brothers and sisters it is now time to
recite the five mindfulness trainings
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the five mindfulness trainings represent
the Buddhist vision for a global
spirituality and ethic
they are a concrete expression of the
Buddhist teachings on the four noble
truths and the Noble Eightfold Path the
path right understanding the true life
leading to healing transformation and
happiness for ourselves and for the
world to practice the five mindfulness
trainings is to cultivate the inside of
interbeing or right view
which can remove all discrimination
intolerance anger fear and despair if we
live according to the five mindfulness
trainings we are already on the path of
a bodhisattva
knowing we are on that path we are not
lost in confusion about alive in the
present or in fears about the future
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we asked the community to listen with a
serene mind consider the mindfulness
trainings as a clear mirror in which to
look at ourselves say yes silently every
time you see that during the past month
you have made an effort to study
practice and observe the mindfulness
training read
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the first mindfulness training reverence
for life aware of the suffering caused
by the destruction of life I am
committed to cultivating the inside of
interbeing
and compassion in learning ways to
protect the lives of people animals
plants and minerals I'm determined not
to kill but to let others kill not to
support any act of killing in the world
in my thinking or in my way of life
seeing that harmful actions arise from
anger fear greed and intolerance which
in turn come from dualistic and
discriminative thinking I will cultivate
companists
non discrimination and non attachment to
ease in order to transform violence
fanaticism and dogmatism in myself and
in the world
this is the first of the five
mindfulness trainings have you made an
effort to study practice
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the second mindfulness training to
happiness aware of the suffering caused
by exploitation social injustice
stealing and oppression I am committed
to practicing generosity in my thinking
speaking and acting I am determined not
to steal and not to possess anything
that should belong to others I will
share my time energy and material
resources with those who are in need our
practice looking deeply to see that the
happiness and suffering of others are
not separate from my own happiness and
suffering the true happiness is not
possible without understanding and
compassion
and that running after world fame power
and central pleasures can bring much
suffering and despair
I'm aware that happiness depends on my
mental attitude they're not on external
conditions that I can live happily in
the present moment simply by remembering
that I already have more than enough
conditions to be happy I'm committed to
practicing Right Livelihood so that I
can help reduce the suffering of living
beings on earth stop contributing to
climate change and heal and preserve our
precious planet this is the second of
the five mindfulness trainings have you
made an effort to study practice and
observe it during the past month
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the third mindfulness training tool of
aware of the suffering caused by sexual
misconduct I'm committed to cultivating
responsibility and learning ways to
protect the safety and integrity of
individuals couples families and society
knowing that sexual desire is not love
and that sexual activity motivated by
craving always harms myself as well as
others I'm determined not to engage in
sexual relations without true love and
the deep long-term commitment made known
to my family and friends
I will do everything in my power to
protect children from sexual abuse and
to prevent couples and families being
broken by sexual misconduct seeing that
body and mind are one I am committed to
learning appropriate ways to take care
of my sexual energy and cultivating
loving kindness compassion joy and
inclusiveness which are the four basic
elements of true love for my greater
happiness and the greater happiness of
others practicing true love we know that
we will continue beautifully into the
future this is a third of the five
mindfulness trainings
have you made an effort to study
practice and observe it during the past
month
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the fourth mindfulness training loving
speech and deep listening aware of the
suffering caused by a mindful speech and
the inability to listen to others I'm
committed to cultivating loving speech
the compassionate listening in order to
relieve suffering and to promote
reconciliation and peace and myself and
among other people ethnic and religious
groups and nations knowing that words
can create happiness or suffering I'm
committed to speaking truthfully using
words that inspire confidence joy and
hope
when anger is manifesting in me I'm
determined not to speak our practice
mindful breathing and walking in order
to recognize me to look deeply into my
anger and know that the roots of anger
can be found in my wrong perceptions and
lack of understanding the suffering in
myself and in the other person all speak
and listen in a way that can help myself
and the other person to transform
suffering can see the way out of
difficult situations I'm determined not
to spread news that I do not know to be
certain and not to utter words that can
cause division or discord
I will practice right diligence to
nourish my capacity for understanding
love joy and inclusiveness and gradually
transform anger violence and fear that
lie deep in my consciousness
this is the fourth of the five
mindfulness trainings have you made an
effort to study practice and observe it
during the past month
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the fifth mindfulness training
nourishment and healing aware of the
suffering caused by our mindful
consumption I am committed to
cultivating good health both physical
and mental for myself the family and my
society by practicing mindful eating
drinking and consuming our practice
looking deeply into how I consume the
four kinds of nutriments namely edible
foods sense impressions volition and
consciousness I am determined not to
gamble or to use alcohol drugs or any
other products which contain toxins such
as certain websites electronic games TV
programs films magazines books and
conversations our practice coming back
to the present moment to be in touch
with a refreshing healing and nourishing
elements in me and around me not letting
regrets and sorrow directly back into
the past nor letting anxieties fear or
craving for the out of the present
moment
I'm determined not to try to cover up
loneliness anxiety or other suffering by
losing myself in consumption
I will contemplate interbeing to consume
in a way that preserves peace joy and
well-being in my body and consciousness
and in the collective body and
consciousness of my family my society
and the earth this is the fifth of the
five mindfulness trainings have you made
an effort to study practice and observe
it during the past month
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brothers and sisters we have recited the
five mindfulness trainings the
foundation of happiness for the
individual family and society we should
recite them regularly so that our study
and practice of the mindfulness
trainings can deepen day by day
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