Whether we like it or not, our environment and surroundings have an impact on how we think, speak and act. Very few of us have the stability of mind not to be influenced to some extent.
This does not mean that we can abdicate responsibility for our actions by means of blaming external conditions.
The Buddha taught various methods for subduing our minds and one way of helping to do this is to, if possible utilise our environment in the most conducive way to Dharma practice.
Environment doesn't simply mean the physical surroundings, but also who we associate with. If we are primarily surrounded by people who are engaging in negative actions, there is a distinct possibility we will also engage in those actions. Conversely if we are surrounded by kind people engaged in positive actions, then evcentually we will also see our own minds naturally turning to virtue,
About Me
- Karma Phuntsok
- Himalayas
- I study, and try to practice, Vajrayana Buddhism. My main areas of interest are Chod, Kagyu and Nyingma traditions as well as Buddhisms interactions with the West, pop-culture and engaged Buddhism.
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