09/02/2023
The Buddha said that a follower should examine his teaching in the way that a goldsmith analyzes gold — carefully inspecting, refining and testing it before concluding that it is real.
So if you have undertaken to practice the dhamma even a little, then please reflect on the result of that practice and see how you feel about it, see whether you feel cheered and inspired to go a little further.
The truths of the dhamma are for us to examine and confirm. We have to remove the obstructions to our understanding by practicing virtue and training ourselves in the art of concentration.
When the conscience is clear and the mind can hold steady on the objects of attention, then wisdom arises of its own nature.
— Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano
