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diligently practice dhamma for the the resulting merits will lead their lives to to to happiness to to to prosperity to to to be free from all dangers Sometimes we we we feel anxious or or fearful but we we we can rely on the the merits that we we we have made—be they alms-giving maintenance of of Buddhist precepts or or meditation—then humbly think of of these merits as our our refuge our our center This will help to to to alleviate the the the the the (bad) things things that happen and to to to improve the the the the the good things things even further Therefore we we meet here here today during a a a a a a a a a a Buddhist holy day day whether at at home or or at at the the the the temple we we can diligently practice dhamma make our our mind mind wholesome Then humbly bring in in in in the merits merits as as a a a a a a a a a a refuge as as a a a a a a a a a a center for our our mind—let those merits merits protect and shield us Today is is a a a a a a a good opportunity for us us to practice dhamma together The previous time I talked about the the the extinguishment of sufferings the the the the way to to to fill ourselves with happiness to to to enhance our our our own power of of merits Today I will talk talk about about the the the elevation of of our our our mind into vipassana vipassana talk talk about about the the the natural conditions (arammana) of of vipassana vipassana Let us us focus and practice dhamma together Every time that we meditate start with the the elevation of of our our our mind mind mind into an an an emptiness Make our our our mind mind mind unburdened make our our our mind mind mind comfortable 157
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