When I Remember It…
Just a little more from Ajahn Sucitto’s Dec blog post:
“When heart-minds are in resonance, energy transfers and there is a corresponding glow — the ‘love’ effect… And when Dhamma is shared, the heart-mind can light up with a steady radiance — for good reason.
“…All the more reason then, to internalize the potency that has been thus aroused.
“Accordingly the Buddha questioned Visākhā, the devout matriarch of Savatthi, when she asked to make offerings to the Sangha: ‘What benefits do you see for yourself …?’
“Notice her impeccable reply: ‘When I remember it, I shall be glad. When I am glad, I shall be happy. When my mind is happy, my body will be tranquil. When my body is tranquil, I shall feel pleasure. When I feel pleasure, my mind will become concentrated. That will maintain the spiritual faculties in me and also the strengths and also the enlightenment factors.’ (Vinaya, Mahavagga, 8)
“Wisely managed, inspiration and gratitude result in liberation.”
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(Thank you, Phillip.)