Venerable Bhikkhu Kumara,
Op 28-sep-2010, om 9:59 heeft Kumara Bhikkhu het volgende geschreven:

> If you rather not have "Yes, sir", how about "So be it, sir"?

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N: Agreed. This is with reverence.
In another post you asked about the sutta referring to counteract
depression with something uplifting. I found in the commentary
translation 'The Way of mindfulness', co. to the
Satipa.t.thaanasutta, under the enlightenment factor of piiti:
<Eleven things lead to the arising of the enlightenment factor of
joy: recollection of the Buddha, recollection of the Dhamma,
recollection of the Sangha, recollection of virtue, of liberality, of
the shining ones [devas], and the recollection of peace [upasama],
the avoiding of bad people, association with good people, reflection
on the discourses inspiring confidence, and the inclination towards
joy... Discourses which illumine the qualities of and inspire
confidence in the Triple Gem are discourses inspiring confidence. .>
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This certainly helps. Also, when one realizes a depressed mood as
only a conditioned mental phenomenon, not 'my depression', one will
be inclined to give it less importance and see it only as a fleeting
phenomenon.

Respectfully,
Nina.






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