Reply To: Mindfulness, Wisdom, and Reducing Unwholesome Emotions in Daily Life

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Lal
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Yes. Tackling the third is harder, but can be done once the ‘complete sequence of kamma generation‘ (the same as the suffering generation) is understood. 

  • That is what a Buddha teaches, and what we need to understand.
  • Our mind is in autopilot in the ‘purāna kamma‘ stage. Even though we cannot directly control it, once the complete process is understood, it can be controlled.
  • First, we must control kamma generation in the ‘nava kamma‘ stage (abstaining from dasa akusala) and, simultaneously, spend time understanding the ‘purāna kamma‘ stage. That second part is the ‘real meditation’ or Vipassanā.
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