Sunday, April 17, 2011

The three things

Wake up and intend to do what you do for the good of others. At least one other. A mother. A father. A son. A daughter.

Do what you do mindfully. Without concept or attachment to a result. Just stay with it. See Tolstoy's story told by Thich Nhat Hanh in an earlier post.

Dedicate any merit or benefit from your day to all others. Any other being. Imagine wrapping this merit up and giving it away.

Some call this the three supreme methods. I think Ben Franklin had a similar philosophy but did not call it by that name.

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