If Buddhists throughout the entire land were willing to set aside one hour of their own time each day — to still and settle the mind together, simultaneously, across the whole land — and not only in Thailand, but throughout the entire world — the world would most certainly change for the better. For the merit that arises from stilling and settling the mind is by no means small. It is simply that we have not yet come to know, and cannot yet perceive, just how vast the power is that arises when the mind is truly stilled and centered at the center of the body.
Train with sincere dedication. Since the Dhamma resides within, let parents teach their children, grandparents teach their grandchildren, great-grandparents teach their great-grandchildren, and friends remind one another — encouraging each person to seek the Dhamma within themselves. For the Dhamma dwells within every person. It is in this way that we shall find true happiness. Wherever any of us may go, let us resolve to pursue this with ever greater earnestness and dedication.
I once asked the Master Nun, “If all the people of the world — or even a million of them — were to sit in stillness in this way, whether or not they attained the Dhamma, but their minds were stilled to a certain level — what effect would that have upon the world?”
The Master Nun replied: “The world would most certainly become peaceful and tranquil. And at such a time — when the mind is stilled to precisely the right degree, through the power of the collective — when the moment comes to attain the Dhamma, an entire city can attain it all at once.”
April 20th, 2017
