10 Daily Reminders For a Better Life | A Monk’s Approach

10 Daily Reminders For a Better Life | A Monk’s Approach

As Buddhist monks in the monastery, it's important that we take each day to practice reflection. These are the "10 Daily Reminders" that we consider and contemplate each evening to make sure we continue to improve our practice. This list is an outline of how we as Buddhist monks train ourselves. I share this so you can use it as a reference to apply to your daily life. Take out a sheet of paper, write them down, and apply what fits with your daily situation. I hope this helps. #monks #monklife #reflection

0:00 Intro
3:35 Reminder 1 - How was our thoughts, speech and action?
6:42 Reminder 2 - Not being choosy and using essentials with care and consideration
10:26 Reminder 3 - What can we do to improve our conduct, what bad habits to give up, and what good habits to develop?
11:47 Reminder 4 - How well did we observe the precepts?
15:13 Reminder 5 - What would the Buddha say about our conduct and observance of precepts?
17:13 Reminder 6 - Remind ourselves that we are bound to be parted from all.
19:46 Reminder 7 - Remind ourselves that we all live under the Law of Kamma
21:52 Reminder 8 - What good have we done today to purify our mind?
23:58 Reminder 9 - Have peace and quiet – physically and mentally – and to set aside time for meditation.
28:14 Reminder 10 - How well did you meditate?
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[nickkeomahavong]

Which of these 10 daily reminders resonate with you?

[tj]

1. Generate peace by proper thinking, speaking and acting.
2. Don’t be choosy in what you eat. The purpose of food is to sustain the body, not to indulge in pleasure and fun.
3. Give up bad habits and develop good habits.
4. Think where and how you can do better.
5. Look at your conduct from the outside, from an ideal point of view.
6. Ask yourself, “How much more do I need?” You won’t be able to take all your possessions to the grave.
7. Remember about Karma. For every action there is a reaction even if no one sees you, and good actions bring positive results.
8. Think what good you have done today. Don’t forget that time is passing. Train yourself fast because our lifetime is limited. Do what is good now.
9. Live peacefully and quietly physically and mentally. Like you clean your body with a shower every day, set aside time for meditation in order to clear your mind from fear, worry, anger and other emotions. Let them settle down. This will allow you to see yourself, other people and the situation clearly and save you from trouble, chaos and conflicts. Be by yourself and let your mind rest even for a short while.
10. Improve your meditation each day. The goal is to train your mind to see yourself, other people and things clearly, to see the reality. The tool for this is meditation.
Your mind should be peaceful. You should calm yourself from inside out, develop yourself. To become a loving, kind and compassionate person genuinely, your mind should be peaceful, bright and positive. Slowing down, getting still, looking at how you’re living, what you’re doing, coming to a stop, seeing things for what they are, becoming conscious, mindful and aware is a key to success. Otherwise, you’ll be always reacting the same way you used to.

[palimo]

I was once that person that always needed something on like the radio, television, Youtube etc even while sleeping. Once I started meditating I realized what was happening and I’m so much more at peace now

[DeeDee-rzvl]

Listening to you is like meditation, I don't think of anything else except every word you said. Thank you.

[Diana-Martinez]

Always love your advice. I am a teenager trying to build great habits & your videos bring a lot of light! Thank you for always being so encouraging☀️

[anjalymenon]

I'm going through a very sad phase of my life. I watch your videos everyday. I feel so much better dear Nick. Thank you

[Kimberly-np]

I quit smoking cigarettes and cigars, which was a fight and personal struggle for me. I thank Buddha for His teachings, knowledge, and great wisdom experiences in life.

[samyukthayogendra]

Dear venerable Nick,
No amount of words can express our gratitude to you for your work. Thank you very much 🙏🏻. Sadhu Sadhu

[carolgeorge]

Yes, it is a MEDITATION listening to him♥️ I FELL VERY CONTENTED AFTER LISTENING, very calming and healing🙏🏻

[susanbundy]

Please keep the videos coming, I truly learn from them.

[carly-beatz-DJ]

"The mind is the lens to the outside world". These words will stay with me, and they make so much sense. With a pure mind - or clear lens, we can see the world for what it is. Thank you, Ven. Nick.

[eatingdeadoshiage]

I'm very grateful for your channel.
I've been wanting to quit my job quite a while because I'm not happy. My husband has some concerns but overall said I should do what I want.
I wasn't able to make that final move and have been living in depression. I blamed it all on my husband, my job, my boss.
Today something hit me. I am not living in alignment with my truth. I thought I'm doing it for others. But what I really should do is align my thoughts with my speech and action.
I couldn't make the call to quit just now, but I decided to change my priorities. Instead of putting the job that's making me miserable first, I'm going to put what's truly important for me first.

[barbosberg]

Nick your words reverberate to me today and I thank you.❤

[lillianmedina]

I’m a therapist.. you are doing great work.. always a joy to Liston and magnify the energy.. thank you 🙏🏽 sending you blessings from NYC♥️

[barrie]

Thankyou for generously sharing these useful practices with those of us who are not Buddhists

[tempesnyder]

Venerable Nick, just LOOK at all these fabulous thanks for presenting this way of life. How much and how well you have affected these people and many more. Tonight when you ask yourself if you have lived up to the ideals of influencing others positively, the answer will be YES!

[hometeamrecords]

I love all about the food and the community helping out the Monks and vice-versa, and yes it's very special and a Blessing no matter what food they receive, they are just so grateful and thankful to the people and to life. It's the way so beautiful.

[didierschwab]

Venerable Nick, as the Day breaks, at my end in France, i’am meditating with your teachings, at the sound of your voice. It is a blessing to hear this presepts .i love your thought about carving out time to clean the mind, and learn to for stillness in life. I send out my intend in the Universe, that 1 day i will meat you in person :). To become a Monk from inside, out, is beautifully said, and explained. Thank you Venerable Nick. And ibid you a nice afternoon. . Greetings from France. Didier

[davidlist]

The first talk of yours I listened to today you were in California and this one you are in Thailand where I moved 23 years ago from Boulder, Colorado where I left my Sangha created by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche who was a Tibetan and taught from the Hiniyana, Mahayana to the Vajrayana in his temple Dorje Dzong. Listened to many Tibetan great teachers who came and taught after Chogyams death, wonderful Rinpoches that I was lucky enough to listen to. Plus I love listening to your teaching thank you very much, Peace, and Love!

[vickyrosler]

Thank you for your gift of spiritual teaching! If more people saw your videos and applied your teaching to their lives, we would have a much better world.