The Teachings of Ajahn Suchart.
26 December 2023
“The Buddha said mindfulness is like the footprint of an elephant.”
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“You can develop mindfulness from the time you get up. When you open your eyes and become aware of yourself, start to recite the mantra. You might need to stop temporarily if you have to think about something important like ‘what day is today? What do I have to do today?’
After you have thought of what you have to do for today, and you prepare yourself for the daily activities, keep reciting the mantra, ‘Buddho, Buddho’.
If you can do this, your mind will not wander aimlessly, your mind will be stable and fixed in the present.
And this is important because the mind only becomes peaceful and calm in the present, not in the past, not in the future. The mind has to be in the present in order for it to become peaceful, calm, and contented and to experience the kind of happiness that exceeds all other kinds of happiness.
So mindfulness is very important. Never overlook it.
The Buddha said mindfulness is like the footprint of an elephant. The footprint of an elephant is larger than that of all other animals; it can cover the footprints of all the other animals. Likewise, if you don’t have mindfulness, you cannot have samādhi. If you don’t have samādhi, you cannot develop vipassanā or insight to be able to see the Four Noble Truths within your mind.”
No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow. – Alice Walker
“Dhamma in English, Nov 25, 2014.”
By Ajahn Suchart Abhijāto
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