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Question
Special Retreat Thailand July 2003
Steve
8
2
I've heard you and Rosemary talk about some of the heaven realms. Heavenly beings having so much happiness that they forget about Dukkha and death. It seems as though some Westerners also arrange their lives, homes etc. so that is also very little Dukkha present and they have more trouble accepting it when it does come. If one was thinking about building a home, could you mention some ways in which it would be possible to make things comfortable yet not so comfortable that Dukkha and impermanence are forgotten?
Ref: 2003.07.x.08.02
Written answer
Special Retreat Germany July 2015
Steve
16
9
GREED! I often find myself being and acting greedy, often at the expense of others, I want the biggest piece of watermelon, I want the best bed in the dorm and I try to make other people pay for me, for example when we go out of eat, I pretend not to have a lot of money and see if others are generous and offer to pay. I really do not like this thought and hindrance, how to work with it?
Ref: 2015.07.x.16.09
Audio answer