There is great joy to be found ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro

There is great joy to be found in hearing a profound teaching for the first time, or in finally understanding a teaching that has always seemed too difficult to make sense of. But there is a danger here: we can begin to crave that joy to the extent that we become almost indifferent to fundamental teachings that we learnt long ago. Now these teachings can seem obvious and uninteresting. That is why one master spoke of the importance of maintaining ‘a beginner's mind.’ He meant by this that we should try to approach every teaching with a mind that is fresh and free of pre-conceived ideas. When we cultivate the beginner's mind, even teachings such as that actions of body, speech and mind motivated by goodness have good results, those motivated by defilement have bad results, can give us feelings of Dhamma bliss.

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