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The Buddha recommended 10 topics or themes for reflection, recollection, contemplation,

contemplating the body, the three refuges, Buddha, Sanga, and

Darma.

But the other five are recollection of times of peace, tranquility, ease, inner life to essentially buttress our spirits and to see what in these

recollections were the causes and conditions where we experience peace,

where we experience the state of ease.

Deva Musati, the recollection of protective beings or spirits or anything that we felt came to our side or in any way the care of us, the sense of protection.

Ceylenusati, which is recollection of our... protection. taking actions that benefit others and practicing the precepts refraining from causing harm,

what could reflect on one's sobriety or one's refusal to indulge in other forms of intoxating

of intoxicating experiences or one could reflect on anything we've done that falls into the category of virtue and anything we've done under the category of generosity.

Kaga Musati is reflections on acts of generosity.

And then the most important of all the daily or reflections, the one that the Buddha

encouraged practitioners to reflect on on a daily basis.

Murana-Slighti, or reflections on one's mortality,

reflections on the fragility of the human experience, the lack of guarantees, the

inevitability of aging, sickness, death, separation from things we cherish.

And then the ultimate recognition that all that really matters is the quality of our deeds.

That's all that when we reflect back on our lives.

I will really create any sense of life well lived.

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