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6 Simple Buddhist Principles To Practice Daily,

That Will Change Your Life
BY DYLAN

JUNE 9, 2016

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Here are six Buddhist principles that when practiced regularly will change your life!
Consume mindfully.
Be aware of what you put into your body, be thankful for the nourishment good food provides.
Consider carefully before purchasing material objects. Ask yourself if its really something you
need, or just a transient desire. Take a deep breath, and see if breathing is enough.
Pay attention to the effects of media you consume. Is it helping you grow or learn? Or is it a
distraction or form of escapism? Does it destroy your mindfulness of the moment?
Pause. Breathe. Listen.
Consider your words carefully. When you feel compelled to speak in a meeting or
conversation, pause. Will your words bring harm or foster love?
Breathe before entering your home, place of work, or school. We must first choose to notice
what is present before we can become comfortable with its existence. Much

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counterproductive coping comes from checking out or trying to avoid places or situations
that leave us feeling uncomfortable, or stressed.
Listen to the people you encounter. If we talk to others and listen when they talk, we create
the possibility of mutual sympathy, understanding and tolerance.
Practice gratitude.
Notice what you have. Practicing mindfulness of gratitude consistently leads to a direct
experience of being connected to life and the realization that there is a larger context in which
your personal story is unfolding.
Be equally grateful for opportunities and challenges. The practice of gratitude is not in any way
a denial of lifes difficulties. We live in troubling times, and no doubt youve experienced many
challenges, uncertainties, and disappointments. The understanding you gain from practicing
gratitude frees you from being lost or identified with either the negative or the positive aspects
of life, letting you simply meet life in each moment as it rises.
Share joy, not negativity. Learn to rejoice in the

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good fortune of others and your own happiness

multiplies its the best cure for envy.
Cultivate compassion and loving kindness.
Notice where help is needed and be quick to
help. Selflessly act to alleviate suffering wherever
it appears.
Consider others perspectives deeply.
Observe your reactions with genuine interest
and non-attachment. If we find it difficult to

listen compassionately and patiently to the woes of others, we can almost be certain this is
because we havent been able to sit still and listen to our own hearts cries.
Work for peace at many levels. Whatever you experience internally is valid, it is there for a
reason, whether you understand it or not. It is not always necessary to understand the origins of
an experience or a reaction in order to come to peace with it.
Discover wisdom.

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Cultivate dont know mind (= curiosity). With wisdom we become better at solving the
problems in our own lives and are able to offer insightful guidance to others. Thus, the
knowledge converted into wisdom brings happiness as a result.
Be open to what arises in every moment. The mind can focus in so many directions: past,
present, future, abstract notions or analytical problem solving, to name a few. All forms of
thought have a useful role. Try to prioritize awareness of the present moment. Cultivate the
ability to tune into sights, sounds, physical sensations, thoughts and emotions that are occurring
in the present moment.
Accept constant change.
Impermanence and change is the undeniable truth of our existence. What is real is the existing
moment, the present that is a product of the past, or a result of the previous causes and
actions. Because of ignorance, an ordinary mind conceives them all to be part of one
continuous reality. But in truth they are not.
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