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farther and farther. The whole universe is filled
with your joy.
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(Buddhist value: Fresh and beautiful flowers of today will become
withered and ugly tomorrow. This reminds us of the Buddha's
teaching that all things are impermanent.)
Imagine that you are a beautiful flower. What kind
of flower are you? See the colour of your petals.
Appreciate that you are now a beautiful flower.
Someone comes along and buys you from the
flower shop. She puts you into a vase filled with
water. You are gently sucking up the water and
blooming more beautifully than before. You are
fresh and sending off a sweet fragrance. The lady
puts you on the table and offers you to the
Buddha. You stand beautifully in the vase, bring-
ing joy and happiness to people's hearts when
they see you.
One day has passed. Slowly, the colour of your
petals becomes dull. You are no longer sending off
a sweet fragrance. Your petals become withered
and discoloured. You are ugly and faded.
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Although you are a withered flower, you are still
happy in your heart. You know that you have an
important role to play. Your role is to remind
people of the Buddha s teaching that all things are
impermanent. All things are constantly going
through change. Everyone s body too, like your
petals, will wither and pass away. Everyone
should keep impermanence in mind and live in the
present.
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(Buddhist value: Water symbolises purity, clarity and calmness,
and reminds us to cleanse our minds and attain the state of purity)
Imagine that you are now pure clean water. Some-
one comes along and gently put you into a small
bowl. The person then offers you to the Buddha.
You rest happily in the bowl knowing that you
have an important role to play. You symbolise
purity, clarity and calmness. You remind people to
practise the Buddha s teachings, which is con-
stantly cleansing their minds.
Water is used to clean away dirt. When everyone
sees you, they are happy and joyful. This is
because they are reminded that they can wash
away the filth of their minds. They should wash
away selfish and unkind thoughts and be clean
and pure like you.
The Buddha is someone free from dirty defilements
like desire, ill-will and ignorance. We should all be
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like the Buddha, who does not have any dirt of
defilements but only purity in his mind.
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References
Garth, Maureen. Moonbeam A Book of
Meditations for Children
Herzog, Stephanie. Joy in the Classroom.
University of the Trees Press. 1982
Rozman, Deborah. Meditating with Children the
Art of Concentrating and Centering Planetary
Publications. 1994
Hudson, John. Meditation A Practical Guide to
Achieving Harmony. Southwater. 1996
George, Mike. Discover Inner Peace The
Illustrated Guide to Personal Enlightenment .
Duncan Baird Publishers Ltd. 1999
Kid s Meditation
Bee Hong @ PKS
beehong@yahoo.com
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