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**CxofxJFm** · 12-15-2011, 11:42 AM

Hi Maitreya;

Do you follow any system for paying attention to any particular precepts during the day, later that night? For example to you observe whether or not you gave way to anger during the day? Gave way to delusion? Do you count how many times you became aware you were violating any precept (if you did, in fact, violate any of them).

For myself I can't imagine, for example, nicely keeping the precept of not giving way to delusion, given my current state of practice. When something arises to any of my 6 consciousnesses I lack the presence of mind, to even intellectually (let alone instinctively) see as mere arising and watch it come into and out of being, never exaggerating what it truly is (by adding my own conceptual overlay on it) nor discounting it either (by minimizing some aspect of it). The ability to do that on a consistent basis is rare, I think.....and very special, deserving of praise.

However, as something to aspire to and as something to be mindful of----it's a wonderful training, I'd think. To catch ourselves, at least, at times, believing what's arising to be the actual essence-holding thing we wrongly perceive it to be.

12-15-2011, 11:42 AM	#2
CxofxJFm Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 464 Senior Member	Hi Maitreya; Do you follow any system for paying attention to any particular precepts during the day, later that night? For example to you observe whether or not you gave way to anger during the day? Gave way to delusion? Do you count how many times you became aware you were violating any precept (if you did, in fact, violate any of them). For myself I can't imagine, for example, nicely keeping the precept of not giving way to delusion, given my current state of practice. When something arises to any of my 6 consciousnesses I lack the presence of mind, to even intellectually (let alone instinctively) see as mere arising and watch it come into and out of being, never exaggerating what it truly is (by adding my own conceptual overlay on it) nor discounting it either (by minimizing some aspect of it). The ability to do that on a consistent basis is rare, I think.....and very special, deserving of praise. However, as something to aspire to and as something to be mindful of----it's a wonderful training, I'd think. To catch ourselves, at least, at times, believing what's arising to be the actual essence-holding thing we wrongly perceive it to be.
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