Vanessa has been meditating on the emptiness of a self now and the bodhicitta motivation for over twenty years. For the past twenty years, this meditation has been conducted in silent retreat. Vanessa is in need of some new pillows for her residence. So we are sending out a request to the public for funding. Vanessa always recommends using a firm pillow, to give proper support to the neck, head and back.
Giving to support authentic dharma practice creates great merit. By thinking, may I too overcome the causes to samsara, cyclic existence, may this act of giving and love serve to create the cause for my own release from the miserable cycle of suffering. You can begin by taking refuge and generating bodhicitta, reciting the following prayer three times.
I go for refuge until I’m enlightened to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha
From the virtuous merit I create from the practice of giving and other perfections
May I attain the state of a Buddha for the sake of all sentient beings.
To conquer the three poisonous states of mind of attachment, hatred and the ignorance of a self of persons and of phenomena, you need to train in the three scopes of the path to Buddhahood. Obviously training in the six perfections is best, setting the bodhi mind as the motivation for aspiring to and engaging in the path to Buddhahood. Vanessa works long hours, and does quite a bit of community service. Please support this dharma project by clicking on the PayPal link below.
Request for new pillows
Give kindly and generously to this dharma project. All help is greatly appreciated. Create merit today and support authentic Buddhist dharma practice.
A$500.00
To complete, dedicate the merit by reciting:
May I quickly become Lord Buddha and lead each and every sentient being to his enlightened realm because of these merits
May the precious bodhi mind not yet born arise and grow
May that born have no decline, but increase for evermore.
