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Application of Vipassana

in Daily Life
Mudita Buddhist Society
3 June 2009

By Bro Jason Ow
Taking Refuge in the Triple Gem
 To the Buddha, we go for refuge
 To the Dhamma, we go for refuge
 To the Sangha, we go for refuge
Faith with Wisdom
vs
Blind Faith

Wisdom is like our eyes


Faith or Devotion is like our legs
How should we take refuge?
 Imaya Dhammanudhamma
patipattiya
Buddham pujemi
Dhammam pujemi
Sangham pujemi

 By walking on the path of Dhamma,


from the first step to the final goal,
thus I revere the Buddha,
thus I revere the Dhamma,
thus I revere the Sangha.
Do we really walk the path of
Dhamma?
The real refuge, the real protection, is the
Dhamma that you develop in yourself
Gratitude to Gotama the Buddha
for discovering and teaching the Dhamma

Gratitude to the Sangha who maintain the Dhamma in


its original purity through 25 Centuries until TODAY
What are the qualities of Dhamma?
 Svakkhato Bhagavata Dhammo,
 Sanditthiko,
 Akaliko,
 Ehi-Passiko,
 Opanayiko,
 Paccatam veditabbo vinnuhi ti
 Clearly expounded is the teaching of the
Exalted One,
 To be seen for oneself (own experience),
 Giving result here and now,
 Inviting One to come and see,
 Leading straight to the goal,
 Capable of being realized for oneself by any
intelligent person.
Buddha’s Teaching
 Sabba-papassa akaranam,
kusalassa upasampada,
sa-citta pariyodapanam.
Etam Buddhana-sasanam
Dhammapada,XIV.5(183)

 Avoid evil,
Do good,
Purify your mind.
This is the teaching of the
Buddhas.
Dhamma - Art of Living
 Many of time, we do not know
how to live happily
 We created a lot of negative
energy and impurities in our
mind
 We, not only, make ourselves
unhappy, but we also make
other people unhappy
 This is not a proper way of life

We have to learn the Art of Living and


Dhamma will start rewarding us!
Vipassana is an Art of Living
 This is of utmost important
 If we cannot use it in daily life, then it
is no better than performing a ritual of
ceremony
Unwanted situations in life

Loses the Start generating


balance of the mind negativity

Becomes
Miserable

How are we not to generate negativity,


not to create tension?

How are we to remain peaceful and harmonious?


Some of the solutions given
 One should divert one’s attention elsewhere.
 Running after sensual pleasures
 Develop attachment
 Some wise people’s advice:
 Drink some water
 Start counting 1,2,3,4,…
 Start reciting the name of a deity or saintly people
Enlightened Persons’ Advice
 By diverting the attention, one
creates a layer of peace and
harmony at the conscious
level.
 One has not eliminated the
negativity that has arisen
 One has merely suppressed it.
 Sooner or later, this sleeping
volcano of negativity will erupt
and overpower the mind
Real Solution
 Don’t run away from the
problem
 Face it !
 Observe whatever impurity
arises in the mind
 By observing, we do not
suppress it , nor we give it a
free license to express it
 Middle path
Mere Observation
 When we starts to
observe it, the negativity
loses its strength and
passes away without
overpowering the mind.

 Gradually all the


defilements are
eradicated and we
becomes free from misery
Not easy to observe
 One does not know when it
has started and how it has
overpowered the mind
 Too strong to observe
without reacting
 Difficult to observe an
abstract defilement of mind
 Abstract anger, fear or
passion
 Drawn to the object of
anger
Discovery of the Buddha
 Whenever a defilement arises in the mind, 2
things start happening at the Physical Level:
 Respiration become abnormal
 Biochemical reaction will start within the body
(Sensation)
Practical Solution
 It is difficult to observe
abstract defilements in
the mind
 With training, one can
soon learn to observe
respiration and
sensation
 Mind and Matter are
related to each other
 One allows it to arise
and pass away without
causing any harm
Gradual Practice
 It takes time to master
this technique
 Gradually one will find
that one can remain
balanced
 Even if one reacts, the
reaction will not be so
intense or prolonged
 Seek warning given by
respiration and sensation
Self Observation
 Act as a shock
absorber between the
external stimulus and
one’s response
 The mind remains
balanced and one is
capable of taking
positive action
 Helpful to oneself and
others
Purification of the mind
 Eradicating defilements
 Changing the habit pattern of
the mind
 Old habit:
 Craving for pleasant things
 Hatred for unpleasant things
 New habit:
 Just observe, don’t react
 Pleasant or unpleasant things
are impermanent
From the time of birth
 Trained always to look
outside
 One never observes
oneself
 One looks for the
cause of misery
outside
 Always blaming others
for one’s unhappiness
Partial view
 One sees things from
only one angle
 Distorted truth
 Any decision made will
only be harmful to
oneself and others
 One must view it from
more than one angle
Totality of the Truth
 Practise of Vipassana
 See things inside
 One who has learned
to observe reality
within soon realizes
that he is completely
responsible for his
misery or happiness
 Madness of finding
fault with others goes
away
What does one react to?
 An image created by oneself,
not external reality
 One’s image of that person is
colored by one’s past
conditionings
 It influence one’s perception
of any new situation
 But if one remains aware and
equanimous, one learns to
see reality as it is
Wisdom arises
 Whenever someone
misbehaves, the
understanding arises
that this person is
suffering
 One cannot react with
negativity
 But will feel only love
and compassion for
the suffering person
Purpose of Dhamma
 To practise the Art of Living
 To eradicate mental impurities
 To develop good qualities, for one’s own good and
for the good of others
Two Qualities
 Any person who progresses on the path of Dhamma
will have these 2 qualities:
 A feeling of gratitude
 Volition to serve others without expecting anything in return
 These 2 qualities were notable in Siddhattha Gotama
3 Stages of Panna (Wisdom)
Bhavana-maya Panna
Develops within oneself,
at the experiential level

Cinta-maya Panna
Intellectual
understanding

Suta-maya Panna
Wisdom acquired by
hearing or reading the
words of others
Suta-maya Panna
 Helpful in order to set
one in the proper
direction
 Cannot liberate, only a
borrowed wisdom
 One accepts it as true
because of:
 Blind Faith
 Fear going to hell
 Greed going to heaven
 Lead to the next stage
 Cinta-maya Panna
Cinta-maya Panna
 Rationally one examines whether it is logical, practical
or beneficial
 Develops his intellectual knowledge
 Can be dangerous
 Inflate his ego
 Far away from liberation
 Lead to the next stage
 Bhavana-maya Panna
Bhavana-maya Panna
 Real wisdom
 Received wisdom and
intellectual
understanding are
very useful and give
inspiration
 Can liberate you
because it is own
wisdom, based on
own experience
Example of the 3 Stages of Panna
 A doctor gives a
prescription for
medicine to a sick man
 The man goes home,
and out of great faith in
his doctor, he recites
the prescription
everyday

This is Suta-maya Panna


Example of the 3 Stages of Panna
 The man returns to
the doctor, and
demands and
receives an
explanation of the
prescription, how it
works
 Argue with
neighbours

This is Cinta-maya Panna


Example of the 3 Stages of Panna

 Finally, the man


takes the medicine;
only then is his
disease eradicated
 The benefit comes
only from the 3rd
step

This is Bhavana-maya Panna


4 Major Segments of the Mind

Consciousness Perception Sensation Reaction


(Vinnana) (Sanna) (Vedana) (Sankhara)
Consciousness (Vinnana)
 The 6 Sense Organs have
their consciousness
 Eye Consciousness
 Ear Consciousness
 Nose Consciousness
 Tongue Consciousness
 Skin Consciousness
 Mind Consciousness
 The function of this part is
to cognize, simply to
know, without
differentiating
Perception (Sanna)
 This part of the mind gives an evaluation of good or bad, according
to one’s past experience
 A sound has come, from past experience, one recognizes it

Words of praise – Good Words of abuse - Bad


Sensation (Vedana)
 As soon as a sound comes, there is a sensation on the body
 When the perception recognizes it and gives it a valuation, the sensation
becomes pleasant or unpleasant, in accordance with that valuation
 Sensation arises on the body and are felt by the mind

Words of Pleasant
Praise Sensation

Words of Unpleasant
Abuse Sensation
Reaction (Sankhara)
Perception
Consciousness Words of
Praise

This praise
Pleasant
is
Sensation
wonderful! I
want more
Reaction Sensation
Reaction (Sankhara)
Perception
Consciousness Words of
Abuse

I can’t bear
Unpleasant
this abuse,
Sensation
stop it !

Reaction Sensation
Reaction (Sankhara)
 Here is the real seed
that gives fruit, the
action that will have
results: the mental
reaction
 Every moment one
 Keeps sowing this seed
 Keeps reacting with
liking or disliking
 Keeps craving or
aversion
 It makes oneself
miserable
3 Types of Reaction (Sankhara)

Writing on Water Writing on Sand Carving on Rock


Sankhara
 End of a Day  1 or 2 Sankhara
 End of a Month  1 or 2 Sankhara
 End of a Year  1 or 2 Sankhara
 End of Life  1 or 2 Sankhara
 The next life will begin with a mind of
the same nature, having the same
qualities of sweetness or bitterness
 We create our own future, by our
actions
Vipassana
 Teaches us the art of
dying: how to die
peacefully, harmoniously
 Learning art of living
 How to become the
master of the present
moment
 How not to generate a
sankhara at this moment
 How to live a happy life
here and now
2 aspects of the Technique
 Awareness and
Equanimity
 Awareness – breaking the
barrier between the
conscious and
unconscious levels of the
mind
 Equanimity – does not
react, does not tie new
knots of craving, does not
create misery for oneself
Meditation
 Most of the time we will react to
the sensations – pain or
displeasure
 But a few moments will come
when we remain equanimous,
despite severe pain
 Such moments are very
powerful in changing the habit
pattern of the mind
 Gradually we will reach the
stage in which we can smile at
any sensation, knowing it is
anicca
Self Reliance
 We have to work
ourselves
 No one else can
work for us
 Buddha can only
show us the path
 Keep walking, step
by step, towards our
own liberation
The longest journey begins with the
first step
May all beings be happy!

May all of you enjoy real


happiness.

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