Proliferations

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sundara
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Proliferations

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How can you stop proliferating?
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Abstention from sex is a common strategy.
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Oh, snap!

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Rain soddens what is kept wrapped up,
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
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Greetings sundara,
sundara wrote:How can you stop proliferating?
Do you mean conceptual/mental proliferation, also known as papanca?

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"To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas" - Dhammapada 183
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renunciation- not getting caught up in every little thing- simplifying one's life
finding rest, peace
living ethically
meditation- developing samadhi
being mindful
being mindful of the mind
letting go through vipassana- reduces attachment hence proliferation
other methods of developing a calm mind:

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With Metta

Karuna
Mudita
& Upekkha
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