“Beauty is in the corpse, goodness is in giving up, the monk is in truth, Nibbāna is in dying before death.” We have knocked the dust off of and recycled this antique saying in order to preserve the intelligence of our ancestors,to show how sharp, direct, and profound their understanding was.

The principle of following the footsteps of the Arahants can be used both by householders and homeless monastics.

Voidness (suññatā) for householders, including women and children, is to be mindful and clearly aware in not feeling attachment towards anything such that love, anger, hatred, fear, worry, longing, envy, and jealousy occur through the power of feeling “I” and “mine.”

It is better to study* the four foundations of mindfulness from the Ānāpānasati Sutta than from the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta, which is overly long, has a vague and muddled appearance, and lacks a clear sequence or progression.

Using the 10 points of the Kālāma Sutta thoroughly and correctly is a sure principle and method for maintaining and protecting Buddhism in ways that it is truly a refuge and carries on the teaching as the Buddha wished. 

The Vimuttāyatana Sutta is a Dhamma principle worthy of special interest. It tells us that we are able to realize Dhamma on five occasions: when listening to Dhamma, when explaining the Dhamma for others to hear, when reciting Dhamma, when contemplating Dhamma, and when investigating and analyzing Dhamma.

Using the principles of Idappaccayatā, Paṭicca-samuppāda, Tathatā, & Suññatā as ambrosia that put us beyond death, or above the cycles of death and birth, because they finish off “I” and “mine,” is the genuine daily activity of Buddhists, is the most direct path, and has the best results, so I leave it with you as something I’ve used to good result already.

The “Humming version of Dependent Origination”* is taught in a way much easier to understand and practice than the usual formula. You ought to understand this form first, before investigating the standard formula.