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妈，我好想你呀。

Took some free books on buddhism yet again

Is it necessary to leave food out for the deceased? What about burning paper money and so forth for them?

Burning paper cars or clothes or money does not give the deceased these things in their future rebirth. It is not necessary to burn all these things. The tradition of doing so is an old Chinese custom, not a practice taught by the Buddha. If we really want to help our relatives and friends to have wealth in their future lives, we should encourage them to make offerings and be generous while they are still alive. The Buddha said generosity is the cause of wealth, not burning paper.

Finally the answer to the question i always had in mind...

Some short extracts fr this book call: "Settling back into the moment" that i wld like to share with you all :)

Usually we eat very unmindfully.

Taste comes and goes very quickly. While food is still in the mouth, because
of desire and greed for continuing taste sensations, the arm reaches for more
and generally we are unaware of the whole process involved

Finish

each mouthful before reaching for another.

In this way we become more sensitive to our bodies and how much food we need.
It's very hard to overeat when you eat mindfully.

People progress in different ways.

But no matter how, if we're facing in the right direction, all we have to do
is keep on walking.

If it takes a year,

or sixty years

or five livetimes,

as long as we're heading

towards LIGHT,

that's all that matters.

Be gentle with

yourself.

Be persevering.

Though it may not

be apparent to you,

there is a

great tranformation

taking place.

Like fruit

ripening on a tree.

As the sun shines

on it, the fruit ripens, although

from one day to the next, the

process may be imperceptible.

In the same way, the

changes and ripening in

our mind are also going on.

PATIENCE


Do not be driven
to action by our
desires.
If we don't have
the ability to be
patient,
every desire
which comes
into our minds
compels us to action
and we stay bound
on the wheel of craving.

Energy
has to be balanced
with tranquillity.

It is as if
you are trying to tune
the strings on a guitar.
If they are too tight
or too loose,
the sound is not right.

Often in forgetfulness
of our destiny, we become
over-involved in collecting
things, in attachments and
possessions, in wanting to
become someone special.

We get involved in
many of the activities of
LITTLE MIND, taking our ambitions,
our desires, ourselves,
very seriously. We lose the
perspective of BIG MIND, we
lose the
perspective of death.

We
are going to die alone.
It's necessary to come
to terms with our
basic
aloneness,
to become comfortable
with it.
The mind can
become
strong and peaceful
in that understanding
making possible
a beautiful communion
with others.

If we take
death as our adviser
we live
each moment
with the
power and fullness
we would give
to our last endeavour
on earth.