Luang Pu Doo Prompanyo
Once a luksit of Luang Pu Doo asked him, “For people like us who are laypersons, we are still involved with worldly and secular affairs. Our practice and actions will involve both meritorious and unwholesome aspects.
Sometimes we make mistakes or sinful actions...This causes our hearts to become discouraged…Is there any way to improve ourselves?”
Luang Pu had compassion to teach him, “Just focus on one day itself…Take a look at our actions, which actions are good and which are bad? Since morning until evening and then analyse and compare them to one another. Just persevere in behaving well and improving ourselves.”
Luang Pu added that when one sits in meditation and closes one’s eyes, and if brightness occurs, that it is good. This is the beginning of merit. If we offer our mind and hearts and have faith in the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha more and more, the brightness will continually increase.
Luang Pu gave this analogy, if you make your heart bright, you can go and travel anywhere. But if it is still dark, how are you able to find your way? Therefore we must make our mind and heart bright first.
Then Tahn commented, “When you were in your mother’s womb, it was dark. After you have been born and come out of the womb, are you [content to let your life] remain in darkness?”
Luang Pu Doo Prompanyo
Wat Sakae, Ayutthaya Province
Photo cr. Amatatum
23 March 2023
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