A student from the Tuesday night group meditation class copied a chapter from the book,
Sons of the Buddha, by Kamala Tiyavanich. I thought I would share some from that chapter here: The five principals of "the Dhamma that lifts you up and keeps you from falling."
- When others wrong you, keep your equanimity and let the wrongdoing go.
- Do not wrong others by improper speech or other forms of hostile expression, for others will want to retaliate.
- Accept the good regardless of the caste, religion, language, or nationality of the source.
- Be kind in speech and generous in material things as well as in hospitality, for as the Dhamma teaches, "When you do good you receive good."
- Keep your heart pure. It is easier to make a soiled cloth spotless than to cleanse one's heart.
