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Yesterday(29th April 2016) is the final day of sharing Basic Buddhism and meditation with many students from different parts of the world. I normally go to Thabarwa centre to do ten days of Dhammadana.This time is 18th April to 28th April.
Normally I focus on Basic Buddhism including kamma, ten good deeds,and ten bad deeds, five precepts, law of nature, four Noble Truths, and four foundations of mindfulness.
Meditation taught including sitting meditation, walking meditation, standing meditation. That are breathing, four elements meditation, loving-kindness, six sense bases.
For breathing, I advised them to do long breathing, short breathing and counting to settle the mind first.
Kamma is easy for Buddhists to believe, but not easy for those who neither believe in previous life nor next life. But kamma is a law of cause and effect that can be seen right now, just like the intention in the mind to walk will cause the legs to move.
To have a fruitful discussion with the students, I read on psychology and current happenings in the world. We have to understand their worlds and also let them understand our Asian world.
this time round is more challenging because the weather is very hot, up to 40 degrees Celsius. And we sweat always.
Recalling own good deeds are certainly a way to keep the mind happy and delighted.
Whatever good deeds, I dedicate to all departed ones and sentient beings.
May all be free from all sufferings.
May all be well and happy.



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