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sufferings? Yes? Whenever we experience this state of no-sufferings, just add the feeling of contentment and see how do we feel? Happiness immediately emerges! Just be contented with no-sufferings—this is easy. Sometimes, we struggle so hard to find happiness that we overlook our state of no-sufferings. Therefore, just be aware when we have no-sufferings, then be contented with that state, then happiness will emerge.
Today’s time is up. But, before we get up, let us share the loving-kindness (pae metta). Just now I mentioned about the way to recollect merits. Now, we talk about sharing the merits. Do you still have the merits that we mentioned just now? Yes? Recollect the merits that we wish to share. When sharing loving-kindness, I will not use words, but let us focus our minds and resolve. In order to share loving-kindness or merits, we first need to have merits. In order to share happiness, our minds must have happiness. If our minds do not have happiness, how can we share it? How can others receive it? Therefore, as I asked you to recollect your merits just now, try it.
Recollect and bring merits into our minds until they are full. Then expand the minds widely with no boundaries, no limitations. Then, we focus and resolve whom we wish to share these merits with. Think about our fathers and mothers, think about our benefactors. Then, we send out these merits, send out these minds that are full of merits and full of contentment to our fathers
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