"You should use meditation as a new form of giving you happiness.”

The Teaching of Ajahn Suchart

14 May 2023

"You should use meditation as a new form of giving you happiness.”

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Question (M1). : As a householder, Luangphor said we should not react too much. But we have responsibilities, for example the responsibility as a worker. 

Phra Ajahn. : Just react to what you have to. If you have responsibility or duty, then you do it, but don’t do more than what you’re required to do. And try not to engage in any forms of entertainment or any forms of getting happiness through the body. If you want to find happiness, you should go meditate instead. 

Replace your way of finding happiness. 

You used to find happiness by going to movies, going to shopping, going to concerts. You should stop these activities. You should use meditation as a new form of giving you happiness. 

You only do what you have to do with regards to your responsibility to your family or to your workplace. 

Don’t do more than you have to. Try to pull your mind away from all sensual gratification activities. 

Gratify your mind with peace of mind. Calm your mind with meditation.

Youtube: “Dhamma in English, Dec 9, 2018.”

By Ajahn Suchart Abhijāto

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