EVERY SINGLE THOUGHT IS GEARED TOWARDS SPIRITUAL CULTIVATION
Master Jun Hong Lu: How do you practise diligence? It is the consistent mindfulness to practise. That is, every single thought is geared towards spiritual cultivation and to make sure every single thought is positive. It also means forcing yourself out of bed in the morning, even if you don’t want to!
You should be telling yourself, “I am going to bite the bullet, perform chanting and transform my own destiny.”
A person who has consistent mindfulness to practise will never degenerate. If any one of you is experiencing family break-up or squabbles, it’s because you are not diligent in your practice. You are too lazy!
“I can‘t get up in the morning, I just can’t wake up”.
You can’t stop being lazy and in the end, you will enter into a state of degeneration.
Some couples hardly quarrelled when they first got married; both were eager to do their parts of the house chores. “You do the dishes; I do the laundry”. They worked hard and they were diligent.
However, after some time, both of them become lazy. “So, you won’t do the dishes? Neither will I!”
After some time, even their room starts to stink, and they can’t even find a fresh change of clothes! This is what degeneration means.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms, Volume 9 Chapter 42
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