The Blessed Buddha once said:
Bhikkhus by possessing 3 qualities, one lives this life full of
pleasure & joy!
Furthermore, one has thereby prepared for the elimination of the subtle
mental
fermentations... What are these 3 advantageous qualities?
I:
One guards the doors of the senses,
II:
One is moderate in eating, and
III:
One is devoted to wakefulness...
How, Bhikkhus, is a Bhikkhu devoted to wakefulness?
During daytime, while doing either walking or sitting meditation, a Bhikkhu
purifies his mind of detrimental states. In the 1st watch of the night, while
walking
back & forth &
sitting, he also purifies mind of obstructive states!
In the middle
watch of the night,
he lies down on the right side in the lion's
posture, with one foot lying
upon the other,
aware & clearly comprehending,
determining when to rise again. After
rising, in the last
watch of the night,
while walking back & forth and sitting, he cleans out any
disadvantageous
mental states again. It is in this way, Bhikkhus, that a true Bhikkhu is fully
devoted to wakefulness!
Bhikkhus, it is by possessing these three qualities,
that a Bhikkhu lives
full of happiness and
Joy in this very life, and
that he
has prepared for the final destruction of the
mental
fermentations...
When have you last been Wide Awake before
Sunrise?
The first 3 Basics
of Self-Control:
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Guarding_the_Senses.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Moderate_in_Eating.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Devoted_to_Wakefulness.htm
Sit up! Rise Up! Let not the
King of Death find you sloppy!
Source (edited extract):
The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha.
Samyutta Nikāya. Book IV
[176-7]
Section 35: The 6 Senses. Salayatana. The Horse-Wagon. Rato
239.
http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=948507
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/samyutta/index.html
Get Moving! Train & Prepare! There is no free
ride lunch!
Devoted to Wakefulness!
