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1. WITH DEEDS OF LOVING-KINDNESS, I PURIFY MY BODY. 2. WITH OPEN-HANDED GENEROSITY, I PURIFY MY BODY. 3. WITH STILLNESS, SIMPLICITY, AND CONTENTMENT, I PURIFY MY BODY. 4. WITH TRUTHFUL COMMUNICATION, I PURIFY MY SPEECH. 5. WITH MINDFULNESS CLEAR AND RADIANT, I PURIFY MY MIND."
5. WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT IF I WOULD LIKE TO PROGRESS I THE TRUE BUDDHIST WAY OF LIFE? So far we have mentioned mainly the SOCIAL development of a Buddhist. A this point, you should go on to the practice of MENTAL DEVELOPMENT - cultivation of the mind. This stage is sometimes called "MEDITATION".
6. WHAT IS MEDITATION? In Buddhism, MEDITATION means "MENTAL DEVELOPMENT" OR " SPIRITUAL CULTIVATION". There are two important aspects of BUDDHIST MEDITATION: the "stop" aspect and the "realize" aspect.
1. THE "STOP" ASPECT: In this aspect of Buddhist mental development, you train yourself to control and overcome such "spiritual hindrances" as lust, hate, laziness, anxiety and doubt. In other words, you meditate to get rid of the "negative emotions". As a result you will attain a state of CALMNESS.
2. THE "REALIZE" ASPECT: Once you have learnt how to be calm, you should then be able to see the TRUE NATURE OF EXISTENCE and you will realize the TRUTH which the Buddha himself had discovered. This, in fact, Is the WISDOM aspect of Buddhist meditation - AND IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF BUDDHISM !
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