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ct/God/to/create/everything/for/us/and/to/make/us/happy/and/secure./That/is/often/what/people/think/even/if/they/don't/say/so./But/when/we/reflect,/we/see/‘This/is/the/way/it/is./Pain/is/like/this/and/this/is/what/pleasure/is/like./Consciousness/is/this/way.'/We/feel./We/breathe./We/can/aspire. When/we/reflect,/we/contemplate/our/own/humanity/as/it/is./We/don't/take/it/on/a/personal/level/any/more/or/blame/anyone/because/things/are/not/exactly/as/we/like/or/want./It/is/the/way/it/is/and/we/are/the/way/we/are./You/might/ask/why/we/can't/all/be/exactly/the/same/-/with/the/same/anger,/the/same/greed/and/the/same/ignorance;/without/all/the/variations/and/permutations./However,/even/though/you/can/trace/human/experience/to/basic/things,/each/one/of/us/has/our/own/kamma*/to/deal/with/-/our/own/obsessions/and/tendencies,/which/are/always/different/in/quality/and/quantity/to/those/of/someone/else. Why/can't/we/all/be/exactly/equal,/have/exactly/the/same/of/everything/and/all/look/alike/-/one/androgynous/being?/In/a/world/like/that,/nothing/would/be/unfair,/no/differences/would/be/allowed,/everything/would/be/absolutely/perfect/and/there/would/be/no/possibility/of/inequality./But/as/we/recognise/Dhamma,/we/see/that,/within/the/realm/of/conditions,/no/two/things/are/identical./They/are/all/quite/different,/infinitely/variable/and/changing,/and/the/more/we/try/to/make/conditions/conform/to/our/ideas,/the/more/frustrated/we/get./We/try/to/create/each/other/and/a/society/to/fit/the/ideas/we/have/of/how/things/should/be,/but/we/always/end/up/feeling/frustrated./With/reflection,/we/realise:/‘This/is/the/way/it/is,'/this/is/the/way/things/have/to/be/-/they/can/only/be/this/way. Now/that/is/not/a/fatalistic/or/negative/reflection./It/is/not/an/attitude/of:/‘That's/the/way/it/is/and/there's/nothing/you/can/do/about/it.'/It/is/a/very/positive/response/of/accepting/the flow/of/life/for/what/it/is./Even/if/it/is/not/what/we/want,/we/can/accept/it/and/learn/from/it. We/are/conscious,/intelligent/beings/with/retentive/memory./We/have/language./Over/the/past/several/thousand/years,/we/have/developed/reason,/logic/and/discriminative/intelligence./What/we/must/do/is/figure/out/how/to/use/these/capacities/as/tools/for/realisation/of/Dhamma/rather/than/as/personal/acquisitions/or/personal/problems./People/who/develop/their/discriminative/i'./I/like/to/use/‘aspiration'/which/is/somehow/very/meaningful/in/this/Eightfold/Path/-/because/we/do/aspire. It/is/important/to/see/that/aspiration/is/not/desire./The/Pali/word/‘/tanha'/means/desire/that/comes/out/of/ignorance,/whereas/‘/sankappa'/means/aspiration/not/coming/from/ignorance./Aspiration/might/seem/like/a/kind/of/desire/to/us/because/in/English/we/use/the/word/‘desire'/for/everything/of/that/nature/-/either/aspiring/or/wanting./You/might/think/that/aspiration/is/a/kind/of/tanha,/wanting/to/become/enlightened/(bhava/tanha)/-/but/samma/sankappa/comes/from/Right/Understanding,/seeing/clearly./It/is/not/wanting/to/become/anything;/it/is/not/the/desire/to/become/an/enlightened/person./With/Right/Understanding,/that/whole/illusion/and/way/of/thinking/no/longer/makes/sense. Aspiration/is/a/feeling,/an/intention,/attitude/or/movement/within/us./Our/spirit/aspirations./But/there/is/in/each/of/us/an/intuitive/intelligence/that/wants/to/know;/it/is/always/with/us/but/we/tend/to/not/notice/it;/we/do/not/understand/it./We/tend/to/discard/or/mistrust/it/-/especially/modern/materialists./They/just/think/it/is/fantasy/and/not/real. As/for/myself,/I/was/really/happy/when/I/realised/that/the/planet/is/not/my/real/home./I/had/always/suspected/it./I/can/remember/even/as/a/small/child/thinking,/‘I/don't/really/belong/here.'/I/have/never/particularly/felt/that/planet/Earth/is/where/I/really/belong/-/even/before/I/was/a/monk,/I/never/felt/that/I/fitted/into/the/society./For/some/people,/that/could/be/just/a/neurotic/problem,/but/perhaps/it/could/also/be/a/kind/of/intuition/children/often/have./When/you/are/innocent,/your/mind/is/very/intuitive./The/mind/of/a/child/is/more/intuitively/in/touch/with/the/mysterious/forces/than/most/adult/minds/are./As/we/grow/up/we/become/conditioned/to/think/in/very/set/ways/and/to/have/fixed/ideas/about/what/is/real/and/what/is/not The/impulse/to/help/someone/is/a/skilful/dhamma*./If/you/see/someone/fall/over/on/the/floor/in/a/faint,/a/skilful/dhamma/goes/through/your/mind:/‘Help/this/person,'/and/you/go/to/help/them/recover/from/their/fainting/spell./If/you/do/it/with/an/empty/mind/-/not/out/of/any/personal/desire/for/gain,/but/just/out/of/compassion/and/because/it's/the/right/thing/to/do/-/thth/sila/we/contain/the/sexual/drive/or/the/violent/use/of/the/body/-/we/do/not/use/it for/killing/or/stealing./In/this/way,/pañña/and/sila/work/together/in/a/perfect/harmony. RIGHT/EFFORT,/RIGHT/MINDFULNESS,/RIGHT/CONCENTRATION Right/Effort,/Right/Mindfulness/and/Right/Concentration/refer/to/your/spirit,/your/heart./When/we/think/of/the/spirit,/we/point/to/the/centre/of/the/chest,/to/the/heart./So/we/have/pañña/(the/head),/sila/(the/body)/and/samadhi/(the/heart)./You/can/use/your/own/body/as/a/kind/of/chart,/a/symbol/of/the/Eightfold/Path./These/three/are/integrated,/working/together/for/realisation/and/supporting/each/other/like/a/tripod./One/is/not/dominating/the/other/and/exploiting/or/rejecting/anything. They/work/together:/the/wisdom/from/Right/Understanding/and/Right/Intention;/then/morality,/which/is/Right/Effo
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