{"id":26667,"date":"2024-06-11T19:23:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T11:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/?p=26667"},"modified":"2024-06-11T19:23:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T11:23:07","slug":"be-your-puppeteer-jan-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/2024\/06\/be-your-puppeteer-jan-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Your Puppeteer (Jan 14)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/jan14.jpg?resize=1024%2C806&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/jan14.jpg?resize=1024%2C806&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/jan14.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/jan14.jpg?resize=768%2C605&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/jan14.jpg?resize=1222%2C962&amp;ssl=1 1222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/jan14.jpg?resize=897%2C706&amp;ssl=1 897w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/jan14.jpg?resize=684%2C539&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/jan14.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d348dde4c7e0eeef53711a873db96ea3 wp-block-paragraph\">__<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Further Reflections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">77:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your Buddha-nature is<br \/>your inner citadel and refuge.<br \/>Align with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Never let it down<br \/>and it will never let you down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">78:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your inner Buddha-nature<br \/>should be your true master,<br \/>instead of any other outer factors,<br \/>that try to distract and control you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">79:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be pulled towards your Buddha-nature within,<br \/>to be pulled away from the three poisons without.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">80:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Distractions that rob you of your attention<br \/>rob you of your time,<br \/>which is your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">81:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What occupies your mind<br \/>is what occupies your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make it good.<br \/>Make it better.<br \/>Make it pure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">82:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Invoke your Buddha-nature<br \/>to not be provoked by Mara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">83:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be driven by the Bodhi Mind<br \/>to be better &#8216;pulled&#8217; to Pure Land.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>__ Further Reflections 77: Your Buddha-nature isyour inner citadel and refuge.Align with it. 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