Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Friends: Any Self-Control starts with Guarding the 6 Doors of the Senses!!! The Blessed Buddha once said:Bhikkhus by possessing three qualities, one lives in this very life full of pleasure & joy! Furthermore, one has thereby prepared the elimination of the mental fermentations... What are these three advantageous qualities? One guards the doors of the senses,One is moderate in eating, andOne is devoted to wakefulness... How, Bhikkhus, is a Bhikkhu devoted to wakefulness? During daytime, while doing either walking or sitting meditation, any Bhikkhu purifies his mind of detrimental states... In the first watch of the night, while walking back & forth & sitting, he also purifies his mind of obstructive states.... In the middle watch of the night,he lies down on the right side in the lion's posture, with one foot lying right upon the other, aware and clearly comprehending, determining when to rise again. After rising, in the lastwatch of the night, while walking back & forth & sitting, he cleans out any disadvantageous mental state again. It is in this way, Bhikkhus, that a Bhikkhu is fully devoted to wakefulness!Bhikkhus, it is by possessing these three qualities, that a Bhikkhu lives full of happiness and joy in this very life, and he has prepared for the destruction of the mental fermentations... Source (edited extract):The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya. Book IV [176-7]Section 35: The 6 Senses. Salayatana. The Horse-Wagon. Rato 239. http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=948507http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/samyutta/index.html PS: Please include the word Samahita in any comment, since then will my automatic mail filters pick it up and I will see it & respond!! Bhikkhu Samahita, Sri Lanka. Friendship is the Greatest ... Let there be Calm & Free Bliss !!! http://What-Buddha-Said.net Buddha-Direct What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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