Meditation – Purify Negativity
October 20th, 2008
Dear Volker and all other Mother Beings,
To purify our negativies we created by ours previous non-virtuous actions in this life or in the past lifes, we can apply some methods, such as, regret, patience, acceptance, collection of merits, purification practices, offerings (to the Buddhas and all Living Beings), but we need to that holding up a happy mind.
We can performance these purifications during our formal meditation or meanwhile we are engaging in all other duties of our life.
Shantideva in his book “Guide to the Bodhisattva’s way of Life, tells us:
“… To the Able Ones, the supreme objects of offering,
I offer all the beautiful, scented flowers -
Mandaras, upalas, lotuses, and so forth -
And exquisite garlands, finely arranged.”
” To maintain this precious mind of Bodhichitta,
I make excellent offerings to the oceans of good qualities -
The Buddhas, the stainless jewel of th holy Dharma,
And the assembly of Bodhisattvas.
However many flowers and fruits there are,
And all the different types of medicine;
All the jewels there are in the world,
And all the pure, refreshing waters;
Mountains of jewels, forest groves,
And quiet and jouful places;
Heavenly trees adorned with flowers,
And trees whose branches hang with delicious fruits;
Scents that come from the celestial realms,
Incense, wish-granting trees, and jewelled trees;
Harvests that need no cultivation,
And all ornaments that are suitable to be offered;
Lakes and pools adorned with lotuses,
And the beautiful call of wild geese;
Everything that is unowned
Throughout all worlds as extensive as space -
Holding these in my mind, I offer them well
To the supreme beings, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
O Compassionate Ones, holy objects of offering,
Think of me kindly and accept what I offer.”
Make offerings in this way, holding up a very peaceful and beautiful mind we are applying a powerful method to overcome our attachements to material things and supassing one of our root delusion.
Even, when we go to drink some still water, and at the time we develop a thanksful mind and offer that as a precious treasure to Buddhas and dedicating this to the benefit of all Living Beings, we will be creating such strong causes to receive the Buddhas’ blessings upon our body, speech and mind.
Please, try it! Develop a peaceful mind, take breaths in and out, relax a bit, and imagine as much as you can, the space around and in front of you, full of offerings – beautiful ones, and then make a offering to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
Do not forget, after it and after all our virtuous actions, we have to dedicate the merit we have created by performance these meaningful actions.
L&K
Marcelo
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