Morality Purification (Sīlavisuddhi) 戒清净 | Venerable Kovida

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So now when we are going to observe the precepts, we have to know it is really offence or not. Then we have to check all the factors in our actions.

For example, when we are going to kill, if we suspect with the killing, then we have to check ourselves it is really killing or not with five factors.

Similarly, if we are going to, if we suspect about our moral precepts, about stealing; then we have to check all the factors, all the ways of stealing.

After that, if we made mistake, we have to determine that we will not make the same mistake anymore. If we don’t have made any mistake, we can live peacefully. Then we can also improve ourselves.

Anyway, the main thing is we must have willingness to observe the precepts. We must have willingness to follow the rules and regulations. We must have willingness to abstain from wrong doings. We must have willingness to perform or to fulfill our duties. That is the way of our life. 

When we can abstain or when we can fulfill our duties, we become valuable.

As the Buddha said, limitless benefits. Now here we can also say our value will be limitless; we cannot limit our value. Similarly, if our sīla is pure, the value of sīla is also limitless.

We value ourself with our own qualities. Similarly, all other people also value us with our own qualities as they have understood.

So anyway, when we are going to practice sīla, we must do it respectfully. We must follow the Buddha’s law.

Then in order to fulfill the parami, we must have good mind; kindness or compassion towards living beings. If we have compassion towards living beings. If we know how to observe precepts very well; that means we are fulfilling sīla parami.

May you all be able to fulfill sīla parami and other paramis!
May you all be able to realize Nibbana, end of sufferings, everlasting peace!

Sādhu! Sādhu! Sādhu!