The
are 10 Perfect Mental Qualities!
Contemplation of the Ten Perfecting Qualities
(Dasa Parami):
1: May I be generous and
always helpfully giving service (Dāna parami).
2: May I be morally pure, virtuous and well-disciplined
(Sīla parami).
3: May I be modest and withdrawing into simple living
(Nekkhamma parami).
4: May I be wise by understanding what should be known
(Paññā parami).
5: May I be enthusiastic, energetic, & never giving up the good
(Viriya parami).
6: May I be patient, tolerant, and forgive other's wrongs
(Khanti parami).
7: May I be honest, trustworthy, scrupulous, and truthful
(Sacca parami).
8: May I be firm, resolute, determined, and immovable
(Adhitthāna parami).
9: May I be kind, gentle, compassionate and friendly
(Mettā parami).
10: May I be calm, balanced, serene and imperturbable
(Upekkhā parami).
May I train to be mentally perfect. May I be perfect to keep training!
More on
these 10 Mental
Perfections
(Dasa Parami):
The_Ten_Perfections,
The
10 Mental Perfections,
The_10_Perfections_Explained
Source: BPS
Wheel no 54 (Edited
Excerpt):
The Mirror of the Dhamma. A Manual of
Buddhist
Devotional Texts.
By Nārada Thera and Bhikkhu Kassapa. Revised By Bhikkhu Khantipālo:
http://www.bps.lk/wh054-u.html
