Anita Nuss

Do You Know The 10 Homework Assignments?

The 10 homework assignments are designed to be implemented in your daily life.  As you practice the 10 assignments you will feel relaxed and refreshed all day, a feeling of ease and lightness.  And when you sit down for inner peace time, your mind will be ready to be still and you will need less time adjusting.
  1. Make the effort to see the virtues in yourself and others. Congratulate others on their virtues and give them the opportunity to congratulate you on yours
  2. Keep daily notes of your meditation experiences in a diary;
  3. Before going to sleep, recollect the good deeds you have done throughout the day;
  4. Center your mind before falling asleep.
  5. Upon waking, immediately reconnect your attention with the center of the body;
  6. Before getting up, take a minute to recollect that you are lucky to be alive and remind yourself that you will surely die one day in the unknown future. Spread love and kindness to all living beings throughout the world;
  7. Throughout the day, create a feeling that you are united with the mental meditation object(eg. sun or moon) at the centre of the body;
  8. Take one minute of every hour to still your mind and think of the mental object at the center of the body;
  9. Recollect the mental object at the center of the body while conducting other activities throughout the day; whether that be brushing your teeth, standing around, showering, driving, exercising, etc.;
  10. Smile and speak in an endearing way;
Some rebels are have already started practicing these homework assignments.  One rebel said, that he's practicing not one, but two minutes every hour to still the mind! 
If all 10 is too much for you at once, start out by practicing 1 assignment per day, until all of them become a habit.
 
HAVE FUN peace rebels!

Submitted on 4 Dec 2009 13:26

Anita Nuss

<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The 10 homework assignments are designed to be implemented in your daily life.&nbsp; As you practice the 10 assignments you will feel relaxed and refreshed all day, a feeling of ease and lightness.&nbsp; And when you sit down for inner peace time, your mind will be ready to be still and you will need less time adjusting.</SPAN></DIV> <OL type=1> <LI class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Make the effort to <STRONG>see the virtues in yourself and others</STRONG>. Congratulate others on their virtues and give them the opportunity to congratulate you on yours</SPAN></DIV></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Keep <STRONG>daily notes </STRONG>of your meditation experiences in a diary; <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Before going to sleep, <STRONG>recollect the good deeds</STRONG> you have done throughout the day; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Center your mind before falling asleep</SPAN></STRONG>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>Upon waking</STRONG>, immediately reconnect your attention with the <EM>center of the body; <o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Before getting up, <STRONG>take a minute to recollect that you are lucky to be alive </STRONG>and remind yourself that you will surely die one day in the unknown future. <STRONG>Spread love and kindness </STRONG>to all living beings throughout the world; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Throughout the day, create a feeling that you are <STRONG>united with the mental meditation object(eg.&nbsp;sun or moon)&nbsp;</STRONG>at the centre of the body; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Take <STRONG>one minute of every hour </STRONG>to still your mind and think of the mental object at the center of the body; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Recollect the <SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">mental object at the center of the body while conducting other activities throughout the day</SPAN>; whether that be brushing your teeth, standing around, showering, driving, exercising, etc.; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Smile and speak in an <STRONG>endearing way</STRONG>; </SPAN></DIV></LI></OL> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Some rebels are have already started practicing these homework assignments.&nbsp; One rebel said, that he's practicing not one, but two minutes every hour to still the mind!&nbsp; </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If all 10 is too much for you at once, start out by practicing 1 assignment per day, until all of them become a habit.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&nbsp;</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">HAVE FUN peace rebels!</SPAN></DIV>

Submitted on 4 Dec 2009 13:26 from Ariya App

Amani K

all the best peace in the world nice faces

Submitted on 6 Dec 2009 09:16 from Ariya App

Karchung Bhutan

Dear Anita,

Thank you very much for the homework. By going through that I have realised that I have been missed out some of those points, so now i try to do it as part of my life. From today, I even started to recite mantra 'Om Mani Padme Hum' when I am not engaged in anything.

Here I would also like to share one important web link that might be of useful to everyone especially those who are peace loving fans.

http://www.viewonbuddhism.org/meditation_practice.html

Till then have a wonderful day!

Thanks

Submitted on 6 Dec 2009 13:30 from Ariya App

Nat Munsie

Hi Gengop,

I liked your link - very informative. : )

Nat.

Submitted on 7 Dec 2009 01:46 from Ariya App

Karchung Bhutan

Dear Ms Nat,

It is my pleasure.

thanks

CarC

Submitted on 7 Dec 2009 05:02 from Ariya App

Bernardo Neves

I agree, very useful and interesting link!

About the homeworks, it is interesting how the meditation practice mix with ordinary activities! Looking back, I think that one of the reasons I've never complained to take long walks was because I instinctively found a way to still my mind, and for a while tame the usual flow of thoughts. That's why today I sometimes enjoy meditating after running, which prepares me to do it.

Bernardo

Submitted on 8 Dec 2009 06:19 from Ariya App

Rogers Bakkabulindi

10 Homework Assignments,they started bringing a very good impact on my life and the community i leave in.

Submitted on 8 Dec 2009 11:21 from Ariya App

Kathryn Ferguson

Brothers and sisters Greetings and much love to you Thank you Anita for the attention to the homework; I am thrilled to aim to achieve these things each day, as said it has such a benefit to the enhanced enjoyment and time here! He knew what he was talking about to achieve happiness for sure, good honorable Buddha.. Thank you Genkop I have your link in my favorites now.. it is very informative :-) I believe we are to join together on the 16th for a silent party and I would like to present a target day where we may all have focused energies on the 12th December to engage to bring about healing and love, please see this following link for some light work: http://lightworkercount.com/Index.aspx

Peace lovers and light workers: hope you like this picture I came accross

Submitted on 11 Dec 2009 06:23 from Ariya App

Anita Nuss

Yes Kathryn, I will join you tomorrow!

Hope to also see you and more of the peace rebels for Dreamy Moon next Wednesday. The live session is GMT13:00, I think that is 12pm in England.

Submitted on 11 Dec 2009 09:28 from Ariya App

Karchung Bhutan

Dear Ms BastKatLightWorker,

You are welcome. Let peace grew in all the beings of the six realms.

Have a great day!

CarC

Submitted on 11 Dec 2009 10:48 from Ariya App