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Noticing Restlessness-&-Regret (uddhacca-kukkucca)
arise can make it fade away:
Herein, Bhikkhus, when
Restlessness-&-Regret is present in
him, the bhikkhu notes & understands:
There is Restlessness-&-Regret in me, &
when Restlessness-&-Regret is absent,
he notes & understands:
No Restlessness-&-Regret is in me. He
also understands how unarisen
Restlessness-&-Regret arises.
He understands how to leave behind any arisen
Restlessness-&-Regret, and he understands how left
Restlessness-&-Regret will not arise again in the
future. MN 10
What is the feeding
cause that makes
Restlessness-&-Regret
arise?
There are unrest, unsettledness,
nervous unease, agitation & anxiety, often giving irrational & unwise
attention to such states, this is the feeding cause of the arising of
unarisen Restlessness-&-Regret, &
the feeding cause of worsening and exacerbation of
Restlessness-&-Regret, that already has
arisen. SN 46:51
What is the
starving cause that makes
Restlessness-&-Regret
cease?
There is the mental state of
serene tranquillity, calm, quietude, rest, stillness, imperturbability,
peace,
frequently giving rational & wise attention to this exquisite mental
state, is the starving cause for the
non-arising of unarisen Restlessness-&-Regret,
& the starving cause for the dampening and calming of
Restlessness-&-Regret, that has already appeared.
SN 46:51
Some
advantageous reflections to return to whenever
Restlessness-&-Regret
is provoked:
When the mind is restless, it is
the proper time for cultivating the following factors of enlightenment:
tranquillity, concentration and equanimity, because an agitated mind can
easily be quietened by them.
SN 46:53
Restlessness-&-Regret is like Slavery:
Just as when a man is a slave, not
independent, but dependent on others, unable to go where he likes,
exactly & even so is restlessness since it forces one into unwanted
activity & destroys any ease & calm.
Later he is set free from slavery, is now independent, no longer
dependent, a freeman who can go
where he wants. And at that he rejoices, is glad at heart... Such is
blissful freedom from restlessness.
DN 2
Deliberately Directing: Conscious &
Clever Centre of Concentration:
Herein, Ananda, a Bhikkhu attends to
this Focus:
This is Real, this is Supreme, namely:
The Stilling of all mental Construction,
The Calming of all Restless Activity,
The Fading of all Concern & Anxiety,
The Cooling of all Temptation & Urge,
The Ending of all Longing & Craving,
The Exhaustion of all Fuel of Being,
Ceasing, Peace, Bliss, Freedom, Nibbana …
AN
V 319
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With all his attachments cut,
with the mind's agitation quieted,
calm and serene and happy is he,
for he has attained peace of mind.
Samyutta Nikaya I, 212 |
Calm is his thought,
Calm is his speech, and
Calm is his action, who, truly knowing,
is wholly freed, perfectly tranquil and wise.
Dhammapada 96
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DOING GOOD = NO REGRET!
Here and now the good-doer rejoices...
Even so after passing away and re-emerging,
the doer of good reaps only joy & ease...
So both here & there, the wise with merit well done, enjoys the purity
of prior actions.
Dhammapada 15 |
DOING BAD = MUCH REGRET!
Here and now the bad-doer suffers...
Even so after passing away and re-emerging,
the doer of wrong reaps only pain and regret...
So both here & there, the evil wrongdoing fool
suffers the painful results of prior actions.
Dhammapada 16 |
How to get to the opposite good mental state:
Calm
Samatha)
see here:
Forest Bliss:
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Forest_Bliss.htm
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