Friday, October 29 is Lhabab Duchen – one of four yearly Great Wheel Days.
These days commemorate important events in the life of the Buddha. Lhabab Duchen is the day the Buddha descended from the heavens where he was teaching to the gods and his mother – bringing her to liberation. On Great Wheel days the effects of positive and negative actions are multiplied 10 million times. It is customary for practitioners to engage in virtuous activities such as prayer and meditation on these days.Outer (Actions):-
-Do not eat meat
- Feed and save the lives of animals
- Do not tell lies
- Do not steal
- Do not indulge in any intoxicants
Inner (Thoughts):
- Put aside angry thoughts; practice patience
- Put aside jealous thoughts; practice joy
- Put aside thoughts of hatred; practice love
As the Buddha taught: “Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
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