep Understanding of Dependent Origination, The Natural Law of Kamma,
The Five Aggregates, and The Six Sense Bases
Accomplishment in View
Accomplishment in Generosity
Association with wholesome persons
Maintains bodily, verbal, and mental acts of loving-kindness both in public and
private towards all beings.
You would be able to explain what Enlightenment is and how to attain it
because you are experiencing it.


How to Determine If You Have
Attained Enlightenment?


How to Determine If You Have
Attained Enlightenment?
What are the four (4) stages of Enlightenment?
•
Stream-Enterer
•
Once-Returner
•
Non-Returner
•
Arahant
•
A Buddha: Not a Stage of Enlightenment but an individual. The last
Buddha currently known to the world existed over 2,500 years ago.


How to Determine If You Have
Attained Enlightenment?
Best way to know the mind is not Enlightened
•
The mind still experiences discontentedness.
•
Discontentedness (Conditioned Feelings):
•
Pleasant Feeling (happiness, excitement, elation, thrill, exhilaration, euphoria,
etc.)
•
Painful Feeling (sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt,
shame, fear, stress, anxiety, etc.)
•
Neither Painful-nor-Pleasant (boredom, loneliness, melancholy, shyness,
displeased, uncomfortable, unsatisfied, etc.)
•
A craving/desire for others to know you are Enlightened. Arrogance and pride still exists,
therefore, the mind cannot be Enlightened. If they tell you that they are Enlightened, they are
not yet Enlightened. “I am Enlightened”.
•
Complacency; lack of motivation, initiative, enthusiasm, or willingness to do something.


What Are The Advantages
of Enlightenment?
1.) The mind is peaceful, calm, serene, and content with joy - permanently.
2.) High degree of focus, concentration, memory, and clarity of mind.
3.) No longer experiencing any discontent feelings such as sadness, anger,
frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fears, boredom, loneliness,
shyness, jealousy, resentment, stress, anxiety, etc.
4.) Deep wisdom with politeness, kindness, friendliness, and respect towards all
beings. Not causing harm in the world.
5.) Personal and professional relationships conducted with ease.
6.) One is incapable of decline; Enlightenment is a permanent mental state.


What Are The Advantages
of Enlightenment?
7.) The mind is always in a good mood and never in a bad mood.
8.) All days are a good day, there is never a bad day.
9.) The mind nor the body is tired or exhausted; the mind experiences
sleepiness but not tiredness or exhaustion.
10.) It is impossible for the mind to be shaken up; it is stable, steady, and
unshakable - permanently.
11.) Life is no longer a struggle or difficult. You will be living the ideal life.


How to Determine If You Have
Attained Enlightenment?
Attainment of Enlightenment as an
Arahant means, the mind will no longer experience any
discontent feelings nor be reborn into The Cycle of Rebirth.
The being will no longer be reborn in The Cycle of Rebirth.
What may or may not happen after death
is an undeclared Teaching.
At the end of this life, an Enlightened being will experience
Final Enlightenment.


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Integrating The Teachings
Into Your Life
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•
Read “Developing a Life Practice: The Path to Leads to Enlightenment”
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•
Develop a daily practice of generosity to frequently give and share without any
expectation of anything in return such as your time, effort, energy, and resources.
•
Develop a daily practice of wholesome moral conduct using The Eight Fold Path
as your guide.
•
Develop a daily meditation practice of 2-3 times per day for 30+ minutes per
session. This can take 6-24 months to gradually develop.
•
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Closing Group Discussion
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The Difficult Human Existence:
Sickness, Aging, and Death
•
Gotama Buddha’s “life story”
•
Birth
•
Early Life
•
Journey to Enlightenment
•
Teaching
•
Sickness, Aging, and Death


The Difficult Human Existence:
Sickness, Aging, and Death
No one ever said life would be “easy” but it’s also not suppose
to be “tough”. Learning Gotama Buddha’s Teachings is not
“easy” but learning and practicing The Teachings of
The Buddha will ensure “life is not tough”.


Benefits of Attaining
The First Stage of Enlightenment
1.) One is fixed in the wholesome Teachings
2.) One is incapable of decline
3.) One’s discontentedness is limited
4.) One comes to possess wisdom not shared by others
5.) One has clearly seen causation
6.) One has clearly seen causally arisen objects
7.) You have everything you need to make your way to the fourth Stage of
Enlightenment, to actually attain Enlightenment.


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Retreat Schedule and Plan
Meditation Instruction & Teachings
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9:30AM: Teachings & Discussion
12:30PM: Lunch & Free Time


Retreat Schedule and Plan
Lunch, Excursions, Dinner, & Free Time
12:30PM - 6:30PM
Monday - Thursday


Retreat Schedule and Plan
Excursions
Sunday: Sunday Night Walking Market
Monday: Sankampang Hot Springs
Tuesday: Rantong Elephant Sanctuary
Wednesday: Dekdee Children’s Orphanage
Thursday: Huay Tung Tao Lake/Reservoir/Park


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Meditation Instruction & Teachings
6:30PM: Meditation
7:00PM: Teachings & Discussion
8:30PM: Free Time


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Monday
- Breathing Mindfulness Meditation (Seated)
- Enlightenment: What is Enlightenment?
- The Four Noble Truths: Establishing Right View
- The Three Poisons: Craving, Anger, and Ignorance
Tuesday
- Breathing Mindfulness Meditation (Walking)
- The Eight Fold Path: The Path for All Humans to
Enlightenment
- The Five Precepts: A Householders Guide to Daily Practice


Retreat Schedule and Plan
Wednesday
- Loving-kindness Meditation (Seated)
- What is Kamma and How Does It Affect Me?
- What is Merit?
- Loving-kindness Meditation (Seated, Lying, or Standing)
- Understanding & Experiencing the Jhānas: The Light Bulb is Flickering
Thursday
- Breathing Mindfulness Meditation (Seated, Lying, or Standing)
- Understanding Human Beings: The Five Aggregates & The Six Sense Bases
- Discontentedness and Rebirth: Dependent Origination as The Highest Law of Nature
- Right View: Developing Accomplishment in View to Attain The First Stage of
Enlightenment
- Loving-kindness Meditation (Seated, Lying, or Standing)
- Eliminating The Pollution of Personal Existence View: Getting “The Self” Out of The
Way


Retreat Schedule and Plan
Friday
- Meditation to Realize Non-self (Seated)
- Eliminating The Pollution of Doubt: Mastering Confidence and
Developing Wisdom
- Eliminating The Pollution of Wrong Behavior and Observances:
Mastering Moral Conduct and Elimination of Superstition
- Meditation to Realize Non-self (Seated, Lying, or Standing)
- How to Determine If You Have Attained The First Stage of
Enlightenment?
- Integrating The Teachings into Your Life
- Continued Support on The Path to Enlightenment
- Closing Group Discussion with Questions & Answers


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Day 1
Morning


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LEARN Breathing
Mindfulness Meditation
(Seated)
(Chapter 11)


Meditation: Developing Your Practice
Meditation Basics
•
Meditation is a technique to actively train the mind during dedicated,
independent, purposeful training sessions to eliminate unwholesome qualities
of the mind and/or cultivate wholesome qualities of the mind in the positions
of seated, lying, standing, or walking.
•
Meditation is “not" exercising, walking the dog, gardening, driving, etc.
•
Meditation Teacher
•
Meditation Positions
•
Seated, Lying, Standing, and Walking


Meditation: Developing Your Practice
Starting and Conducting Meditation
•
The Mind is The Boss and The Body is The Employee
•
Setup Mindfulness in Front of You
•
Time, Frequency, and Schedule of Meditation
•
Sleepiness During Meditation
•
Physical Sensations During Meditation
•
Visual Stimulation During Meditation
•
Meditation with External Stimulus


Meditation: Developing Your Practice
The Words of The Buddha
•
Having based himself on these five things, the Monk should develop further
(another) four things.
(1) (The perception of) unattractiveness of the body should be developed to
abandon lust.
(2) Loving-kindness should be developed to abandon ill will.
(3) Mindfulness of Breathing (Breathing Mindfulness Meditation) should be
developed to cut off thoughts.
(4) The perception of impermanence should be developed to eradicate the
conceit 'I am.' When one perceives impermanence, the perception of non-self
is stabilized. One who perceives non-self eradicates the conceit 'I am', (which
is) Nibbāna (Enlightenment) in this very life.


Meditation: Developing Your Practice
Types of Meditation
•
Breathing Mindfulness Meditation
- Eliminate Craving/Desire/Attachment
- Cultivate Mindfulness (awareness of mind) while training the mind to reside in present
moment with concentration through practicing “Singleness of Mind”
•
Loving-kindness Meditation
- Eliminate Anger/Hatred/Ill Will (and lesser versions)
- Cultivate Loving-kindness for “All Beings”
•
Meditation to Eliminate Sexual Cravings
- Eliminate Sexual Cravings (Sensual Desire)
- Cultivate Unattractiveness of the body
•
Meditation to Realize Non-Self
- Eliminate “The Self” (Personal Existence View)
- Cultivate “Impermanence” through eradicating the conceit “I am” to realize “Non-self”


Meditation: Developing Your Practice
The Words of The Buddha
•
“a pot without a stand is easy to tip over”
Mindfulness of Breathing Leads Exclusively to Enlightenment
Monks, there is one thing that, when develop and cultivated, leads exclusively to liberation, to
freedom from strong feelings, to elimination, to peace, to direct knowledge (experience), to
Enlightenment, to NIbbana.
What is that one thing?
Mindfulness of breathing (Breathing Mindfulness Meditation)
This is that one thing that, when developed and cultivated, leads exclusively to liberation, to
freedom from strong feelings, to elimination, to peace, to direct knowledge (experience), to
Enlightenment, to NIbbana.


Meditation: Developing Your Practice
Breathing Mindfulness Meditation
Leads exclusively to liberation, to freedom from strong feelings, to elimination, to peace,
to direct knowledge (experience), to Enlightenment, to NIbbana.
•
Focus on the breath - (Sound or Sensation of Air)
•
As thoughts arise, “cut them off and let them go” bringing the mind back to the
breath.
•
The goal is not to eliminate thoughts, but to train the mind to easily “let them” go.
•
Train the mind to be aware when its not in the present moment (on the
breath), develop Right Mindfulness (awareness of mind “The Four
Foundations of Mindfulness”), develop Right Concentration (singleness of
mind), train the mind to “let go” of the thoughts to eliminate craving/desire/
attachment.


Meditation: Developing Your Practice
Never Give Up
Meditate, Monks, do not be complacent,
lest you regret it later.
This is my instruction to you.


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Enlightenment:
What is Enlightenment?
(Chapter 3)


Enlightenment:
What is Enlightenment?
A Challenge to Understand
•
It is extremely challenging for an unEnlightened mind to fully understand
“What is Enlightenment”.
•
To fully and deeply understand Enlightenment, a being needs to actually
experience it. No matter what you understand about Enlightenment
today, that will gradually evolve as one develops their life practice.
•
The more you do understand the “ultimate goal”, the more likely you will
be to attain Enlightenment.
•
Ask questions and seek a detailed understanding so that you know more
about the “ultimate goal” so the mind will be more likely to attain
Enlightenment.


Enlightenment:
What is Enlightenment?
What is Enlightenment?
•
Enlightenment is a mental state attainable during life as a human/heavenly
being where the mind will be peaceful, calm, serene, and content with joy -
permanently. The mind will have eliminated 100% of all discontentedness.
(The mind will be concentrated, steady, and unshakable.) (The being will have
escaped The Cycle of Rebirth - no longer being born into a new existence.) The
mind will be calm and relaxed yet attentive and alert. Also attainable at death.
•
A mind that is free of craving, anger, and ignorance (unknowing of true reality)
with the realization of non-self and dissolving of the ego.
(Practicing generosity, loving-kindness, and wisdom.)
•
The Path to Enlightenment is a purification of the mind through training the
mind to eliminate the conditions that keep it in the unEnlightened mental state.
•
Enlightenment is not happiness or ultimate bliss. This describes the experience
of the Jhāna’s.


Enlightenment:
What is Enlightenment?
What are the advantages of Enlightenment?
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The mind is peaceful, calm, serene, and content with joy - permanently.
•
High degree of focus, concentration, memory, and clarity of mind.
•
No longer experiencing any discontent feelings such as sadness, anger,
frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fears, boredom,
loneliness, shyness, jealousy, resentment, stress, anxiety, etc.
•
Deep wisdom with politeness, kindness, friendliness, and respect
towards all beings. Not causing harm in the world.
•
Personal and professional relationships conducted with ease.


Enlightenment:
What is Enlightenment?
How to attain Enlightenment?
Learn and implement these core Teachings with guidance:
•
• The Brahma-viharas
The Three Universal Truths
• •
The Four Noble Truths The Ten Fetters
•
The Eight Fold Path •
The Seven Factors of
Enlightenment
•
The Five Precepts
•
Extensive Meditation Training
Learn, reflect, and practice The Teachings with guidance from a Teacher to independently
observe the truth acquiring wisdom. There is no belief on The Path to Enlightenment.


Enlightenment:
What is Enlightenment?
What are the four (4) stages of Enlightenment?
•
Stream-Enterer
•
Once-Returner
•
Non-Returner
•
Arahant
•
A Buddha: Not a Stage of Enlightenment but an individual. The last
Buddha currently known to the world existed over 2,500 years ago.


A Fully Perfectly Enlightened One
(A Buddha)
•
Attains Enlightenment through their own efforts without the guidance of Teachers.
•
Declare and share The Teachings that led to their own Enlightenment guiding countless
beings to Enlightenment during their lifetime.
•
Leaves their Teachings in a condition that countless others can attain Enlightenment
after their death.
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Profound memory being able to recall countless details of their existing life and past
lives. A Buddha will have an excellent memory unlike other humans, their memory does
not fade and is not overwritten.
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Can quickly determine the condition of the mind of another person then help them with
Teachings to eliminate the unwholesome qualities of the mind and cultivate wholesome
qualities of the mind.
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A Buddha will have a deep practice of their own Teachings, leading by example as a
living, breathing, walking example of their Teachings.


Enlightenment:
What is Enlightenment?
Best way to know the mind is not Enlightened
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The mind still experiences discontentedness.
•
Discontentedness (Conditioned Feelings):
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Pleasant Feeling (happiness, excitement, elation, thrill, exhilaration, euphoria,
etc.)
•
Painful Feeling (sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt,
shame, fear, stress, anxiety, etc.)
•
Neither Painful-nor-Pleasant (boredom, loneliness, melancholy, shyness,
displeased, uncomfortable, unsatisfied, etc.)
•
A craving/desire for others to know you are Enlightened. Arrogance and pride still exists,
therefore, the mind cannot be Enlightened. If they tell you that they are Enlightened, they are
not yet Enlightened. “I am Enlightened”.
•
Complacency; lack of motivation, initiative, enthusiasm, or willingness to do something.


The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
The Words of The Buddha
It is, Monks, when The Seven Factors of Enlightenment are developed and
cultivated in this way that they fulfill true wisdom and liberation.
————-
When the mind becomes sluggish, this is the time to practice the
Enlightenment factors of Investigation, Energy, and Joy.
When the mind is excited, this is the time to practice the Enlightenment
factors of Tranquility, Concentration, and Equanimity.
The Enlightenment factor of Mindfulness is always useful.


The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
1.) Mindfulness: Awareness of mind as described in The Eight Fold Path as “Right Mindfulness”.
2.) Investigation: Dedicated examination, exploration, research, study, and questioning to learn
The Teachings.
3.) Energy: Effort, determination, ambition, initiative, motivation, vigor, and enthusiasm; willingness
to do something.
4.) Joy: Joy associated with no object; unconditioned gladness; the Practitioner is not attaining it
by craving/desire/attachment.
5.) Tranquility: Relaxed, steadiness, stability, peacefulness, and stillness of mind.
6.) Concentration: Mental alertness, attentiveness, the ability to give your attention or thought to a
single object or activity. “Singleness of mind” as described in The Eight Fold Path as “Right
Concentration”.
7.) Equanimity: Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult
situation; treating everyone impartially.


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The Four Noble Truths:
Establishing Right View
(Chapter 4)


The Four Noble Truths:
Establishing Right View
The Three Universal Truths
•
Impermanence: Everything is constantly changing and there is no permanent state. Material
objects/possessions, relationships, thoughts, ideas, states of mind, everything in the world is
constantly changing. All conditioned feelings will cease to exist. All that arises will cease to
exist. There is no steady, constant, or fixed state other than Enlightenment.
•
Discontentedness (Conditioned Feelings):
•
Pleasant Feeling (happiness, excitement, elation, thrill, exhilaration, euphoria,
etc.)
•
Painful Feeling (sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame,
fear, stress, anxiety, etc.)
•
Neither Painful-nor-Pleasant (boredom, loneliness, melancholy, shyness,
displeased, uncomfortable, unsatisfied, etc.)
•
Non-Self: There is no permanent “self”.


The Four Noble Truths:
Establishing Right View
•
Craving/Desire/Attachment: a mental longing for something with a
strong eagerness. The mind pulling in a direction for objects of its
affection. (also Expectations/Wants/Holding/Grasping/Clinging)


The Four Noble Truths:
Establishing Right View
The Four Noble Truths —> “Right View”
•
First Noble Truth: Everyone that is unEnlightened will experience
discontentedness.
•
Second Noble Truth: Discontentedness is caused by our own cravings/
desires/attachments because the mind wants everything to be
permanent when everything in the world is impermanent.
•
Third Noble Truth: The elimination of discontentedness is possible by
eliminating cravings/desires/attachments.
•
Fourth Noble Truth: The path to eliminating discontentedness is
The Eight Fold Path.


The Four Noble Truths:
Establishing Right View


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The Three Poisons:
Craving, Anger, and
Ignorance
(Chapter 8)


The Three Poisons
What Are They?
•
The Three Poisons, The Three Unwholesome Roots, or The Three Fires also
known as “the defilements” are the high level description of the pollution of
the unEnlightened mind.
•
Explains why the mind is in the unEnlightened state and how decisions made
through these will lead to unwholesome results (i.e. unwholesome Kamma).
•
Provides a clear description of “the problems” in the unEnlightened mind and
how to eliminate those through antidotes that “solve the problems” moving
the mind to Enlightenment. The Ten Fetters explain the problems in detail.
•
The antidotes are known as The Three Wholesome Roots that when decisions
are made through these will lead to wholesome results (i.e. wholesome
Kamma).


The Three Poisons
What are The Three Poisons?
The poisons of craving, anger, and ignorance — mask our true nature, the awakened mind of
wisdom and compassion. These poisonous states of mind then motivate non-virtuous and
unskillful intentions, speech, and actions, which produces unwholesome Kamma so they need to
be transformed, remedied and an antidote applied to experience the brightness of the Enlightened
mind..
•
Craving/Greed: refers to our selfishness, desire, attachment, and grasping for
contentedness and satisfaction outside of ourselves.
•
Anger/Hatred: refers to our hostility and aggression, our aversion and repulsion
toward unpleasant people, circumstances, and even toward our own uncomfortable
feelings.
•
Ignorance/Delusion: refers to our dullness, confusion, and misperception; our
unknowing or wrong views of reality misunderstanding the world around us as
described as part of The Natural Laws of Existence in Gotama Buddha’s Teachings.


The Three Poisons
The Three Poisons in Detail
•
Craving/Greed: is a burning desire, a never ending thirst, yearning, and
longing; we want the objects of our desire to provide us with lasting
satisfaction so we feel fulfilled, whole, and complete. The mind can sometimes
become obsessive to chase after the objects of its affection with mental
longing and a strong eagerness. Chasing an unattainable object.
(Desire, Attachment, Wants, Expectations, Grasping, Holding, etc.)
•
Antidote or Wholesome Root:
•
Breathing Mindfulness Meditation: Trains the mind to “let go” residing in
the present moment and to cultivate Right Mindfulness (awareness of
mind) with Right Concentration (singleness of mind).
•
Generosity: Practiced in daily life trains the mind to “let go” through
giving and sharing. Eliminates holding things tightly and selfishness.


The Three Poisons
The Three Poisons in Detail
•
Anger/Hatred: we habitually resist, deny, and avoid unpleasant feelings,
circumstances, and people we do not like. We want everything to be pleasant,
comfortable, and satisfying all the time. We push away our own inner feelings of fear,
hurt, loneliness, and so forth, treating these feelings like an internal enemy. With the
poison of anger, we create conflict and enemies in the world around us and within our
own being.
(Anger, Hatred, Ill will, Hostility, Aggression, Resentment, Aversion, etc.)
•
Antidote or Wholesome Root:
•
Loving-kindness Meditation: Trains the mind to cultivate active goodwill
towards all beings without judgment. A genuine interest in seeing all beings be
well.
•
Loving-kindness: Practiced in daily life trains the mind to be polite, kind,
friendly, and respectful to “all beings” without judgment or wanting anything in
return.


The Three Poisons
The Three Poisons in Detail
•
Ignorance/Delusion: is our wrong understanding or wrong views of reality.
Ignorance is our misperception of the way the world works; our inability to
understand the nature of things exactly as they are, free of perceptual distortions.
(Unknowing of True Reality, Unknowing of The Natural Laws of Existence, Confusion)
•
Antidote or Wholesome Root:
•
Wisdom: Investigation by learning, reflecting, and practicing The Teachings of
Gotama Buddha to acquire wisdom. Elimination of belief through
independent verification with guidance from a Teacher to observe the truth to
acquire “wisdom”.
•
The Three Universal Truths, The Four Noble Truths, The Eight Fold Path, The
Five Precepts, The Brahma-viharas, The Natural Law of Kamma, The Seven
Factors of Enlightenment, Extensive Meditation Training, Elimination of The
Ten Fetters, etc.


The Three Poisons
Summary
•
The Three Poisons, The Three Unwholesome Roots, The Three Fires
•
Craving, Anger, and Ignorance (Unknowing of True Reality)
Greed, Hatred, and Delusion
Desire, Ill Will, and Confusion
•
The Three Antidotes or The Three Wholesome Roots
•
Generosity, Loving-kindness, and Wisdom
•
Eliminating and Eradicating The Three Unwholesome Roots making decisions
through The Three Wholesome Roots will eliminate 100% of all
discontentedness and the suffering it causes and all unwholesome Kamma
production - the mind will be Enlightened.


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Breathing Mindfulness
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Walking Meditation
•
Walking Meditation is Breathing Mindfulness Meditation with the same goals.
•
Breathing Mindfulness Meditation
- Eliminate Craving/Desire/Attachment
- Cultivate Mindfulness (awareness of mind) while training the mind to
reside in present moment with concentration through practicing
“Singleness of Mind”
•
Stand Alone, prior to other positions of meditation, or at anytime during other
meditation sessions.
•
Focus and fixate the eyes 1 meter in front of you.
•
Hands and arms front, side, or behind.
•
Flat, Transfer, Flat, Transfer - Counterclockwise in a circular direction


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The Eight Fold Path:
The Path for All Humans
to Enlightenment
(Chapter 5)


The Eight Fold Path
(Right View & Right Intention)


Right View
The Words of The Buddha - (Right View & The Four Noble Truths)
And what, Monks, is Right View?
It is, Monks, the wisdom of discontentedness, the wisdom of the cause of
discontentedness, the wisdom of the elimination of discontentedness, and the wisdom
of the way of practice leading to the elimination of discontentedness. This is called Right
View.
————-
Monks, there are these Four Noble Truths.
What four?
The Noble Truth of discontentedness,
the Noble Truth of the cause of discontentedness,
the Noble Truth of the elimination of discontentedness,
the Noble Truth of the way leading to the elimination of discontentedness.


Right View
The Three Universal Truths
•
Impermanence: Everything is constantly changing and there is no permanent state. Material
objects/possessions, relationships, thoughts, ideas, states of mind, everything in the world is
constantly changing. All conditioned feelings will cease to exist. All that arises will cease to
exist. There is no steady, constant, or fixed state other than Enlightenment.
•
Discontentedness (Conditioned Feelings):
•
Pleasant Feeling (happiness, excitement, elation, thrill, exhilaration, euphoria,
etc.)
•
Painful Feeling (sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame,
fear, stress, anxiety, etc.)
•
Neither Painful-nor-Pleasant (boredom, loneliness, melancholy, shyness,
displeased, uncomfortable, unsatisfied, etc.)
•
Non-Self: There is no permanent “self”.


Right View
•
Craving/Desire/Attachment: a mental longing for something with a
strong eagerness. The mind pulling in a direction for objects of its
affection. (also Expectations/Wants/Holding/Grasping/Clinging)


Right View
The Four Noble Truths —> “Right View”
•
First Noble Truth: Everyone that is unEnlightened will experience
discontentedness.
•
Second Noble Truth: Discontentedness is caused by our own cravings/
desires/attachments because the mind wants everything to be
permanent when everything in the world is impermanent.
•
Third Noble Truth: The elimination of discontentedness is possible by
eliminating cravings/desires/attachments.
•
Fourth Noble Truth: The path to eliminating discontentedness is
The Eight Fold Path.


Right Intention
The Words of The Buddha - (Right Intention)
And what, Monks, is Right Intention?
The intention of renunciation, the intention of non-ill-will, the intention of
harmlessness. This, Monks, is called Right Intention.
————-
Renunciation: the interest and willingness to “let go” and “give up”
unwholesomeness and the mind’s false beliefs and false perceptions of reality.
Ill will: animosity or bitterness. Anger, Hatred, and lesser versions.
Harmlessness: not causing or incapable of causing harm.
What is Harm?: The Eight Fold Path explains the way of practice to not cause harm.


Wisdom
Summarized
•
Right View: The Four Noble Truths - Accept responsibility for your own
feelings, intentions, speech, and actions.
(Responsibility and Accountability)
•
Right Intention: Practice intention of renunciation, non-ill will (i.e. loving-
kindness), and harmlessness.


The Eight Fold Path
(Right Speech, Right Action & Right Livelihood)


Moral Conduct
The Natural Law of Kamma
“Cause and Effect” or “Action and Result”
The Results of Your Decisions
Your Life —> Your Decisions —> Your Results


Right Speech
The Words of The Buddha - (The Eight Fold Path)
And what, Monks, is Right Speech?
Refraining from lying, refraining from slander, refraining from harsh speech, refraining from frivolous speech. This
is called Right Speech.
————-
Five Factors of Well Spoken Speech
Monks, possessing five factors, speech is well spoken, not badly spoken, it is blameless and beyond reproach
(disapproval) by the wise.
What five?
(1) It is spoken at the proper time;
(2) What is said is true;
(3) It is spoken gently;
(4) What is said is beneficial;
(5) It is spoken with a mind of loving-kindness.
Possessing these five factors, speech is well spoken, not badly spoken; it is blameless and beyond reproach
(disapproval) by the wise.


Right Speech
Right Speech: This includes polite, kind, friendly, respectful, and wholesome
speech in all forms of communication.
Polite, respectful and wholesome speech includes not engaging in idle chatter or
unpurposeful talk that includes gossip, harsh language, false speech with lies,
deceit, or slander.
Having clear, well thought out, purposeful and wholesome speech is important.
Your speech should be without blame or “blameless”.
The Right Speech is born out of Right Intention. With wholesome intentions
practicing harmlessness, this will breed wholesome and purposeful speech free
from craving, anger, or ignorance (unknowing of true reality) without ego.
A good practice is, “if you do not have something good to say then do not say
anything at all”. You will need to learn to have “Right Speech” to attain
Enlightenment practicing the “Five Factors of Well Spoken Speech”.


Right Action
The Words of The Buddha - (The Eight Fold Path)
And what, Monks, is Right Action?
Refraining from taking life, refraining from taking what is not given,
refraining from sexual misconduct. This is called Right Action.


Right Action
Right Action: Our bodily actions are born from the Right Intention. You need to
produce the Right Actions to ensure no harm to other beings. Actions should also
be free of craving, anger, or ignorance (unknowing of true reality) and ego. Our
bodily actions should be without harm or “harmless”.
- Refrain from killing
- Refrain from stealing
- Refrain from misusing sexual conduct that would harm
- Refrain from substances that would cause heedlessness
- Refrain from gambling
These actions are largely part of The Five Precepts which should be practiced by all
people. Through practice of these Five Precepts, one is conducting a good moral
life. We do not judge others, discriminate, or otherwise form harmful actions. These
are not commandments but the best way one would live in harmony with others.


Right Livelihood
The Words of The Buddha - (The Eight Fold Path)
And what, Monks, is Right Livelihood?
Here, Monks, the Noble Disciple, having given up wrong livelihood, keeps
himself by Right Livelihood.
—————
Monks, a Household Practitioner should not engage in these five trades.
What five?
Business in weapons, business in living beings, business in meat, business
in substances that cause heedlessness, and business in poisons.
A Household Practitioner should not engage in these five trades.


Right Livelihood
The Words of The Buddha - (The Eight Fold Path)
And what, Monks, is wrong livelihood?
Scheming, flattery, hinting, belittling, pursuing gain with gain, this is
wrong livelihood.


Moral Conduct
Summarized
Right Speech: No harm through all verbal conduct. All communication such as Verbal,
Text, Chat, Posts, Email, etc. should be harmless.
Right Action: No harm through all bodily conduct. All bodily actions should be
harmless.
Right Livelihood: No harm through decisions to sustain one’s life. How we choose to
sustain our life should not cause any harm to others.


The Eight Fold Path
(Right Effort, Right Mindfulness & Right Concentration)


Right Effort
The Words of The Buddha - (The Eight Fold Path)
And what, Monks, is Right Effort?
Here, Monks, a Monk rouses his will, makes an effort, stirs up energy, exerts
his mind and strives to prevent the arising of unarisen evil unwholesome
mental states. He rouses his will, makes an effort, stirs up energy, exerts his
mind and strives to overcome evil unwholesome mental states that have
arisen. He rouses his will, makes an effort, stirs up energy, exerts his mind
and strives to produce unarisen wholesome mental states. He rouses his
will, makes an effort, stirs up energy, exerts his mind and strives to maintain
wholesome mental states that have arisen, not to let them fade away, to
bring them to greater growth, to the full perfection of development.
This is called Right Effort.


Right Effort
(Examples)
(1) Prevent unwholesome mental states that have not arisen from arising in the mind.
Killing a human being.
(2) Abandon unwholesome mental states that have arisen in the mind.
Craving sexual contact outside an existing relationship.
Anger, frustration, irritation.
(3) Produce un-arisen wholesome mental states to arise in the mind.
Generosity and Compassion
(4) Maintain wholesome mental states that have arisen, not allowing them to fade
away and work to increase their growth in the mind.
Loving-kindness and Sympathetic Joy


Right Mindfulness
The Words of The Buddha - (The Eight Fold Path)
And what, Monks, is Right Mindfulness?
Here, Monks, a Monk resides reflecting on body as body, dedicated,
clearly aware and mindful, having put aside craving and worry for the
world; he resides reflecting on feelings as feelings, dedicated, clearly
aware and mindful, having put aside craving and worry for the world; he
resides reflecting on mind as mind, dedicated, clearly aware and
mindful, having put aside craving and worry for the world; he resides
reflecting on mental objects as mental objects, dedicated, clearly aware
and mindful, having put aside craving and worry for the world.
This is called Right Mindfulness.


Right Mindfulness
Right Mindfulness = Awareness of Mind
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
- Body as Body = Observing/Awareness of the Bodily Sensations
- Feelings as Feelings = Observing/Awareness of the Feelings
- Mind as Mind = Observing/Awareness of the Condition of the Mind
- Mental Objects as Mental Objects = Observing/Awareness of the
Mental Objects


Right Concentration
The Words of The Buddha - (The Eight Fold Path)
And what, Monks, is Right Concentration?
Here, a Monk, distant from sense-desires, distant from unwholesome mental states, enters and resides in the
first Jhāna, which is with thinking and pondering, based in seclusion, filled with excitement and joy. And with
the subsiding of thinking and pondering, by gaining inner tranquility and oneness of mind, he enters and resides
in the second Jhāna, which is without thinking and pondering, based in concentration, filled with excitement
and joy. And with the fading away of excitement, remaining imperturbable (unable to be upset or excited; calm;
serene), mindful and clearly aware, he experiences in himself the joy of which the Noble Ones say:
'Peaceful is he who resides with equanimity and mindfulness', he enters the third Jhāna. And, having given up
pleasure and pain, and with the fading away of former gladness and sadness, he enters and resides in the
fourth Jhāna, which is beyond pleasure and pain, and purified by equanimity and mindfulness.
This is called Right Concentration.
————
Jhāna is the Pāli word for meditative or mental absorption, and refers to states of deep and subtle
concentration.
Relaxed and calm mind but yet alert and attentive.


Right Concentration
Developing a Daily Meditation Practice
- Breathing Mindfulness Meditation
- Loving-kindness Meditation
- Other Specialized Meditations on an “as needed” basis
- Gradually Develop Meditation Practice to 2-3 sessions per day
of 30+ minutes per session
Practice Singleness of Mind in Daily Life


Right Concentration
First Jhāna: Distant from sense-desires, distant from unwholesome mental states;
With thinking and pondering;
Filled with excitement and joy.
Second Jhāna: Subsiding of thinking and pondering;
With inner tranquility and oneness of mind, concentration (singleness of mind);
Without thinking and pondering;
Filled with excitement and joy.
Third Jhāna: Fading away of excitement, remaining imperturbable (unable to be upset or excited;
calm; serene), mindful and clearly aware;
Experiencing joy;
Peacefully residing with equanimity and mindfulness.
Fourth Jhāna: Given up pleasure and pain;
Fading away of former gladness and sadness;
Beyond pleasure and pain with equanimity and mindfulness developed to fulfillment.
(The Jhāna’s are an indication that everything is coming together and moving in the right direction.
Use these as a personal guide but remain focused on elimination of The Ten Fetters and the ultimate
goal of Enlightenment as an Arahant - The Fourth Stage of Enlightenment.)


Mental Discipline
Summarized
Right Effort: Taking initiative to eliminate unwholesome aspects of the
mind and cultivate wholesome qualities.
Right Mindfulness: Awareness of mind with The Four Foundations of
Mindfulness.
Right Concentration: Practice of meditation and develop “singleness
of mind” experiencing the Jhānas.
- Breathing Mindfulness Meditation
- Loving-kindness Meditation


The Path to Enlightenment
Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Enlightenment
- Learn, reflect, and practice: The Three Universal Truths
- Learn, reflect, and practice: The Four Noble Truths
- Learn, reflect, and practice: The Eight Fold Path
- Learn, reflect, and practice: The Five Precepts
- Learn, reflect, and practice: Develop Meditation Practice
- Experiencing the Jhāna’s: Focus on eliminating The Ten Fetters
“Never Give Up”


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The Five Precepts:
A Householder’s Guide
to Daily Practice
(Chapter 7)


The Five Precepts:
A Householder’s Guide to Daily Practice
The Natural Law of Kamma
“Cause and Effect” or “Action and Result”
The Results of Your Decisions
Your Life —> Your Decisions —> Your Results


The Five Precepts:
A Householder’s Guide to Daily Practice
What are The Five Precepts?
•
Guidance that significantly reduces unwholesome Kamma production
that assist in producing a pure mind and pure life.
•
The Eight Fold Path completely eliminates all unwholesome Kamma
production through production of only wholesome Kamma.
•
Detailed Teachings that are integrated into The Eight Fold Path, The Path
to Enlightenment, that are based on “harmlessness”.
•
Teachings shared with you by your primary caregivers. Today, we will
discuss the what/why we need to practice these precepts and the
potential outcomes if we do or do not practice these Five Precepts.


The Five Precepts:
A Householder’s Guide to Daily Practice
1.) Abandoning the taking of life, refraining from taking life, without stick or
sword, diligent, compassionate, trembling for the welfare of all living beings.
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A Being: An egg, sperm, and a consciousness (i.e. mind). Plants and
bacteria are not a “living being”.
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Euthanasia of human or animal, termination of pregnancy, suicide,
assisted suicide, capital punishment, war, any government sponsored
killing, and murder are all intentional killings.
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Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
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Defense and Protection
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Consuming Animal Products - Vegan


The Five Precepts:
A Householder’s Guide to Daily Practice
2.) Abandoning the taking of what is not given, living purely, accepting what is
given, awaiting what is given, without stealing.
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Do Not Steal
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Assuming Something Can Be Taken or Used
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Accepting What is Given
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Awaiting What is Given


The Five Precepts:
A Householder’s Guide to Daily Practice
3.) Abandoning un-chastity. Abandoning sexual relations with women [men] who are protected by their
mother, father, mother and father, brother, sister, or relatives; who are protected by Teachings; who
have a husband [wife or partner]; whose violation entails a penalty; or even with one who has been
garlanded by a man [woman or partner] as a sign of engagement.
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Sex with minors.
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Sex without consent.
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Sex with multiple partners (i.e. un-chastity).
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Sex while living in the home of relatives. (acceptance of relationship)
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Sex with someone who has previously decided to remain celibate.
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Sex with people who are already committed in other relationships
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Sex outside any relationship you are committed.
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Sex with people who are human trafficked.


The Five Precepts:
A Householder’s Guide to Daily Practice
3.) Abandoning un-chastity. Abandoning sexual relations with women [men] who are
protected by their mother, father, mother and father, brother, sister, or relatives; who
are protected by their Teachings; who have a husband [wife or partner]; whose
violation entails a penalty; or even with one who has been garlanded by a man
[woman or partner] as a sign of engagement.
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Paid Sexual Services
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Same sex partners. (There is no harm.)
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Transgender Individuals
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Masturbation
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Sex with Animals
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Pornography


The Five Precepts:
A Householder’s Guide to Daily Practice
4.) Abandoning false speech, refraining from false speech, a truth-speaker, one
to be relied on, trustworthy, dependable, not a deceiver of the world.
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Even so unwise and empty, Rāhula, is the recluseship (life practice) of
those who are not ashamed to tell a deliberate lie.
So too, Rāhula, when one is not ashamed to tell a deliberate lie, there is
no evil, I say, that one would not do, therefore, Rāhula, you should train
thus: I will not speak a falsehood even as a joke.
(Gotama Buddha)


The Five Precepts:
A Householder’s Guide to Daily Practice
5.) Refraining from strong drink and sloth-producing drugs (substances that cause
heedlessness), the basis for heedlessness.
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Heedlessness: careless, thoughtless, inattentive, un-calm, unaware, or
unmindful.
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Marijuana
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Cigarettes
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Prescription Medications
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Caffeine
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Sugar
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Psychedelic Substances


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Day 3
Morning


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Dedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha’s Teachings to attain Enlightenment.
Loving-kindness
Meditation
(Seated)
(Chapter 11)


Meditation: Developing Your Practice
Types of Meditation
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Breathing Mindfulness Meditation
- Eliminate Craving/Desire/Attachment
- Cultivate Mindfulness (awareness of mind) while training the mind to reside in present
moment with concentration through practicing “Singleness of Mind”
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Loving-kindness Meditation
- Eliminate Anger/Hatred/Ill Will (and lesser versions)
- Cultivate Loving-kindness for “All Beings”
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Meditation to Eliminate Sexual Cravings
- Eliminate Sexual Cravings (Sensual Desire)
- Cultivate Unattractiveness of the body
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Meditation to Realize Non-Self
- Eliminate “The Self” (Personal Existence View)
- Cultivate “Impermanence” through eradicating the conceit “I am” to realize “Non-self”


Loving-kindness Meditation
What is Loving-kindness?
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Loving-kindness (Pāli: mettā) is active goodwill towards all beings without
judgment. A genuine interest in seeing all beings be well.
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The antidote, wholesome root, or remedy for anger, hatred, ill will.
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Elimination of harshness, bitterness, hostility, and resentment from the mind.
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One of The Brahma-viharas —-> More on The Brahma-viharas in Chapter 14.


Loving-kindness Meditation
Loving-kindness in The Eight Fold Path
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Right Intention: The intention of renunciation, the intention of non-ill-will, the
intention of harmlessness. This, Monks, is called Right Intention.
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Right Speech: Five Factors of Well Spoken Speech (5th Factor)
(5) It is spoken with a mind of loving-kindness
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Herein, Monks, you should train thus:
Our minds will remain unaffected, and we shall utter no evil words; we shall
reside compassionate for their welfare, with a mind of loving-kindness, without
inner hate. We shall reside enveloping that person with a mind filled with loving-
kindness, and starting with him, we shall reside enveloping the all-encompassing
world with a mind filled with loving-kindness, abundant, joyful, immeasurable,
without hostility and without ill will. That is how you should train, Monks.


Loving-kindness Meditation
Gotama Buddha’s Teachings on Loving-kindness Meditation
•
“Rahula, develop meditation on loving-kindness; for when you develop
meditation on loving-kindness, any ill-will will be abandoned.”
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“Loving-kindness should be developed to abandon ill will.”
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(Suppose they ask:) But what, friends, is the reason unarisen anger does not
arise and arisen anger is abandoned?
You should answer: The liberation of the mind by loving-kindness. For one
who attends carefully to the liberation of the mind by loving-kindness,
unarisen anger does not arise and arisen anger is abandoned. This, friends, is
the reason unarisen anger does not arise and arisen anger is abandoned.


Loving-kindness Meditation
Rings and Affirmations
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May “I” be peaceful, May “I” be safe, May “I”
be well, May “I” be free of all
discontentedness and the suffering it causes.
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May “we” be peaceful, May “we” be safe,
May “we” be well, May “we” be free of all
discontentedness and the suffering it causes.
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May “all beings” be peaceful, May “all
beings” be safe, May “all beings” be well,
May “all beings” be free of all
discontentedness and the suffering it causes.


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Loving-kindness
Meditation
(Seated)


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What is Kamma and
How Does It Affect Me?
(Chapter 9)


What is Kamma and
How Does It Affect Me?
What is Kamma?
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A natural law that exists and is functioning at all times in every moment. Everything
The Buddha taught is based in The Natural Law of Kamma.
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Cause and Effect - Action and Result - The Result of Your Decisions
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Affects every being whether they are aware of The Natural Law of Kamma or not.
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There is no being or entity that oversees the functioning of The Natural Law of
Kamma. It just happens as a result of our own intentions, speech, and actions.
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It is not a system of punishment and rewards. It is not about who is at fault or
placing blame.
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It is not a mystical magical dark cloud that follows you around.


What is Kamma and
How Does It Affect Me?
The Natural Law of Kamma
“Cause and Effect” or “Action and Result”
The Results of Your Decisions
Your Life —> Your Decisions —> Your Results


What is Kamma and
How Does It Affect Me?
The Words of The Buddha
•
“….beings are the owners of their Kamma, the heirs of their Kamma, they
have Kamma as their origin, Kamma as their relative, Kamma as their resort,
whatever Kamma they do, wholesome or unwholesome, they are its heirs.”.
•
The result of Kamma, I say, is threefold: [to be experienced] in this very life, or
in the [next] rebirth, or on some subsequent occasion.


What is Kamma and
How Does It Affect Me?
Four Types of Kamma
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Wholesome and Unwholesome Kamma
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Examples of Wholesome Kamma: Harmless
•
Examples of Unwholesome Kamma: Harmful
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Old and New Kamma
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Example of Old Kamma: The Physical Body and Mind
(Past Decisions)
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Example of New Kamma: Intentions, Speech, and Actions
(Current Decisions)


What is Kamma and
How Does It Affect Me?
Origination of Unwholesome Kamma
•
Monks, there are these three causes for the origination of unwholesome
Kamma.
What three?
(1) Craving (Desire/Greed/Attachment) is the cause for the origination of
unwholesome Kamma.
(2) Anger (Hatred/Ill Will) is the cause for the origination of unwholesome
Kamma.
(3) Ignorance (Delusion/Unknowing of True Reality) is the cause for the
origination of unwholesome Kamma.


What is Kamma and
How Does It Affect Me?
Origination of Wholesome Kamma
•
Monks, there are these three [other] causes for the origination of (wholesome)
Kamma.
What three?
(1) Non-Craving (Generosity) is the cause for the origination of wholesome
Kamma.
(2) Non-Anger (Loving-kindness) is the cause for the origination of wholesome
Kamma.
(3) Non-Ignorance (Wisdom) is the cause for the origination of wholesome
Kamma.


What is Kamma and
How Does It Affect Me?
How to Eliminate Unwholesome Kamma?
•
The Eight Fold Path: (Right View —> Right Concentration)
Through learning, reflecting, and practicing The Teachings that lead to
Enlightenment, a Practitioner is training to produce only wholesome Kamma.
•
Through producing only wholesome Kamma, one is extinguishing all
unwholesome Kamma production.
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“Cleaning up” Your Kamma - Cleaning Up The Results of Past Decisions
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Examples with Personal and Professional Relationships


What is Kamma and
How Does It Affect Me?
Laws of Society
•
Laws created by humans are imperfect. They cannot be created, implemented, and
enforced equally and fairly for all beings. The Natural Law of Kamma functions
perfectly.
•
Consequences experienced as part of laws of society (i.e. jail and other punishments)
are an aspect of our Kamma, but not the entire results of our decisions.
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Bad reputation, sickness, disease, physical and mental pain, short life span,
hostility/aggression/fights/killed, loss of income and wealth, etc.
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Difficulties in relationships, securing and progressing in employment, securing
housing, acquiring necessities to sustain life, etc.
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Discontentedness and Rebirth


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Break


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Dedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha’s Teachings to attain Enlightenment.
What is Merit?
(Chapter 10)


What is Merit?
•
Merit: a readiness and taking the action of frequently giving something more
than is strictly necessary, such as time, effort, energy, financial support, or
resources without any expectation of anything in return that supports the
continued sharing of The Buddha’s Teachings contributing to others' ability to
attain Enlightenment.
•
Merit is wholesome Kamma generated through generous offerings and gifts to
the community of virtuous Ordained Practitioners and anyone who has attained
one of The Four Stages of Enlightenment. This community of people is referred
to as the “Ariyan Sangha”. Sangha is the Pāli word for “community”. The
“Ariyan Sangha” is translated as “The Noble Community”.
•
Merit is generated by making offerings of food, water, clothing, shelter, medical
care, time, effort, energy, financial support, and resources, to support the
sharing of Gotama Buddha’s Teachings. It is The Noble Community who are
responsible for guiding others to attain Enlightenment.


What is Merit?
•
Practice of generosity helps a Practitioner to eliminate craving/desire/
attachment, the cause of discontentedness and rebirth in The Cycle of Rebirth.
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Eliminates the stain of selfishness.
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Develops confidence in The Buddha, The Teachings, and The Community while
working to eliminate the fetter/taint/pollution of mind described as “Doubt”.
Doubt
(Elimination of doubts about The Teachings and the ability of them to attain Enlightenment.
Confidence in The Buddha, The Teachings, The Community, your Teacher, and your own ability to attain
Enlightenment.)
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Merit cannot be transferred from one person to another. Understanding the
benefit of merit helps a Practitioner understand the truth on this Teaching.


What is Merit?
The Way of Practice
•
Generosity, Moral Conduct, Meditation
•
Generosity: a readiness and taking the action of frequently giving something more than is
strictly necessary, such as time, effort, energy, financial support, or resources without any
expectation of anything in return. A practice of giving and helping others as part of an
ongoing and comprehensive life practice. This action can help you develop and cultivate a
more caring and compassionate mind as one chooses to consistently give and share
through their life to eliminate selfishness. Generosity eliminates craving/desire/attachment in
the mind, thus, helping to eliminate discontent feelings from the mind.
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Moral Conduct (Virtuous Behavior): maintaining and acting upon high principles for
proper conduct.
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Meditation: is a technique to actively train the mind during dedicated, independent,
purposeful training sessions to eliminate unwholesome qualities of the mind and/or cultivate
wholesome qualities of the mind in the positions of seated, lying, standing, or walking.


What is Merit?
The Words of The Buddha
•
What is Accomplishment in Generosity?
And what is accomplishment in generosity?
Here, a Noble Disciple resides at home with a mind free from the stain of
selfishness, freely generous, openhanded, joyful in letting go, devoted to
charity, joyful in giving and sharing.
This is called accomplishment in generosity.
A Stream-Enter will have fully developed and be practicing
accomplishment in generosity.