{"id":8649,"date":"2011-02-09T11:45:59","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T03:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/?p=8649"},"modified":"2011-02-08T23:41:49","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T15:41:49","slug":"affirmations-for-universal-happiness-based-on-the-ten-perfections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/2011\/02\/affirmations-for-universal-happiness-based-on-the-ten-perfections\/","title":{"rendered":"Affirmations For Universal Happiness (Based on the Ten Perfections)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

1. Generosity
\n<\/strong>
\nCountless candles can be lit from a candle,
\nyet it will not lose its brightness.
\nHappiness never decreases when shared.<\/p>\n

May we be more generous to one another.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Morality
\n<\/strong>
\nJust as we prefer others to be good to us,
\nothers prefer us to be good to them too.
\nWhy not be good to one another then?<\/p>\n

May we better ourselves for one another.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Renunciation
\n<\/strong>
\nBy applying the antidotes
\nof generosity, loving-kindness and wisdom,
\nwe will be giving up our poisons
\nof greed, hate and ignorance.<\/p>\n

May we renounce our faults for one another.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Wisdom<\/strong><\/p>\n

By learning to see things clearly as they are,
\ninstead of what we imagine them to be,
\nwe will be wiser.<\/p>\n

May we be wiser in helping one another.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Energy
\n<\/strong>
\nMay the bad has not arisen not arise.
\nMay the bad that has arisen fall away.
\nMay the good that has not arisen arise.
\nMay the good that has arisen grow.<\/p>\n

May we be more energetic in helping one another.
\n<\/span>
\n6. Patience
\n<\/strong>
\nWhen we are patient with others\u2019 impatience,
\nwe practise patience with our impatience too.<\/p>\n

May we be more patient when helping one another.<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Truthfulness
\n<\/strong>
\nWhen we are lose our truthfulness,
\nwe might secretly harm others,
\nthinking we can simply lie about so,
\nthough the truth will catch up in time.*<\/p>\n

May we be more true to one another.<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Determination<\/p>\n

<\/strong>With determination to perfect our compassion and wisdom,
\nwe will be able to become perfectly enlightened Buddhas.<\/p>\n

May we be more determined in helping one another.
\n<\/span>
\n9. Compassion \/ Loving-kindness
\n<\/strong>
\nBeginning with loving-kindness for oneself,
\ncompassion will protect and heal one and all.<\/p>\n

May we be more compassionate to one another.
\n<\/span>
\n10. Equanimity
\n<\/strong>
\nWhen we free ourselves
\nfrom the heat of attachment and aversion,
\nwe will feel the calming cool of peace in the moment.<\/p>\n

May we have equanimity despite whatever happens.
\n<\/span>
\nBonus: Responsibility<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it is everyone\u2019s shared responsibility,
\nis it no one\u2019s personal responsibility?
\nWhen it is no one\u2019s personal responsibility,
\nis it not everyone\u2019s shared responsibility?<\/p>\n

May we be more responsible towards one another.
\n<\/span>
\n* Inspired by this from the Buddha:
\n<\/span>
\nFor the person who transgresses in one thing, I tell you,
\nthere is no evil deed that is not to be done.
\nWhich one thing? This: telling a deliberate lie.
\nThe person who lies, who transgress in this one thing,
\ntranscending concern for the world beyond:
\nthere’s no evil he might not do.<\/p>\n

– Iti 25<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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