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Using Dhamma Essence to Guide Our Lives
Dhamma greetings to all practitioners. Today there seems to be fewer queries. As questions are fewer, so will the words. I will provide some dhamma lecture. As I was walking here, I was thinking what I could relate to practitioners as you all appear to be progressing well in your vipassana practice. One question practitioners have—after practicing vipassana for a while, we are worried about how to continue practicing after we have gone home. Although it is not yet time, we are already worried about the future.
When we ask what we should do after we have already gone home, it is because we feel that this place is suitable and conducive to vipassana practice. It is a sappaya place, suitable for vipassana practice. We can practice without worrying about interference from the surroundings. How can we be sure about not having to worry about the surroundings? It is because we respect and honor one another. Therefore, we restrain our body, our words, our speech and our movements. We speak in a restrained manner—softly—so not to disturb others. We move placidly, with awareness, so not to appear chaotic, not to disturb other people’s sight. When we go home, can we do it? When we go home, we have to do things quickly so these are not possible.
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