Dhamma Tracks
Going on almsround, people stop me and ask me what I think about the state of the world. I say, well, it’s ... errmmm … problematic. It’s the stuff that the Buddha says we should know, and through fully comprehending it, find release. What he was pointing to was the psycho-physical ‘personal world’ but the qualities and energies that you encounter there reflect the world as it’s presented through the media. Or at least an aspect: the outflow of the human mind in terms of conflict, crime, sport, and economics, with some fashion or cultural add-ons. Details change.
My view and input as a Buddhist samana (= ‘monk’ or ‘nun’), one who has stepped out of the mainstream, refers to the facet of human experience that can balance ‘the world’, and through that find the place of no-suffering. That is, there is an awareness/wisdom that encompasses experience but doesn’t participate in its energies and attitudes. This doesn’t mean that I think that people shouldn’t have jobs and children, make money or vote – but my part in the great human body is to be a heart that just steadily pumps some warmth and clarity into the consciousness where impressions of the world arises.
Ajahn Sucitto
Recorded Teachings
Guided meditation - Awareness and attention (13:24) Vimutti Buddhist Monastery, NZ; 8 Apr 2023
Goodwill is food for the heart (45:15) Cittaviveka Buddhist Monastery, UK; 5 Oct 2025
When handled contemplatively, the energy of goodwill feeds, repairs and strengthens the heart. It can govern our speech and convert our mental attitudes from those of the competitive world. It can also be taken in to clear the residues that these worldly habits have established; anxiety, performance drive and self-criticism.
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