Dhamma Advice to Lay Disciples
Luang Pu Doo Prompanyo
As long as you are still secular, you are still lay persons. It is like stepping on two boats, you must not upset the worldly, and yet you must not discard the Dhamma.
Do not behave in an extreme manner. One must practice the Dhamma depending on the status and circumstances of each person. For example, when you are giving alms, look at the people around you. You can’t behave as though you are a wealthy philanthropist [and give all your money away].
If you are keeping the 8 precepts, you may not necessarily do it on a Buddhist holy day. But choose a date that doesn’t affect you having dinner with your family because that is still an important activity.
Meditation does not mean to focus with your eyes closed, just sitting at the temple. During working hours, wherever you go, you should try to have mindfulness and sati.
No matter how well you practice, if you can’t get along with your peers and people end up hating you, then what will the benefit be?
The world and the Dhamma are related. We can understand Dhamma through worldly matters. At the same time, the Dhamma is not above and beyond the worldly.
Dhamma Advice to Lay Disciples
Luang Pu Doo Prompanyo
Wat Sakae, Ayutthaya Province
4th December, 2022
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