The Buddhamas Carol - Merry Christmas Dhamma Wheel !

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The Buddhamas Carol - Merry Christmas Dhamma Wheel !

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The Buddhamas Carol

Dear Dhamma friends,

I wish you all a Merry but Mindful Holiday season with Compassion and Metta for all those suffering at the hands and minds of Greed, Hate, and Delusion.
I repost this link to the, Song of Meditation, for your reminder and reflection:


Here are the Lyrics:

Ode of a Vipassana Yogi
(Composed by Bhante Yogavacara Rahula)


Silent Night, Peaceful Night,
All is calm, Stars are bright,
Round the hall Yogis sitting still,
Keeping their backs straight, exerting will,
Enduring pain without any ill-will,
Pervading Metta all throughout space,
Wishing good-will to the whole human race.

Silent Mind, Peaceful Mind,
Thoughts are few, pain is slight,
Focusing mind at the tip of the nose,
Knowing each breath as it comes and it goes,
Perceiving the light that steadily glows,
Feeling the rapture from head to the toes.

Silent Mind, Tranquil Mind,
Thoughts are stilled, Body is light,
All the Five Hindrances have died down,
The Ego no longer is spinning around,
Mind is one-pointed not moving a bit,
Enjoying at long last the Jhanic Bliss.
Sitting in Rapturous Joy,
Sitting in Rapturous Joy.

Silent Mind, focused Mind,
All is calm, Mind is bright
The Spiritual Faculties are prepared,
Vipassana-Insight has Mara scared,
Scanning the body from head to the toes,

Anicca, Anicca, each moment goes,
Anicca, Anicca, Impermanence shows.

The Five Aggregates appear empty as foam,
The Truth of No-Self is easily known.

Silent Mind, Wisdom Mind,
Awareness is strong, Wisdom is fine,
The six sense-impingements arise and pass,
No desire, no clinging, no ego to grasp,
No holding to present, future or past,
Mara has vanished he’s took his last gasp,
This body-mind house is empty at last,
Sitting and walking the whole night through,
Greeting the dawn completely anew.

Silent Mind, Holy Mind,
Now is the time, Conditions are prime.
The Enlightenment Factors are developed well.
The Four Noble Truths become clear as a bell,
The Eye of Dhamma is opened wide,
The three lower fetters are broken in stride.

Tonight the Yogi enters the Stream,
Tomorrow Nibbana no longer a Dream.


Source: http://bhanterahula.blogspot.com.br/201 ... ssana.html


:anjali: :namaste:
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Season greetings everyone,

I wish each you a Merry Christmas and hope you all find some time to spend with loved ones during the holiday season.

May this be a time of peace and goodwill to all.

Metta,
Paul. :)
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Feliz Natal Dhamma Wheel !!!

Merry Christmas Dhamma Wheel !


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Feliz Natal Dhamma Wheel !!!

Merry Christmas Dhamma Wheel !

2020!


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Santa & Inner Jolliness




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𝓑𝓾𝓭𝓭𝓱𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓭 𝓤𝓷𝓮𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓿𝓸𝓬𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂 𝓓𝓮𝓬𝓵𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽
  • Iᴅᴇᴀ ᴏꜰ Sᴏᴜʟ ɪs Oᴜᴛᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀɴ Uᴛᴛᴇʀʟʏ Fᴏᴏʟɪsʜ Vɪᴇᴡ
    V. Nanananda

𝓐𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓽ā 𝓜𝓮𝓪𝓷𝓼 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓘𝓼
  • Nᴏ sᴜᴄʜ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀs ᴀ Sᴇʟғ, Sᴏᴜʟ, Eɢᴏ, Sᴘɪʀɪᴛ, ᴏʀ Āᴛᴍᴀɴ
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The Sutra of the Father of Christmas

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I used to post this on dharmawheel before I was banned.

I'ts an apocryphal mahayana sutra, but hope you will all enjoy!


The Sutra of the Father of Christmas

Thus have I heard, at one time the lord was staying at the north pole together with a great assembly of elves and a great assembly of reindeer. With his divine eye, he saw which beings had been naughty and which beings had been nice. Then followed the discourse on the merits which lead to presents and the transgressions which bring coal.

Then the great being, holding candy cane and bell, pronounced the mantra, the mantra that illuminates and brings cheer.
HO! HO! HO!
Then Lord Santa enters through one's chimney and abides together with his secret consort Mrs. Clause and fills the devotee with spirit and cheer.
How does one who wishes to abide in this teaching practice this great mantra?
On the 24th night of the 12th month: the devotee who wishes to practice this sutra of the Father of Christmas, should make offering of milk and cookies before resting.
Thus was spoken the great sutra of the Father of Christmas.
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Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
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Bom Natal e feliz ano novo!
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'Round the hall Yogis sitting still,
Keeping their backs straight,'



- does that mean persons with scoliosis and other crooked spine problems like the hunchback of notre dame, for example, cannot be 'yogis'. Of course not. A better translation is keeping in mind that irrigators create channels that direct water, fletchers attach feather fins to arrows to make them fly true to the target [That path is always curved and the arrows used by the Fletchers are never truly straight] and carpenters shape wood: thus, where it says straight backs, upright [uju] really means correctly directed. Sit still with your mind inclined in the right direction. Towards the Dhamma.


While at the monastery many different people let us know they are not celebrating christmas, they are not Christians, yet they can't come because of such and such an event. Still a nice group turned up for dana and a merry day was had.



Merry christmas.
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Eyes downcast, not footloose,
senses guarded, with protected mind,
not oozing — not burning — with lust,
wander alone
like a rhinoceros.
Sutta Nipāta 1.3 - Khaggavisana Sutta
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See, Ānanda! All those conditioned phenomena have passed, ceased, and perished. So impermanent are conditions, so unstable are conditions, so unreliable are conditions. This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.
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Merry Christmas all! :)
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Meanwhile, at a lay-Buddhist community in the East End of London...

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A very Happy Christmas to all who post here. :anjali: :heart:
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Thanks! Christmas is going well here at GMT+13... :clap:

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Greetings,

Merry Christmas ☃️🎄🙏

Metta,
Paul. :)
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Not Christmas yet here at GMT -8

Merry Christmas!
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