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Inside this issue: Inside Story 2 Inside Story 2 Inside Story 2 Inside Story 3 Inside Story 4 Inside Story 5 Inside Story 6 @s`b` qhm @b_q~{ pYwQpw~wQ vr~{ny sh m`nsQk qQyENEv s[h` imhw~ r#kOlk~ @v|. @n`i[El~ @s`b` qh@mhQ Xk~wQy awQXyQn~ s`mk`mW @v|. ip#rNQ in~qQy`@v| wQbEnE r#k~K mRl gw vWm bEqE rqEn~ pv` sAGy` vhn~@s~t anEmw klh. e~, bEqE rqEn~ @s`b` qhm pQLQb[v q#k~vR u@p~]`vyQ. e~ smgm @s`b` qh@mhQ vQsWQ@mn~ sQw~ vQyvEl~ krn kOwOhly qnvn g#tEm| avm kryQ. evQt wm sQw~ swn~ uq~@v|gvw~ krn anvX& bn~{n vlQn~ mQqWmt h#kQy`v l#@b|. hEqkl` v`s@y~ pYWwQy @n` adEvm ob vQn~qny krnE a#w. @n`@k@lsEnE sEn~qr r#k~ @g`mE vlQn~ ghn vtpQt`vk~ shQw w#nk w#n~pw~ sQwQn~ yEwOv v`dQvW @m@nhQ krn~n: "@mm s~}`ny m`@g~ bn~{n pYh`rny kQrW@m| @m@wk~ @n`v#dEnE uq`r s`w~;`w~kQrW@m| prQXYm s[h` @vr vdn~@nmQ." o@b| {`r~mQk gON vr~{ny s[h` k#pvEnE v`rQk sMr`v July 2014 A Spiritual Journal from Dhamma Gavesi Meditation Centre, Wellington VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3 dhamma JournaL

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Page 1: JournaL...Inside this issue: Inside Story 2Inside Story 2Inside Story 2Inside Story 3Inside Story 4Inside Story 5Inside Story 6 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3 @s`b` qhm @b_q~{ pYwQpw~wQ vr~{ny

Inside this issue:

Inside Story 2

Inside Story 2

Inside Story 2

Inside Story 3

Inside Story 4

Inside Story 5

Inside Story 6

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3

@s`b` qhm @b_q~{ pYwQpw~wQ vr~{ny

sh m`nsQk qQyENEv s[h` imhw~ r#kOlk~ @v|.

@n`i[El~ @s`b` qh@mhQ Xk~wQy awQXyQn~ s`mk`mW

@v|. ip#rNQ in~qQy`@v| wQbEnE r#k~K mRl gw vWm

bEqE rqEn~ pv` sAGy` vhn~@s~t anEmw klh. e~,

bEqE rqEn~ @s`b` qhm pQLQb[v q#k~vR u@p~]`vyQ.

e~ smgm @s`b` qh@mhQ vQsWQ@mn~ sQw~ vQyvEl~

krn kOwOhly qnvn g#tEm| avm kryQ. evQt

wm sQw~ swn~ uq~@v|gvw~ krn anvX& bn~{n

vlQn~ mQqWmt h#kQy`v l#@b|. hEqkl` v`s@y~ pYWwQy

@n` adEvm ob vQn~qny krnE a#w.

@n`@k@lsEnE sEn~qr r#k~ @g`mE vlQn~ ghn

vtpQt`vk~ shQw w#nk w#n~pw~ sQwQn~ yEwOv

v`dQvW @m@nhQ krn~n:

"@mm s~}`ny m`@g~ bn~{n pYh`rny kQrW@m| @m@wk~ @n`v#dEnE uq`r

s`w~;`w~kQrW@m| prQXYm s[h` @vr vdn~@nmQ."

o@b| {`r~mQk gON vr~{ny s[h` k#pvEnE v`rQk sMr`v

July 2014 A Spiritual Journal from Dhamma Gavesi Meditation Centre, Wellington VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3

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mejsoslu iy .sys iusnkaOh Nkaf;a cskd,xldr

id.drd wk.drd p WfNda w[af[da[a[ ksiaisf;da wdrdOhka;s ioaOusux fhda.lafLsux wkq;a;rx

“.Dy cSjs;hla f.jk .sys mskaj;=ka o" mejsos cSjs; .;lrK mejsoafoda o hk fomCIhu Tjqfkdjqka ksid m%;sm;a;s m%;sfjsO

Ou_hka iusmdokh lr;s' Tjqfkdjqkaf.a wfkHdakH Wmldr ksidu ksj_dk Ou_h CId;aid;a lr;s”

by;ska oelajQfjs ksjka wjfndaO lr.ekSu ioyd .sys mejsos iusnkaOh meje;ajSu .ek nqoqrcdKka jykafia jsiska foaikd lrK ,o Ou_ mdGhls' ukqiaifhda hkq WgsGdkM,QmcSjs i;aj fldgsGdihls' tkus" W;aidyfhka lghq;=fldg thska ,efnk m%;sM,h N=la;s js|sk"

tu m%;sM,fhka cSj;a jk i;ajhkah' f,dalh foi n,kjsg th b;d meyeos,s Ou_hls' iusmQK!fhkau .sys cSjs;h iliajS ;sfnkafka tf,igh' mejsoafodao ukqiaifhda h' tfy;a cSj;ajSu i|yd .sys mskaj;=ka fuka /lSrCId fkdlr;s' mejsos cSjs;h mj;ajdf.k hEu i|yd m%;H Ou_ y;rla wjYHh' tkus_ pSjr msKavmd; fiakd ik .s,kamih' fuu isjqmih mejsoaoka g ,ndfokafka Y%oaOdjka; .sys mskaj;=kah' th mejsoaokag uy;a Wmld rhla jk w;ru tfia fkdjqkq l, mejsoao oqYalr jkq we;' ta uy;a jQ Wmldrh ksidu .sys mskaj;=ka jsiska jsYd, mskla o w;am;a lr.kafkah' th Tjqkg osjH udkqisl ksjka hk ;%sjsO iusm;a u ,nd fokafkah'

.sysfhdao mejsoafodao ud._M, wjfndaOfhka ry;a njg m;ajk f;lau iusmQK_fhkau flf<iqka f.ka usoqfKda fkdfj;s' .sys wh flf<iqkag b;d ,`.h' Tjqka ys;kafka m;kafka .ukalrkafka l;d lrkafka .ssys wdl,am u;h' lk fndk w|sk m<|sk jsosh ish,a,u .sys jsoshg .e,fmkagh' mejsoaokaf.a .uka nsuka" wdydr mdk .ekSu" yeisrSus hkdos ish,a,u isqoqjkqfha mejsos cSjs; hg .e,fmk jsoshgh" mejsos wdl,am u;h'

fus mejsoaodf.a mejsos cSjs;h Wmam;a;sfhka wdmq tlla fkdfjs' th .sys cSjs;fhka bj;aj wdrusN lrmq mejsoaolah' mejsoaodg o wusud flfkla ;d;a;d flfkla kEoEfhla we;' Tjqka o .syshka h' Ou_fhka i<lk l, .sys cSjs;h my;ah' mejsos cSjs;h Wiiah' Ou_fhka by,g f.k hk mejsos cSjs;h mrK .sys mqreoao ksid" .sys cSjs; yqrej ksid my,g jefgkakg fyd\gu bvlv we;' .sys cSjs;fha we;s flf<ia iajNdjhka mejsoaodgo ldkaoq jS .sys me;a;g jefgkakg mq`Mjk' fuh isÈjkafka .syshka iu. lrk isysfhka f;dr fkdukd .kqfokqj ksidh' .sys wdY%fha mfriaiula ke;slu ksidh' tfia jQ l, .syshka ;=,o mejsoaoka ms<sn\j ye`.Su bj;aj hkafkah' tysoS .syshkag fodia lsh fkdyelsh' fya;=j flfkla mejsos fjk fldg Tyqf.a mejsoao rlskakg .syshd ndrf.k ke;' .sys mskaj;=ka mejsoaokag fndfyda Wmldrl jqj;a Tjqkg mejsoaoka jsoshg lghq;= l< fkdyelsh' Tjqka mejsos ms<sfj; okafka o ke;' tksid mejsoaod .syshka iu. mj;ajk fkdukd lsgsgq wdY%h mejsoaodf.a jskdYhg;a" .syshka ;=, Y%oaOdos Ou_ msrsyS wmd.; jSug;a fya;=jk ldrKhla nj u;l ;nd .;hq;=h' fus i|yd WodyrK Ou_fha fldf;l=;a we;' pfJodamu mgsmodj .syshkag mdmhla isoq fkdjk f,ig;a" Tjqka wmd.; fkdjk f,ig;a" mejsoaoka jskdY fkd jk jsoshg;a wdrCIdldrSj mejsos cSjs;h .;lsrSug ufydamldrS jQ iQ;% foaikdjla we;' nqoq rcdKka jykafia tysoS NsCIQkag fufia wkqYdikd lrk fial'

uyfKks" Tn,d .syshka fj; t<fTk jsg" yeuodu f,dalhg wd.ka;=lj yeisfrk i`ofuka" ;ukaf.a lh;a is;;a folu .syshka flfrka bj;a lrf.ku t<fTjs' .sys f.j,aj, jevlghq;= lrK wh njg m;a fkdjjs' uyfKks" md`M ,s`olg fyda mj_;hla uqÈfka isg m%md;h fyda .x bjqfrA isg my; n,k jsg fyda my,g m%md;hg weo fkdjegSu msKsi ;ukaf.a lh;a is;;a folu miaig nrlrf.u my; n,kafka husfiao" tfiau Tn,df.a lh;a is;;a bj;a lrf.k miaig nrlr f.ku pJo%hd fuka .syshka fj; t<fTjs ILM pQtEvt

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.Dy cSjs;hla

f.jk .sys mskaj;=ka

o" mejsos cSjs;

.;lrK mejsoafoda o

hk fomCIhu

Tjqfkdjqka ksid

m%;sm;a;s m%;sfjsO

Ou_hka iusmdokh

lr;s'

Tjqfkdjqkaf.a

wfkHdakH Wmldr

ksidu ksj_dk Ou_h

CId;aid;a lr;s

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mejsoslu iy .sys iusnkaOh . . .

pJo%hd osfkka osk fjkia fjhs w`M;a fjhs' fjkia fjjS w`M;a i`ola fuka f,djg mdhhs' tksid i`o ieu odu f,dalhg w`M;ah' oskm;d w`M;a fjuska wyfiys yeisfrk pJo%hd f,dalhd iu. wuq;= us;=re lula ke;af;ah" wuq;= we,aula o ke;af;ah' wuq;= ;ryla o ke;af;ah' pJo%hd yeuodu yeugu idOdrKh' mejsoaod o pJo%hd fuka lsisÈ .sysfhl= iu. wuq;= us;=relula fyda wuq;= we,aula ke;sj .fuso" k.r fhao" odk udkhla jQ l< .sysf.j,a j,oSo" jsydrfhao" wdrKHfhao jdih l<hq;=h' jI_ .Kkla weiq rel< .ssys mskaj;=ka iu. jqjo wd.ka;=lfhl= fia yeisrSu b;du ioqiq ms<sfj;h' tjsg mejsoaodf.a mejsos cSjs;h o wdrCIdjkq we;' ;ukag ,enqkdh lshd Wous fjkag foal=;a ke;' ke;sjqkdh lshd oqla fjkag foal=;a ke;' fuh fldmuK jgskd foaikdjlao' fuh mejsoaokag muKla fkdj .syshkago b;d jgfkah'

mejsoaod .sys iudcfha we;s .sys jevj,g w;.ykag fkdhdhq;=h' .sys iudcfha we;s jev ixjsOdkh lrkag f.dia ;u oekqu fmkakkakg fkdhdhq;=h' fudyq uf.a odhlfhlah" fudyq ug fus fus Wmldr lf<ah" ug fus fus foa oS,d lshd we;af;ah lshd lsisu .sysfhl= iu. wuq;= we,Sula we;s lr fkd.; hq;=h' tfia jqjfyd;a ta mejsoaodf.a jskdYfha uq,a mvsh h' .eUqre ,s`olska meka .kakd flkd ;udf.a lh is; ,s`og nrlr.kafka ke;sj" ks;ru ;udj miaig nrlrf.k miaig weof.ku ,sf`oa fkdjegS meka .kakdla fuka" me-jsoaod o .syshka yd fkdwe,S fkdne`oS .syshka w;r yeisrsh hq;=h' wuq;= ne`oSula ke;s is;lska isjqmih ms<s.; hq;=h' tfia jQ l, .sys mskaj;=ka mqok odkho Tjqkg uy;aM, jkafkah' fuh nqoq mfia nqoq uyry;ka jykafia,d jsiska jK_kd lrk ,o mejsos yeisrSuh' mejsoaof.a fuu yeisrSu pfJodaum m%;smodj f,i i<lkq ,efns' Ou_ ,dNh ,nkq leue;af;da ,n;ajd" mska lrkq leue;af;da mska flfr;ajd hk lreKd ye`.Sfuka lghq;= lrkjd jskd f.ayis; ne`osfuka .syshkag fkdwe,sh hq;=h" fkdne`osh hq;=h' tjeks NsCIQ;aj h ;ukag;a wkqkag;a jevodhlh'

lD;fjsos;djh mejsoaod .syshka flfrys ;Kaydfjka fkdne|qko" .sys mskaj;=ka jsiska lrk isjqmi m%;Hh Wmldrh wu;l fkdl< hq;=h' flf<ys .=K ie<lSu Wiia .=Khls' mejsoaod tu .=Kfhys msysgsh hq;=h' Tjqk f.a wdOHd;aul oshqKqj wfmaCId l<hq;=h' Y%oaOdos Ou_ jvd.kakd ms<sfj, lshd osh hq;=h' Wmia:dhl odhl mskaj;=kag flf<ys .=K ie,lSu h lshd .syshdf.a Y%oaOdj" idik ye`.Su ke;sjS hEug fya;=jk foa fkdl< hq;=h' tkus ;uka i;= foaj,a Tjqkg oSu" i`.i;= foa oSu" .syshkaf.a mKsjqv wdosh f.k hEu" fjolus lsrSus wdosh fkdl< hq;=h' Ou_ foaikdos mejsoaokag iqoqiq foa muKla l<hq;=h' .sys mskaj;=kg m%f;Hdamldr l<hq;= jsosh nqoqrcdKka jykafia foaikd fldg we;af;a fufiah' .sySkuqmlfrdka;dkx kspspudusiodkf;da lfrda: Ousuodfkak f;aix mpspQmldrlx ksrka;rfhka Tn,dg wdusi odkfhka Wmldr jk .sysmskaj;=kg Tn,do Ou_h lshdfouska Wmldr lrjs hkqfjks'

.syshkaf.ka ,efnk isjqmi Wmldrh ksid mejsoafoda o uyK cSjs;h .;lruska mdruS .=Kmqrd ksjka m%;HCI lr.kafkah' mejsoaoka jsiska o .sysmskaj;=ka olajk tu m%f;Hdamlrh .ek i,ld Tjqkg uq, ueo w. hym;a jQ .usNSr jQ Ou_h lshd oshhq;=h' th mejsoaoka i;= Ou_dkql+,jQ idikSl hq;=luh' fus Tjqfkdjqkaf.a Wmldrh ,ndf.k fof.d,aaf,dau Ydka;shg m;ajkafkah'

fus ldrKh yeu flkdu okafka ke;s ksid" .e,jS hk m%;smodfjys W;aidy lrK mejsoaod flfrys we,S hk /,af,a Wka .sys mskaj;d l<lsfrkafkah' we,Su fldpspr ydkslro hk j. f;afrkafka .e,jS hkjsg we;s jk fjsokdj;a iu.h' Ou_fha fhfokjd hkq we,Su mqreÈ lsrSu fkdj usosu mqreÈ lsrSuh'

idikfha we;s jgskdlu y|qkdf.k" odkfha we;s jgskdlu oekf.k ys; usfok f,ig ixf>damia:dk fldg ieu fokdgu oqlska usfokag ,efnsjd'

f;rejka irKhs

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mejsoaod .sys iudcfha

we;s .sys jevj,g

w;.ykag

fkdhdhq;=h' .sys

iudcfha we;s jev

ixjsOdkh lrkag

f.dia ;u oekqu

fmkakkakg

fkdhdhq;=h' fudyq

uf.a odhlfhlah"

fudyq ug fus fus

Wmldr lf<ah" ug

fus fus foa oS,d lshd

we;af;ah lshd

lsisu .sysfhl= iu.

wuq;= we,Sula we;s lr

fkd.; hq;=h'

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3

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Be aware of your MIND LGSaman

From the DGMC Library collection (Meditation)

By Nyanaponika Thera

(English)

The Heart of Buddhist Meditation is a hand-book of mental training based on the Buddha's way of mindfulness, with an Anthology of Relevant Texts translated from the Pali and Sanskrit.

This book is an excellent introduction to the famous discourse of The Buddha, Satipat-tana Sutra. This book is now available for reading at

DGMC

LIFE IS FULL OF DIFFICULTIES Even though you understand the fact that " Life is full of difficulties" objectively, every time you are faced with an issue, say

Miss the train Lose your job Lose your phone Fall ill

The MIND will say to you that something unreasonable has happened to you. How can this happen to me !! It is best to keep a balance mind, and do what is best, instead of getting carried away with what the mind says and reacting to the situation. If there is nothing you can do, accept the situation, as it is, and surrender to it; taking the mind off the issue. IMPERMANENCE Although you know that all forms, including thought forms are impermanent, your MIND will want you to hang on to them, as if everything is permanent. It can even get you to keep awake a whole night, stressing you out on a thought, when there is noth-ing you can do in the middle of the night. MEDITATION Being in the present moment, anchoring your awareness on your breath, the MIND will try its best to take you to the future or past and get you involved in thoughts, in-stead of keeping your attention on the present moment. If you identify "self" as your mind, you will be continuously stressed listening to the talk of your mind. Keeping "AWAKE" to the present moment, and knowing that, you are not the thoughts of your mind, so that you are able to observing your thoughts, as they come and go, will keep the MIND in its place. -____________________________________________________________________

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Dhamma Gavesi

Library Books and

Reading Material

By Christopher Titmus (English)

The Buddha’s Book of Dailly

Meditation: A Year of Wisdom,

Compassion and Happiness

This collection of the Buddha’s

essential teachings on wisdom,

compassion, and happiness has been compiled

by world-renowned meditation master Christo-

pher Titmuss. Reflection each day on one of

these quotations helps us open to fresh insight,

leads us to freedom from the deep conditioning

of our minds, and enables us to make revolution-

ary changes in our personal, social, and spiritual

lives.

This book is now available for reading at DGMC

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"ap vQsR r$p{`wO sEq~{`v`s@yhQ1 ek~ smyk kw`

vQ;y vR@y~ nEqEr# an`gw@y~ mnE @l`v bQhQvn~nt

@pr#m| pEr` sQtQn @l`~k n`} @k@nkO g#ny. kvq` bQhQ

vn~nt k`ly sPl @v|q#yQ ap hrQytm q#n sQtQ@y~

n#h#. @pr#m| pEr` sQtQn @kn` bQhQvQy yEw~@w~ @k`@h~q

kvq`q yn~n g#n p#h#qQlQ vW wQbE@n~ n#h#. @m@s~

@pr#m| pQr$ wv ay a#w~q#yQ b#lR kl~hQ wv @k@nkO

sQtQn bvw~ @m| ay ap sQtQn` wl@yhQ @n`vn bvw~

ap t @pnEn`."

"ap wl@yhQ sQtQ a#w#m| mEhEkOr` gQy uw~wmyQn~ nEqEr# kl~hQ m @l`~k n`} @k@nkO bQhQ@v|v`yQ nQwrm

pw`@gn sQtQy`. ap @b`@h`~ @qn w^wWy av{Q@yhQ sQtQyw~ ap bl` sQtQ@y~ ap@g~ avs`n nQk~mWmt @pr

@l`~k n`} @k@nkO smWp@yhQ sQt s`k~]`w~ kr g#nEmty. k`l mQnEm| ap sEq~{`v`s wly h` ss[n

kl~hQ mnE @l`v iw` ik~mnQn~ a`yE; ik~mvn nQs` ap bl` sQtQy yEw~@w~ ap a`yE;@yn~ iw` @ktQ klk~

y. @m@s~ sQw` sQtQyw~ wvm mnE @l`v @l ~̀kn`} @k@nkO bQhQ vn bvk~ @pnE@n~ n#h#. @m@s~ s~vl~p

k`lyk~ a#v$@mn~ (klQn~ ap q#n sQtQ prQqQ) w`vwQm|s`@vhQ @pr#m| pEr` sQtQ ek~ @k@nkO mnE @l`v

ipqWmt b#l~m @y`qn bvk~ q#n gn~nt l#bEn`. ap vh` uw~sEk vE@n~ @mm w#n#w~w` kvq` ipqWq

yn~n g#ny. iw` ik~mnQn~m ewOmn~ ht ipqQnn~nt k`ly eL@Bn bvk~ g#n q#n gn~nt l#bEn`. e~

ek~km sEqEsE q~vWpyk~ @q~Xyk~ s#k#sW wQbEn`. avX& vR@y~ sEqEsE kOlyk~ sh m`w`vk@g~ sEqEsE k`lyk~y.

@m| sQyl~lk~m sEqEsE @ls iw`m LMkqW @pL g#@sn bvk~ q#ngn~nt l#bEn`."

"@m| pQLQb[v kwQk` krgn~nt ap wl@yhQ sQtQn kQhQp @q@nkOtm avX& vEn`. @pr#m| pEr` sQtQyw~,

k`ly ucQw vEvw~, mnE @l`v ipqEn`t psEv kQsQ ym| @h`~ @n`v#l#k~vQy h#kQ @q~ nQs` awQ uw~wm @l`~k

n`}@ykO bQhQvW@m| sQq~{Qy mg h#rW yn~nt wQ@bn avs~}` emt wQ@bn~nt pEUvn~ y yn xv&w~vy mw

apt kQsQym| k`r~& x`ryk~ kl yEwOv wQbEn`. kQsQym| @h`~ akOsl kr~myk~ m#d p#v#w~vQy @n`h#kQ

ayErQn~ mwO @v| nm| e~ @pr#m| pQr$ gwQ is~ mwO @n`vW sQtQn~nt h#kQy. akOsl kr~m mgQn~ uw~wrWwr

avs~}`vk~ is~mwO vWm t id s#l#s~@vn kr#NE ktyEwO v#l#k~vQy h#kQy. e~ s[h` kQsQym| k`r~yyk~

ap vQsQn~ kl yEwOv a#w~q#yQ ap kw` kr sQtQy`."

"iqQn~ k`ly q~vWpy @q~Xy kOly sh m`w`vk@g~ sEqEsE k`ly prQpRr~n vW ikOw~ vW@mn~, p#wS @q~X@y~ rj

kOlyk sQqQ{`r~} nmQn~ mnE @l`v ipqW gQhQ @gyQ klkQrW axQnQk~mn~ kQrWmt kr#NE ktyEwO smhrk~ s[h`

ap vQsQn~ uw~@w~jk kl yEwOv wQbEn`. pQy rj wOm` wr#N kOmr` ht gQhQ @gyQ klkQrWmt s`{k vQy

h#kQ nQmQwQ bl`w~k`r@yn~ h#kQ wrm| ivw~ klw~, iw`m kOd` av{Q swrkqW pmNk~ nQmQwQ swrk~ q#k

g#nWmt kOmr`@g~ kr~myn~ is~mwO krln~nt id s#l#s~vQy yEwOy. @m| s[h` wmn~ vQsR prQsr@yn~m

klkQrWmk~ pLmEv sQqE vQy yEwOy. @prqQn svs n`tQk`Agn`vn~ h` yhUvn~ smg ekwOv @gvR

vQ@n`~qmw~ s#n~q$ k`ly anwOr#v psEq` aUym e~ ay@g~m vQk`rmw~ nQqQ g#nWm q#k gw~ @mm kOmr` e~

wmn~ vQsR prQsr@yn~m klkQrWmkt lk~ vEn`. ILMt sQqE vQy yEw~@w~ avt prQsr@y~ nQmQwQ g#tEmk~y.

eyt avs~}`vk~ l#bEnE vQgs kOmr`@g~ kr~m@yhQ Pl vQp`kyk~ @ls nQmQwQ q#kgn~nt id s#lsW gQy`. e~

nQmQwQ avs~}` @n`v#l#k~vQy h#kQ @ls pmNk~ sQqE vWmt id slsn~nt vEn`. kOmr` ihw xvykqW

@vs~sn~wr nmQn~ rj vW sQt psEv gQhQ @gyQ klkQrW axQnQk~mn~ klw~ @kwrm| prQw&`g q`n`qW ktyEwO

klw~ pYZ`v @hvw~ @l`~k n`} x`vy @hvw~ sm|bEq~{w~vy @n`lq~@q~y yn kr#N pQLQb[v ap av@b ~̀

{@yn~ sQtQy`. kOmr`@g~ kl kQrWm @k@s~ @vww~ @mvrw~~ axQnQk~mn~ kQrWmt wrm| blvw~ v sQqE vEnQ. "

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k`ly ucQw vEvw~,

mnE @l`v ipqEn`t psEv

kQsQ ym| @h`~ @n`v#l#k~vQy

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sm|bEq~{ {r~m`r`{n`v . . . mRl`XY shQw nQr~m`N`w~mk pYbn~{ykQ

"e~ ek~km axQnQk~mn avsn wm asE h` mQwOr# cn~n@gn~ smE@gn wvEs~ qm| rkQn~nt vnyt yn

gm@n~qW e~ s[h` @y`~g& @n`vR rj a#[Em| wvEs~ pQLQ vlt m`r# kQrWm s[h`w~ ap vQsQn~ k`r~yyk~

krn~nt wQ@bn bv apt v#thW gQy`. kOmr` vnyt yn awr mgqW vn@y~m vQsR sU pQLQ a`s` kl

@k@nkO mEn g#sWmw~ @q@qn` wm sU hEvm`r# kr g#nWmw~ kOmr`@g~ kr~m Pl sh avs~}` ucQw vWm

yn @qkm sQqE vWm pQLQb[v avs~}`v v#l#kW @n`yn @ls vg bl` gw yEwOv wQbEn`."

"wv wvw~ g#tWm| sh ugY kr~m PlqWm| vlt p#tl#vW mnE @l`~ wOl wv k`ly @gvQy yEwO bv kOmr`@g~

h#sQrW@mn~ (aw~}kQlmw`nE @y`~g`vcr gwvWm) apt v#thEn`. @m|wrm| qErt sQqE vW @gn a` ktyEwO

@vs~sn~wr xv@y~ qW @mn~ sQqE vE vn v`s@yn~ mQqW n#vw gQhQ @gyQ v`syt gQy` vR w#nt @n`y` sQqE vQy

yEwOy. avsn, sQyU sQqEvWm| ewOm`nn~ h` apw~ p#wS ayErQn~, ewOm`nn~ v#dR vWr~&y blvw~ vW kr~m Pl

is~mwO vW bl`@p`@r`w~wO vR ayErQn~ sQq~{ vQy. sQv| v#q$r#m| sw&@yn~ pYw&] kl j`wQ jr` mrN

jy@gn asQrQmw~ @b ~̀{Q Z`Ny l#b kOmr` bEq~{w~vyt pw~ vQy. "

"@k@s~ nmEw~, mnE @l`~ k`l@yn~ swQ hykOw~ @gvW @g`sQn~ y. wvmw~ wmn~ pYw&] kl q#nEm an~ ayt

lb` @qn vgk~ @n`@pnEnQ. ewOmn~ kQsQ ym| sQwQvQl~lkQn~ sQtQn bvk~ q @p@nn~nt vEn`."

shm|pwWn~ 2 sh GtWk`ryn~ 3 wm sQhQ nEvN bEq~{ sQwQvQlQ h` sm|pYj`nny @k`t @m@s~ sQwWy: "@m| sQyU

sk~vl @l`~ wl avQq&` an~{@yn~ v#sW a#w~@w~~y. sm|@b ~̀{Q Z`Ny s~vkWy uw~s`h@yn~m vth` gw~

sm|m` sm|bEq~{ vR sQq~{`r~}yn~ wm` @s`y`gw~ {r~my an~ ay@g~ yhpwt nRgn~nn~@n~y".

"sw& vX@yn~m @mwOmn~ vth` gw~ {r~my @hvw~ sw&y @hvw~ m`r~g sw&y awQ sR]m @ls pQrQsQqEy,

g#BEr#y, aw~ q#kW@mn~ av@b`~{ @k`t gw @n`h#kQy. @m| sm@yhQ @mm @q~X@yhQ qnn~ awQXyQn~m a#lWm|

vlt @g`qEr# vR ayyQ, eym {r~my av@b`~{ krgn~nt b`{`@vkQ. iwQn~ sQq~{`r~} @g_wmyn~ @g~

ig#n~vW@m| uw~s`hy Pl @n`qrnE a#w~q ? e@s~ nm| evn~ uw~s`hyk~ sQq~{`r~}yn~ ht hE@qk~ krqrk`rW

bvk~ pmNk~ @v|q? {r~my asnE k#m#w~@w`~ e@s~nm| iqQrQyt p#mQ@n~v`, @g_wmyn~ q~v`r h#r wbnE

a#w. "

s#m bEq~{ uw~pw~wQykqWm mh` bYh~m @k@nkO @g~ {r~m`r`{ny sQqE @v|q ? ey ap vQsQn~ g@v|Xny kl

yEw~wkQ.

vh` mnE @l`vt pQvQsQ 4 shm|pwWn~ bEq~{ nms~k`ry @k`t,

"sr~vZ vR ob@g~ {r~my an~ ayt a#@sn~nt s#l#s~@s~v`. wOnW vR qEhEvQl~@ln~ pmNk~ an~{ vR @b`@h ~̀

ay {r~my @n`q#k, @n`a#s, psE bsQmQn~ sQtQwQ. sr~vZ {r~my ovEnt @w~r#m| ynE a#w. @m| mnE @l`v

@n`@ykOw~ a{r~m pYclQw vW a#w, e~ a{r~m pQrQsQqE {r~m@yn~ vs` qmnE m#n, qEk~K@yn~ smEgw~ ob,

qEk~K@yn~ pQr#nE, xv@yn~ j`wQ@yn~ h` jr`@vn~ g#tEnE qn ht {r~my vth` @qnE m#n, n#gW sQtQn~n,

yEq~{y jy gw~w`vR vWrQy`@nnQ, sr~vZ vR gOr#vry`@nnQ, {r~my vth` gn~nt h#kQ qnn~@gn~ @l`v

hQs~ n#w."

shm|pwWn~ @g~ a`r`{ny g#n s#lkQlQmw~ vR ayEr# @g_wm bEq~{ sr~vZyn~ vhn~@s~ psE k@lk qm| sx`

mN~dpykqW @m@s~ vq`L @s~k~y#yQ a`nn~q mh @wr#n~ vQsQn~ pvsn lqW (y#yQ p`lQ p`T anEv kQy#@v|).

"m` vQsQn~ iw` @v@hsQn~ @s`y`gw~w` vR sw&y w^;~n`@vn~ q~@v|X@yn~ awrmA vEnE qnn~ ht @k@s~

v#t@hyQq ? @mm awQ sR]m, g#BEr#, q#kWmt aphsE sw&y vth` @qnE lbn m`@g~ vWr~yy @m| @q~Xyn~hQ

pvwQn cQn~wn rFl~lt e@rhQ v ynE a#w, ey kQsQ@vkO vQsQn~ @h ~̀ s`k~;`w~ krnE lbyQq ? qWpAkr bEqE

sm@y~ sQt gQNQy @n`h#kQ wrm| xv os~@s~ sAs`r@y~ s#rQs#r#@v| qWpAkr bEq~{ @mn~ wm`q mwO bEqE v

qWpAkr bEq~{ @mn~m qnn~ ht {r~my kQy` @qmQyQ yn sQwQvQl~lm mRl cQw~w@yhQ qr`@gn vEvw~, a#w~w

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vX@yn~m pvwQn k~@l~X@y ~̀ iw` blvw~y, k~@l~X vlQn~ mQqWmt qnn~ ht @n`h#kQ vnE a#w. e@s~ sQw`

qnn~ ht vth` gw~ qhm @n` ugn~v` a@nkOw~ s`m`n& wvEskO @mn~ J`nbl G^qQbl xOk~wQ vQ

[ ptQsn~{Q @n`vW @m@l`vQn~ cEw vn~nt wQbEnQ. "

"nmEw~ m` vQsQn~ s`k~;`w~ kr sQtQ@y~ sm|m` sm|bEq~{w~vyyQ. "

"It pY}m, m`w~ ipqWmt, mhU vWmt, @ld vWmt, @n`@ykOw~ qEk~Kynt, mrNyt, qhskOw~ k~@l~Xynt

lk~ vE@nmQ. "

"m` ht axQnQk~mn avX& vQn. wr#N klm @qm`pQyn~ bQrQ[ hVq~qW, kU hQs @ks~ rFvEl~ b` qEr~vr~N

sU pQLQ qvt` ang`rQk v^w vWy."

shm|pwWn~@g~ {r~m`r`{n`v as` bEqE a#sQn~ kr#N`v @prq#rQ@k`t@gn @l`v sQs`r` b#lR kl~hQ wOnW vR

qEhEvQl~@ln~ pmNk~ an~{ vR @b`@h`~ ay {r~my @n`q#k @n`a#s psE bsQmQn~ sQtQwQ: qEhEl~ sh Gn a#s~

v#sEmQn~ yEwO vRRq, yhpw~ sh ayhpw~ gwQgON@yn~ yEwO vRRq, vth` g#nWmt @l@hsQ aphsE vRq, mQn~ eh`

@l`vk~ @k@rhQ bQ@yn~ yEk~w vRq qnn~ sQtQn bv v#thQnQ.

jl@yhQ upn~ @nUm| smhrk~ wvm m@dhQ @p`@h`t|tE s~vx`v@yn~ yEk~wvRq, smhrk~ eLQy @s`y`

ihlt a#@qmQn~ pQpWyn @nUm| q, smhrk~ eLQy kr` @g`s~ sEpQpW e~ @m| aw p`@vmQn~q sQtQn` @s~y.

@k@s~ e~ upm` @k`t gw~@w~~q, @l`~x q~@v|X @m`~h an~{k`r@yhQ gQlW @g`d e~mt @n`h#kQv Gn a#s~

v#sEmQn~ yEwO v ayhpw~ gwQgON@yn~q {r~myk~ vth` g#nWmt aphsE vRq mQn~ eh` @l`v @k@rhQ bQ@yn~

yEk~w vRq ay jl@yhQ upn~ @nUm| smhrk~ wvm m@dhQ a#wQv`k~ @mn~y. wv smh@rk~ sw&y @s`y`

yn~nn~ @ls ayhpwt p#kQ@LmQn~ an~{k`ry an~{k`ry#yQ qkQmQn~ {r~my qkQw@h`w~ idk~ l@q`w~ in~

g#lvWmt pwn ay eLQy @s`y` jl@yn~ ihlt a#@qn pQpWyn @nUm| @s~y. wv smh@rk~ @pr krn

lq kOsl~ anExv @k@rmQn~ wv qErtw~ kOsl~ m krmQn~ iw` sEvpw~ vr~wm`n@yk @v@smQn~ sw&y t

Lg` @vmQn~ sw&y vth` gn~n` vR ay eLQy kr` @g`s~ sEpQpW e~ @m| aw p`@vmQn~ pvwQn @nUm|

v#nQy#yQ ynE@vnQ.

{r~mr`{n`@vn~ kr#NE vth` gw~ sm|m`sm|bEq~{ vR sQq~{`r~} @g_w~my`nn~ vhn~@s~ {r~m q~v`ry h#r

lRh. avEr#qE @qqhs~ pn~sQyykt psEvw~ wvmw~ e~ {r~my apt asEvn wr@m| aw LMm pvwQn~@n~y.

sthn~:

1 sEq~{`v`s vR klW skq`g`mW/an`g`mW| uwOmn~ pmNk~ v`ss~}`n krgw~w`vR r$p{`wO vR aknQt|T, sEqs~sQ, sEqs~s, a`wp~p sh

avQh` @l ~̀k wl phy. ar~hw~ x`vyt pw~ @n`vW sQtQ@y~ nm| wv ekm xvyk pmNk~ sEq~{`v`s (p@hn~ ek~) wlyk ipqW

prQnQr~v`Nyt pw~ vnE a#w.

2 shm|pwW uwOmn~ sEq~{`v`s gw vW sQtQ@y~ (mnE @l ~̀ a`yE;@yn~ nm| kl~pykt @pr, sEq~{`v`s a`yE;@yn~ nm| It @b`@h`~ adE)

ks~sp nm| bEq~{ sm@y~ s`hk (s`hkpwQ) nmQn~ ssEn~ gwv sQv|vn J`n upqEv` an`g`mW v psEv apvw~ vW@mn~ y. shm|pwWn~

@g_wm bEqEn~ b#h#q#kQ avs~}`: {r~my gOr# wn~hQ w#bWm @k@rhQ sQw @yqvW@m| avs~}`v (ihw s#@kvQn~ vQs~wr krn lq),

sM prpE@r~ sExs`{ny pQLQb[ wWrN gw~ avs~}`v, sM asmgQ vW sm`q`n vWm pQLQb[ avs~}`v, sQq~{`r~} kOmr#@g~ ipqWm,

sm|bEq~{ prQnQr~v`Ny

3 GtWk`r uwOmn~ ks~sp bEq~{ sm@y~ @v|hlQAg nmQn~ kOBl~ kr#vkOv ipQq an~{ @qm`pQyn~ r]ny krmQn~ ks~sp bEqE smQ[En~

ht iw`m smWp @ls sQt @qm`pQyn~ nQs` gQhQ @gy aw @n`h#rQyw~, skq`g`mWv apvw~ vW l#bR J`n vl pYwQPl nQs`

sEqs~s`v`s@yhQ upw l#bWy. (wm`@g~ m`r~gPl an~ kQsQ@vkOtw~ @n`qn~v` sQtQy#yQ gYn~}vl s[hn~ @v| wQ@b|.) e~ sm@yhQ

@g_wm bEq~{ @b`~{Qsw~v@y ~̀ @p ~̀wQp`l nm|v ipQq GtWk`r@g~ smWp yhUv sQtQ GtWk`r@g~ blvw~ @prFw~w m nQs` ks~sp bEqE

bN as` psEv mhN vW sQtQyh.

4 p`lQ p`Tyn~hQ kQy#@vn prQqQ mnE;& sAZ`vt hsE @n`vn @vnw~ s~vr$pyn~@gn~ yEk~wvR ar$pW wlvl v#sQ sQyEm|

sw~vyn~ h` sr~vZyn~ vhn~@s~ nQb[ kw`bs~ klh. vqsQ

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uyd ldreKsl jQ iusud iusnqoq mshdKka jykafia jsiska ks;r kqjKska hq;=j isysm;a l< hq;= ldrKd myla foaYkd lr ;sfns' fuu oyus lreKq we;=<;aj we;af;a wx.=;a;r ksldh kue;s nK fmdf;a mxpl ksmd;fha Gdk iQ;%fha h' fus f,dalh ;=< Wm; ,nd isgsk i;S%" mqreI" .sys" mejsos hk ish,q fokd jsiska u ks;r kqjKska hq;=j isysm;a l< hq;= m<uq jeks ldrKh jkafka crdjg m;ajSu ms<sn|j h' fyj;a jhig hEu .ek h' mqoa.,hd jhig m;ajSu isoqjkafka Wmka fudfydf;a isgu h' fuh je<ela jsh fkd yels lreKls' fuu jhia .;jSu ms<sn| ks;r isysm;a l< hq;=j we;af;a l=uk fya;=jla ksid o lshd f;areus lr .ekSu b;d jo.;a fjs' Orauh fkd o;a we;eus ;reK ;reKsfhda ;reK uofhka u;ajSu ksid ;u cSj; ;=< mj;sk we;a; ;;aFjh fkd ols;s' ;reKlu iEuod u fjkia fkd jS mj;sk fohla jYfhka l,amkd lr;s' tfia is;d ys;" lh" jpkh hk ;=ka fodrska fndfyda mjslus isoq lr .ks;s' tfia mjslus isoq lr .eKSu ksid ta wh fuf,dj jYfhka

fkdfhla oqla lror j,g Ndckh jS urKska miq oq.;sfha Wm; ,nd wkka; wm%udK oqllg m;ajkakdy' jhia .; jS isgsk wks;a wh fuka u ;uka o jhig hk nj kqjKska hq;=j isysm;a lrK keKj;a wh lsis oskl ;u ;reKlu Wmfhda.s lrf.k wl=i,a isoq lr fkd .kakdy' ;u ;reKlu Wmfhda.s lr f.k ;ukaf.a;a" wkqkaf.;a hym; msKi mj;skakd jQ fyd| jev u isoq lrkakdy' ;reK cSjS;h fkdukd whqrska whym;g fhoqj fyd;a thska isoq jk jskdYh w;s jsYd, h' jra;udk iudch foi b;d jsuis,af,ka hq;=j ne,qj fyd;a we;eus ;reK ;reKshka fkd u`. f.dia jsjsO wmrdO isoq fldg jro lrejka jS isr |vqjus js|suska fkdfhla whqrska oqla js|sk wdldrh wmg b;d myiqfjka f;areus lr .; yels h'

;reK cSjs;h iqu`.g fhoqj fyd;a thska isoq jk hym; o w;s jsYd, h' wm isoqy;a uy fndai;dKka jykafia ;reK jhfia oS .sys f.hska kslu nqoaO;aFjhg m;ajSu ksid isoq jQ hym; lshd ys;d ksu l< fkd yls h' Wka jykafia f.a Ydikfha mejsos jQ iershq;a" uq.,ka" uyd lYHm wdos uy ry;ka jykafia,d o ;reK jhfia oS uyK jQ uy ry;ka jykafia,d h' fus whqrska ;reK jsfha oS iiqka .; jQ NslaIq" NslaIqKSka jykafia,d f.a .Kk w;s jsYd, h' Wka jykafia,df.ka NslaIq iudchg fuka u .sys iudchg o isoq jQ fiajh lshd ys;d ksu l< fkd yels h'

fus whqrska ia;S%" mqreI" .sys" mejsos ish,q fokdg u fuh ks;r kqjKska isys lsrSug uyd lreKdfjka foaYkd lr we;af;a fujeks wdksixi ;sfnk ksihs' ks;r kqjKska hq;=j isysm;a l< hq;= fojeks ldrKh jkafka jsjsO wkaofus frda.dndO yg .ekSu ms<sn|jhs' f,v frda. wvq kSfrda. iusmkak cSjs; .; lrk wh ;uka f.a kSfrda. lu ksid thska u;a jS fkdfhla whqrska wl=i,a isoq lr .ks;s' frda.dndO fkd ue;sj iEuodu cSj;a jkakg yels fj;ehs ta wh kqjKska f;drj l,amkd lr;s' jsjsO frda.dndOhkag f.doqre jS isgsk frda.Ska oel ta wh ms<sl=,a lruska ta whg fkdfhla whqrska kskaod wmydi fldg fndfyda mjs lus isoq lr .ks;s' kSfrda. luska u;a fkd jk [dKjka;hd l,amkd lrkafka fus whqrska h' fus kSfrda. lu iEuod u mj;skafka ke;' fldhs fudfydf;a f,v frda. we;s fjkjd o lshd lsh fkd yels h' tuksid fi#LH iusmkak f,i isgsk fus wjia:dfjs thska Wmrsu m%fhdackh .; hq;= hehs is;d frda.S ;;aJjfhka miq jk whg Wmia:dk lrhs' frda.Skag wjYH lrk fnfy;a jra. ,nd fohs' .s<kqkag wjYH myiqlus ;ukag yels whqrska ,nd fohs' tfia u frda.S ;;aJjfhka miqjk wh m<sl=,a lrkafka ke;' tfia u ta whg kskaod wmydi lrkafka o ke;' fus whqrska mqoa.,hdg hym;la u isoq jk ksid f,v frda. yg .ekSu ms<sn| ks;r kqjkska hq;=j isysm;a l< hq;= nj nqoq mshdKka jykafia uyd lreKdfjka foaYKd l< fial'

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ieu fokd jsiska u ks;r kqjKska hq;= j isym;a l< hq;= ;=ka jk ldrKh jkafka urKhhs' Orauh .ek wjfndaOhla ke;s wh is;kafka ks;r urKh .ek isysm;a lsrSu wY=N fohla f,i h' oshqKqjg ndOdjla jk lreKla f,i h' uyd ldreKsl jQ nqoq mshdKka jykafia lsis oskl flfkl= f.a oshqKqjg ndOd jk lsisu fohla foaYkd lr ke;' urKh .ek ks;r kqjKska hq;=j isysm;a lsrSu mqoa.,hd f.a osuKqj msKi fya;=jkafka lfia o lshd is;d ne,Su b;d jo.;a fjs' urKh .ek ks;r isysm;a lrk flkd is;kafka udf.a cSjs;h fldhs fudfydf;a ke;s jS hhs o lshd lsh fkd yels h' tuksid uy fmdf<djg mia jSug ;sfnk fuu YrSrh Wmfhda.s lr f.k jeros jev fkd l< hq;=h' fyd| jev l< hq;=h lshd wl=i,fhka wE;a jSug;a l=i,hg fhduq jS cSj;ajSug;a l,amkd lrhs' tfiau ;uka m%sh lrk ljr ;rfus flfkl= jqj;a urKhg m;a jSfuka Tyqg t;trus oqlla we;sjkafka ke;' kuq;a urKh .ek isysm;a fkd lrk flkdg tfia ;u is; ilia lr .; fkd yels h' iuyr jsg ;uka m%sh lrk mqoa.,hka f.a wNdjh bjid .ekSug fkd yels jSu ksid ta mqoa.,hd f.a cSjs;h mjd ke;s jS hEug bv ;sfns' urKh .ek ks;r kqjKska hq;2j isysm;a lsrSu fYdal fkdjS isgSug Wmldr fjs' ta nj my; i|yka l:dfjka meyeos<s fjs' fmr tla mjq,l iudcslfhda yh fofkla cSj;a jQy' fus iEu fokdu ks;r urKdkqiai;ss Ndjkdj jevQy' tla oskla ;u ;reK mq;d iu. l=Tqfra hus lsis jev lghq;a;la i|yd .sh msh ;=udg ;u iodorkSh mq;= f.a yosis wNdjh .ek oek .kakg ,ensKs' mq;d f.a wNdjh isoq jQfha l=Uqfra jev lruska isgsh oS Iramfhl= jsiska oIaG lsrSu ksid h' tu nqoaOsu;a msh ;=ud ;u mjqf,a isgs wksl=;a idudcslhkag mKsjqvhla hejS h' tla wfhl=g muKla wdydr /f.k iEu fokdu iqoq we|quska ieriS tk f,ihs fuu mKsjqvh hjk ,oafoa' ta wkqj mjqf,a ish,q fokdu l=Tqrg meusKshy' miqj fus whg fuu ;reKhd f.a yosis wNdjh .ek oek.kakg ,ensK' tfy;a fus lsisfjla fus .ek fYdal jQfha ke;' miqj fus ish,q fokdu tla jS .sKs f.dvla .id wks;H fufkys lruska fuu u< isrer ojkakg jQy' fus jk jsg ush .sh fuu ;reKhdg ;uka isoq lr .;a l=i,a ksid osjH f,dalfha Wm; ,enSug Nd.H Wodjsh' osjH f,dalfha Wm; ,enQ fuu ;reKhd usksia fjila f.k usksh ojk ;ekg meusK m%Yak lSmhla wid isgsfha h' m%Yakh' Tn,d if;l= ovhus lr mq,qiaiuska isgskjd o ms<s;=r' tjsg ush .sh ;reKhd f.a mshd fufia lshd isgsfha h' wm if;l= ovhus lr mq,qiaikjd fkdfjs' ush .sh wfma mq;kqjka f.a wjika lghq;= lruskqhs isgskafka' m%Yakh' fus whqrska ;reK mq;d f.a wjika lghq;= lsrSu ms<sn| Tng lsisu oqlla fYdalhla we;sjkafka keoao ms<s;=r' iramhka jeks i;=ka ;u YrSrfha iu osrd .sh miq yej bj;a lr hkafka husfia o tfiau udf.a mq;kqjka fuf,dj cSj;ajSu i|yd /f.k wd lrau Yla;sh wjika jS hEfuka Tyq urKhg m;a jsh' fus orejd fjkqfjka fldf;l=;a we`vqj;a Tyqg cSjh ,nd oh fkd yels h' tuksid uu fYdal fkd jS fkd y`vd isgsus' m%Yakh' ush .sh orejd f.a ujq;=ush fj; f.dia fus whqrska wid isgsfha h' wusud flfkl= jYfhka Tfns mq;d ush hEfuka Tng oqlla we;s jkafka keoao ms<s;=r' ush .sh mq;kqjkag uf.a mqf;l= jS Wm; ,nkakgh lshd lsisu wdrdOkhla fkd ue;sj Tyq uf.a mqf;l= jS Wm; ,enS h' uf.a lsisu wdrdOkhla fkd ue;sj u Tyq ush mrf,dj .sfha h' ud fldf;la we`vqj;a Tyqg mk tkafka ke;' ta ksid uu fkd y`vd isgsus' m%Yakh' ush .sh ;reKhd f.a ifydaorsh fj; f.dia fufia weiS h' Tfns ifydaorhd f.a ush hEfuka Tng oqlla we;sjkafka keoao ms<s;=r' ud fldf;la ye`vqj;a udf.a ifydaorhdg cSjhla ,efnkafka ke;' ud fkdld fkdnS ye`vSu ksid ud frda.S ;;aFjhg m;a fjkjd usi thska jk fjk hym;la ke;' tuksid uu fkd y`vd isgsus' m%Yakh' ush .sh ;reKhd f.a ;reK nsrs`o fj; f.dia fufia weiS h' Tfns ;reK ieushd ush hEu ksid Tng oqlla we;sjkafka keoao

ILM pQtEvt

ks;r isysl< hq;= lreKq . . .

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urKh .ek

ks;r kqjKska hq; =j

isysm;a lsrSu

fYdal fkdjS isgSug

Wmldr fjs'

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ks;r isysl< hq;= lreKq . . .

ms<s;=r' l=vd orefjla wyfia we;s i`o foi n,d th ,nd fok f,i y`vd je<fmhs' fld f;la ye`vqj;a th ,nd osh fkd yels h' tfiau fldf;la ye`vqj;a udf.a ieushdg mk tkafka ke;' tuksid uu fkd y`vd isgsus' m%Yakh' ksjfia fiajh lrk fiajsldj fj; f.dia fufia weiS h' fuu ;reKhd f.a urKh ms<sn`o Tn is;kafka l=ulao ms<s;=r' tjsg tu fiajsldj lshd isgsfha levS n`oS .sh uegs n`oqk kej; ikaOs l< fkd ye-laldla fuka fuu ush .sh flkdg flfia j;a cSjhla oSug fkd yels h' tuksid uu fkd y`vd isgsus' fus ish,q fokd f.a l:d wid isgs osjH mq;%hd ;uka ljqo lshd y`oqkajd oS ta wh b;d fyd`oska urKdkqiai;s Ndjkdj isoq fldg we;s nj lshd uy;a fia m%Yxid fldg wdmiq .sfha h' fuu l:d mqj;ska o urKh .ek ks;r kqjKska hq;=j isysm;a lsrSfus w.h b;d fyd`oska f;areus lr .; yels h' ieu fokd jsiska ks;r kqjKska hq;=j isysm;a l< hq;= i;r jeks ldrKh jkafka ;uka ms%h lrk mk we;s mk ke;s ish,q fohska fjka jSug isoq fjkjd h hk lreK h' fus f,dalh ;=< cSj;a jk usksidg ;uka ms%h lrk ujq" msh" .=rejr" oQ ore" kEoE" ys; us;=re wdos fndfyda wh isgs;s' tfia u f.a fodr" bv lvus" hdk jdyk wdos fndfyda foa ;sfns' iuyre fus ish,q fohska ;ukag fjka jkakg isoq jk nj l,amkd fkd lr;s' tfia l,amkd fkd lsrSu ksid ;uka ms%h lrk jia;=ka jskdY jSfuka buy;a oqllg m;a fj;s' we;eus wkqjk wh ;ukag isoq jQ mdvqj bjid ord .eKSug fkd yels jSu ksid ish osjs ydks lr .eKSug mjd fm,fU;s' kuq;a ljod fyda ;uka i;= ish,q fohska fjka jkakg isoq jk nj l,a we;sj kqjKska isysm;a lrk flkd ish,q jsm;a j,g ksraNS;j uqyqK oS oshqKqj lrd .uka lrhs' ks;r kqjKska hq;=j isysm;a l< hq;= mia jeks lreK jkafka ;uka jsiska lrKq ,nk l=i, wl=i, lrau j,g jsmdl js`oSug isoq fjkjd h hk lreK h' wm jsiska lrkq ,nk l=i,a wl=i,a j, jsmdl js`osh hq;af;a wm jsiskau h' tu j. lSu fjk flfkl=g Ndr osh fkd yels h' fuu lreKq b;d fyd`oska f;areus f.k wmj oqlg muqKq jk wl=i,a lsrSfuka wE;a jS wmj iemhg muqKq jk l=i,a lsrSug uykais .; hq;= h' by; i`oyka lreKq ks;r kqjKska hq;=j isysm;a lsrSu ksid mqoa.,hdg hym;la u isoq fjs' lsis oskl whym;la isoq fkd fjs' fus ksid uyd ldreKsl jQ nqoq mshdKka jykafia wmg fus oyus lreKq uyd lreKdfjka foaYkd lr ;sfns' th b;d f.#rjfhka hq;=j ms<smeoSug wms ish,q fokdu W;aidyjka; fjuq' f;rejka irKhs'

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;uka ms %h lrk

mk we;s

mk ke;s

ish,q fohska

fjka jSug

isoq fjkjd h hkak

ieu fokd jsiska

ks;r

kqjKska hq; =j

isysm;a l< hq; = h'

Bring the practice of meditation in to your daily life. Prac-

tice meditation gradually. Do not change the technique just

because you think one technique is better than the other. A

personal guidance from someone who may be familiar with

meditation will help the beginner as well as the confused medi-

tator. Pick a teacher who has good reputation, a balanced

personality and who adheres closely to the Buddha’s teachings. For the beginner may be 15

minutes a day would suffice, then extend by another 5 minutes or so each week. A clear con-

scious and better concentration are the obvious results. Two popular Buddhist techniques are

the Mindfulness Breathing (Anapana) and Loving Kindness (Metta) meditation.

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Namo thassa bhagavatho arahatho

samma sambudhdhassa!!!

37 Factors of Awakening (Saththis Bodhipak-

shika dhamma)

Sometimes do we not wonder why we can never

free our minds from stress, conflict, attachment,

clinging (upadana) and the resulting karma

(aashrava) no matter how hard we try; no matter

how much we meditate?

The Buddha in fact addressed this very question in

Vasijatopama Sutta (Samyuttha Nikaya- Part III). He raised the question and

provided the answer for us. The Buddha said the reason why enlightenment

evades one is because one has not prepared and developed one’s mind to re-

ceive enlightenment. It is just like you can not grow rice by throwing some

seeds on the ground through your window. You need to prepare and develop

the quality of the land and supply water; only then will the seeds take root.

The Lord Buddha used beautiful imagery in order to explain matters. One

such metaphor used to answer the above question was that there is this hen.

She lays some eggs; but she does not keep them under her body and warm

them, keep vigil so that they will hatch. She yearns that one day her chicks

will break the egg shells and come out; but it never happens. Why? The rea-

son, Buddha said, was because she has not warmed the eggs with her body

day and night, and kept vigil to help with the maturing of the chick. There is

this other hen, she lays some eggs. She sits on them gently and warms them

between her feathers day in and day out. Her chicks, when they are ready,

break the egg shells and come out whether she yearns for them to come out or

not. Likewise, the person who takes the time to prepare their mind to receive

enlightenment become enlightened, regardless of whether they worry about it

or not.

Another nagging question is how will we know whether our mind is develop-

ing at all? How many hours of meditating will it take? How many dhamma

deshana will it need? The much venerated monks of Mahamevna Uyana Asa-

puwa in Malabe, Sri Lanka in one of their 2012 vassana sermons used a great

example to illustrate the answer this dilemma. A man who works in his fields

with a mammoty does not see that each day his mammoty is getting worn out;

every day it gets a little shorter and smaller but he does not notice the differ-

ence. Everyday, he feels that he takes home the same mammoty that he brings

out into the field in the morning. Over time, however, he will see that his

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Saththis Bodhipakshika Dhamma Ramanie de Zoysa

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The

Lord Buddha

used

beautiful

imagery

in order to

explain

matters

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Saththis Bodhipakshika Dhamma . . . . continued

over time he will see that the mammoty has got shorter and smaller. Our mind

is similar; we will not see if and by how much our mind has been developed

after one or one hundred sessions of meditation. This will become noticeable

to us over a period of time- how long that period will be will vary according

the the quality of our effort.

What do we need to do to prepare our minds for this awakening to happen?

The Buddha explained in Vasijatopama sutta what we need to do to prepare

and develop our mind is contained in the 37 factors of awakening (saththis bo-

dhipaakshika dhamma). These are the 37 factors that will develop one’s mind

so that one is ready for enlightenment.

In this series we will look at the 37 factors (saththis bodhipaakshika dhamma)

in depth. What are the 37 factors?

4 (four) Foundations of Mindfulness- sathara sathipattana

4 (four) spiritual powers- sathara iddhipada

4 (four) Right Diligence- samyak pradhana virya

4 (four) the Four Noble Truths- ariya satyas

5 (five) Faculties- pancha indriyas

5 (five) powers- pancha bala

7 (seven) factors of enlightenment- saththa bojjangas

8 (eight) noble eightfold path- arya ashthangika marga

In this letter we will examine the first block of four factors of awakening -

namely the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (sathara sathipattanas).

Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Satara Sathipattana)

One of the best sources of information about the Four Foundations of Mindful-

ness is the Sathipattana Sutta (of the Majjhima Nikaya) itself. In this sutta, the

Buddha said:

“Ekāyano ayaṃ, bhikkhave, maggo sattānaṃ visuddhiyā, sokaparidevānaṃ samatikkamāya, dukkhadomanassānaṃ atthaṅgamāya, ñāyassa adhigamāya,

nibbānassa sacchikiriyāya, yadidaṃ cattāro satipaṭṭhānā.”

[Translation: “This is the one and only way, monks, for the purification of be-

ings, for the overcoming of sorrow and lamentation, for the extinguishing of

suffering and grief, for walking on the path of truth, for the realisation of nib-

bāna: that is to say, the fourfold establishing of awareness.”]

The four foundations of mindfulness are thus:

A Mindfulness of body- Kayanupassana

B Mindfulness of Feelings- Vedananupassana

C Mindfulness of the mind itself- Chittanu passana

D Mindfulness of the mental contents- Dhammanupassana

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What do we

need to do

to prepare

our minds

for an

awakening

to happen

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A Mindfulness of body- Kayanupassana

The first of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (sathipattanas) is the mind-

fulness of the body Kayanupassana.

How does one become mindful of one’s body? The method of practice of this

mindfulness is explained through the Buddha’s own words (Buddha vachana)

as reported by the Great Disciple of the Buddha and the Treasurer of the

Dhamma (dhamma bhandagarika), Venarable Ananda Thero.

“Kathaṃ ca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati?”

[Translation: And how, monks, does a monk dwell observing body in body?]

According to Sathipattana sutta there are six aspects of one’s body one should

focus on in meditation.

Ānāpāna - Respiration

Iriyāpatha- Postures

Sampajāna- Constant Thorough Understanding of Impermanence

Paṭikūlamanasikāra- Reflections on Repulsiveness

Dhātumanasikāra- Reflections on the Material Elements

Navasivathika- Nine Charnel-ground Observations

Ānāpāna or respiration mindfulness

Satipattana Sutta describes how one develops respiration mindfulness thus:

“Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu araññagato vā rukkhamūlagato vā suññāgāragato vā nisī-

dati pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā, ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya, parimukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvā.

So sato va assasati, sato va passasati. Dīghaṃ vā assasanto ‘dīghaṃ assasāmī’ ti

pajānāti,5 dīghaṃ vā passasanto ‘dīghaṃ passasāmī’ ti pajānāti. Rassaṃ vā as-

sasanto ‘rassaṃ assasāmī’ ti pajānāti, rassaṃ vā passasanto ‘rassaṃ passasāmī’ ti

pajānāti. ‘Sabbakāyapaṭisaṃvedī assasissāmī’ ti sikkhati, ‘sabbakāyapaṭisaṃvedī

passasissāmī’ ti sikkhati. ‘Passambhayaṃ kāyasaṅkhāraṃ assasissāmī’ ti sikkhati,

‘passambhayaṃ kāyasaṅkhāraṃ passasissāmī’ ti sikkhati.”

[Translation: Here a monk, having gone into the forest, or to the foot of a tree,

or to an empty room, sits down cross-legged, keeps his body upright and fixes

his awareness in the area around the mouth. With this awareness, he breathes

in, with this awareness, he breathes out. Breathing in a deep breath, he under-

stands properly: "I am breathing in a deep breath." Breathing out a deep

breath, he understands properly: "I am breathing out a deep breath." Breathing

in a shallow breath, he understands properly:

"I am breathing in a shallow breath."

Breathing out a shallow breath, he understands properly: "I am breathing out a

shallow breath." In this way he trains himself: "Feeling the whole body, I shall

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Saththis Bodhipakshika Dhamma . . . . continued

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Satipattana

Sutta

describes

how one

develops

respiration

mindfulness

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Saththis Bodhipakshika Dhamma . . . . continued

breathe in." "Feeling the whole body, I shall breathe out," thus he trains himself. "With

the bodily activities calmed, I shall breathe in," thus he trains himself. "With the bod-

ily activities calmed, I shall breathe out," thus he trains himself.]

What follows is imagery that aids in the understanding of Ānāpāna mindfulness fur-

ther:

“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, dakkho bhamakāro vā bhamakārantevāsī vā dīghaṃ vā

añchanto ‘dīghaṃ añchāmī’ ti pajānāti, rassaṃ vā añchanto ‘rassaṃ añchāmī’ ti pa-

jānāti. Evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dīghaṃ vā assasanto ‘dīghaṃ assasāmī’ ti

pajānāti….”

[Just as a skilful turner or a turner’s apprentice, while making a long turn understands properly:

"I am making a long turn," and while making a short turn, understands properly: "I am making

a short turn," just so, the monk, breathing in a deep breath, understands properly……]

This observation could be entirely of your own respiratory process internally; it could

be the observation of an external (“bahiddha va”) process of respiration (someone

else’s) or it could be a combination of both internal and external observation of the

respiratory function.

“Iti ajjhattaṃ vā kāye kāyānupassī viharati, bahiddhā vā kāye kāyānupassī viharati,

ajjhattabahiddhā vā kāye kāyānupassī viharati, …..”

[Translation: Thus he dwells observing body in body internally, or he dwells observing body in

body externally, or he dwells observing body in body both internally and externally.]

. To be continued

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pY}m bEq~{ uq`n p`Ty pQLQb[v ap vQX~@l~;ny kr bln~n t @vr qrmE.

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pY}m bEq~{ uq`ny

"a@n~k`j`wQ sAs`rA sn~{`vQs~sA anQb|bQsA - ghk`rkA g@v|sn~@w` qEk~K`j`wQ pEnp~pEnA"

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"sb|b` @w P`sEk` xg~g` ghkStA vQsAkQwA"

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"vQsAK`r gwA cQw~wA wn~h`nA Ky mj~Jg`"

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@g`d ngmQn~ q#n~ @h`~ @n`q#n rFk gw~w`vR g^h@yhQ mEqEn~ lWyw~ pr`lw~ @prl` qm` @m@wk~ klk~ g^hy rFk

gn~nt uqv| kl` vR kOsl~ akOsl~ @@cwsQk@y`~ mElQnEpEt` sQ[ lR ayEr# uq`n p`Tyk~ @ls a`nn~q mh` @wr#n~t kQy`

vq`l b#v| @mm sAG`yn`@vhQqW an`vrNy @kr#nQ.

Notes: * g^hw]k : ghk`rk (p`lQ)/Carpenter or Builder (English)

.

According to

legend, the two merchant brothers Taphassu and Bhallika met the Buddha, after lis-

tening to a sermon these brothers had asked the Buddha for souvenir which they re-

ceived eight of His hair. With the help of the local ruler King Okkalapa in Burma the

brothers enshrined these relics in this pagoda said to be together with the relics of

three other Buddhas; Kakusanda Konagama and Kassapa.

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World Buddhist Heritage Sites 3

Shwedagon Pagoda Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar

King Okkalapa 588 BCE (originally)

Kongbaung Dynasty 6th Century CE (re-construction)

Location: The heart of Yangon City, Myanmar. Height: 105 m