Zen in the Art of Pouring Concrete - Ajahn Dhammasiha

We just had a concrete pour at Dhammagiri for the new patio in front of our Dhammahall. Ajahn Dhammasiha uses the process of propery preparing and executing a concrete pour as a simile for our development of meditation:We need a foundation = Good KarmaWe need steel reinforcements = Virtue/PreceptsDrawings/plans = Right View & Dhamma KnowledgeWe need cement - SamathaAggregate = VipassanaWater = FaithHard work = Viriya/EnergyFence off till cured = SolitudePour water on conrete to cool and prevent cracks = Equanimity, not trying to rush our meditationcastbox.fm/ch/2744970 dhammagiri.org.au tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archive vimeo.com/dhammatalks