Goodness and merit
Must be performed consistently
So that it constantly lives in the mind
And becomes the arom (object) of mind
The path of practice for the mind
Thus we will be able to see
The results of our goodness
Not wait until a person is going to die
Then invite the Buddhist monk to come
And start giving them blessings and precepts
Or tell them to recite Buddho
Or after they pass away
Tell them to start receiving the precepts
Actions like this are absolutely incorrect
Because the dying person’s citta
Is already confused and affected by vedana
[in this case, referring to unpleasant feelings]
How can they be ready to accept the precepts?
Only people who always observed the precepts
Will remember and keep them
Because they have always done so
Until it has become natural for their mind
Yet most people wait until they are near death
Before reminding them to keep the precepts
As for those who have already passed away
We don’t even need to discuss that
Luang Pu Waen Sujinno
Wat Doi Mae Pang, Chiang Mai
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