Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Dhammapada Verse 122

Verse 122

      Do not ignore the effect of right action
         saying, "This will come to nothing."
      Just as by the gradual fall of raindrops
                   the water jar is filled,
                     so in time the wise
                become replete with good.

Reflection

'Bigger is better'. 'The more the merrier'. Little by
little such perceptions can be wisely questioned.
Trust that every small moment of mindfulness
matters. Every small effort to remember to come
back and with judgement-free awareness to
begin again makes a difference. No such effort is 
ever wasted. One day we discover we are simply 
unimpressed by that which previously held us.
Instead of reacting to something that in the past
would upset us, letting go happens. Wisdom
knows the way of true goodness.
Ajahn Munindo. 

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