Himalaya Putra
2024
From The Prologue: The Law of Cause and Effect turns our thoughts, words, and actions into seeds of inescapable fruits - sweet or bitter. The Law of Cause and Effect rules the cosmos. Nothing can stop the consequences of what we think, say and do. So the wise take care to avoid harmful negative thoughts. Easier said than done, given the deep-rooted habit patterns of the mind. Vipassana enables the training to get rid of negative thoughts from the root-level of the mind. Thoughts become seeds of verbal, physical actions. But thoughts themselves have tangible effects. Be alert, aware of every thought arising in the mind. We then avoid the self-inflicted suffering of a disturbed mind, and avoid mentally harming others. *** In the cosmic interconnection of all beings, the Law of Cause and Effect weaves undercurrent patterns. Look closely and the interlinking patterns are there – not “coincidences”. We talk of “coincidences” only when unaware of the interconnecting patterns of cause and effect. Those seemingly random events, meetings with ‘strangers’, and happenings in life have reasons. The mind made penetratingly sharper with Vipassana practice remembers, connects the dots and sees the patterns. Nothing is random. Nothing happens “by chance”. *** Chapter 6, The Mind Age For a Vipassana practitioner working correctly, the 30-day and longer Vipassana courses become deep-rooted purification of the mind at a level unprecedented in a lifetime. Correct Vipassana practice brings beneficial changes in our personality. It strengthens character, increases harmonious interactions with others. We gain wisdom based on experience and develop a positive and reality-based outlook to life. Life gets better because the Vipassana practitioner changes habit patterns for the better. We reboot our way of thinking, making decisions, the choice of words, actions and interactions with others. With Vipassana (www.dhamma.org), we experience how the mind is not a fixed entity but a continuously c
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