{"id":2494,"date":"2020-05-05T13:29:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T03:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dying-and-death-reflections.com\/?page_id=2494"},"modified":"2020-05-05T13:43:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T03:43:05","slug":"living-harmoniously-with-all","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dying-and-death-reflections.com\/index.php\/living-harmoniously-with-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Harmoniously With All"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The following guidelines for living amicably and peacefully with all are taken from Counsels from My Heart <\/em>by Dudjom Rinpoche. While written from a Buddhist perspective, the practical advice given will be useful for any spiritual aspirant:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All success, great and small, whether in spiritual or temporal affairs, derives from your stock of merit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So never neglect even the slightest positive deed. Just do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the same way, don\u2019t dismiss your little faults as unimportant\u2014just restrain yourself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make an effort to accumulate merit: make offerings and give to charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strive with a good heart to do everything that benefits others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow in the footsteps of the wise and carefully examine everything you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do not be the slave of unexamined fashions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be sparing with your words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be thoughtful and examine situations carefully. For the roots of discrimination must be nourished: the desire to do all that should be done and to abandon all that should be abandoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do not criticize the wise or be sarcastic about them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rid yourself completely of every feeling of jealous rivalry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do not despise the ignorant, turning away from them with haughty arrogance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Give up your pride. Give up your self-importance. All this is essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understand that you owe your life to the kindness of your parents, therefore do not grieve them but fulfil their wishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Show courtesy and consideration to all who depend on you. Instill in them a sense of goodness, and instruct them to practice virtue and avoid evil. Be patient with their little shortcomings and restrain your bad temper\u2014remember that the tiniest thing can ruin a good situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do not consort with narrow-minded people, nor place your trust in new and untried companions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make friends with honest people who are intelligent and prudent, and have a sense of propriety and courtesy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t keep company with bad people who care nothing about karma, those who lie and cheat and steal. Distance yourself, but do it skillfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do not rely on people who say sweet things to your face and do the reverse behind your back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for yourself, be constant amid the ebb and flow of happiness and suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be friendly and even with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unguarded, intemperate chatter will put you in their power; excessive silence may leave them unclear as to what you mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep a middle course: don\u2019t swagger with self-confidence, but don\u2019t be a doormat either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t run after gossip without examining the truth of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People who know how to keep their mouths shut are rare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So don\u2019t chatter about your wishes and intentions\u2014keep them to yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And whether you are speaking to an enemy, an acquaintance, or a friend, never break a confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be welcoming toward people, and smile and talk pleasantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep to your position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be respectful toward your superiors, and even when things do not go well for them, don\u2019t scorn them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, don\u2019t bow and scrape before the vulgar, even when they are proud and full of themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be skillful: do not make promises that you know you cannot keep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the same token, honour the promises you have made, and never dismiss them as unimportant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do not be depressed by misfortune and the failure to get what you want, instead be careful to see where your real profit and loss lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All such worldly conduct, adopted with proper discrimination, will result in this life\u2019s fortune and prosperity and, so it is said, a speedy passage to the divine realms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Dudjom Rinpoche. Counsels from My Heart<\/em> (Kindle Locations 871-894). Shambhala Publications. Kindle Edition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

—ooo000ooo—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reflection:
With these seven sublime riches, you will always be happy! They are: (1) faith, (2) ethical discipline, (3) generosity, (4) learning, (5) sense of shame, (6) sense of propriety with regard to others, and (7) clear intelligence or wisdom.
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