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[Q&A] Stinginess in regard of ones reputations: What to practice to abound?
Once the "Wichtigtuer" Johann increased his lose of reputations in asking:
Vanna-maccharia, stinginess in regard of ones reputations: What to practice?
Vaṇṇā-maccharia, stinginess in regard one honor, reputation, don't letting make others use of it, envy (http://forum.sangham.net/index.php/topic,402.msg944.html#msg944) to lose it, is one of the five kinds of maccharia, based on ingratitude, wrong view, and a quality not only absent in all Noble Once, but also a hindrence to attain what ever Jhana, path or fruit (http://zugangzureinsicht.org/html/tipitaka/an/an05/an05.254.than_en.html)
What are practices to train to learn not being stingy in regard of ones honour, beauty, sublimity?
What and where to give into?
What traditional practice is done by faithful followers in that regard?
And to get lost of even more, answered it as well in a ways like here done for similar purpose:
_/\_ _/\_ _/\_ Ven. members of the Sublime Sangha, Ven. Theras, Ven. Fellows,
Upasaka, Upasika, touched and interested,
Let my person give an answer to it in practical ways, related to ones situation, for inspiring of better rhetorical answers by those skilled in such that many could grasp the essence easier and related to ones Nissaya and used bearable food, ways of speech:
Reputations are used to overcome all personal reputations, similar to conceit (http://zugangzureinsicht.org/html/tipitaka/an/an04/an04.159.than_en.html), so a requirement on the path, given by the three Governing principles (http://zugangzureinsicht.org/html/tipitaka/an/an03/an03.040.than_en.html), like the four prerequisites, good livelihood and use of food, nourishment. Without such, upholding such, one is not able to walk, has no joy and dies of another time yet not secured. So the Buddha advised on many places, in many ways, to act after merits and gain and to look after ones "beauty with care. Yet by sharing, giving one gain, yet by sharing , giving upwardly one gains ways upwardly. By sharing and giving to equal and lower, one stays where one is or falls of. Not giving, sharing, fire, foods, Kings, thieves and death will take them away and so decay.
The ignorant does not see the value of reputation and how to use them for a better. How much ever he gains by merits, he will waste them off by himself or give them, share them upwardly. He may look for some like a perfect one on not attentive observation of his way of actions related to reputations, received from either wise or fools.
A good householders way to use ones reputations, honor and estimate for better becoming is to invest them upwardly. One could use them equal to material gains:
* 25% for ones join and life from it
* 25% for security and bad times
* 25% for investments to gain more reputations
* 25% to make merits (best toward giving to the virtuous individuals, the Tripple Gems)
The last is usually done by Veneration, giving way, higher place, ... , by giving reputations toward the Sublime Sangha, the Tripple Gems, toward the highest, the Buddha.
An ordinary monks training is avoid accumulation of personal honor and to receive no personal reputations and if given forward them all to the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha. To give way reputations upwardly and outwardly intentional would be a violation of his rules.
A Noble Ones ways in regard of reputations is not to hold on them, being free from stinginess. Not free from greed yet, he might up and on take some personal but would not hold on them as soon as it can be given away. Of course such would never intentional give reputations upwardly.
A Perfect One, being free of taking anything personal, does neither accept reputations personal nor would he still hold on some. He shines by being ride of touch by reputations.
In regard of teaching the Dhamma, as the highest field for reputation:
Candūpama Sutta: Comparable to the Moon (http://zugangzureinsicht.org/html/tipitaka/sn/sn16/sn16.003.sang_en.html)
..."There is the case, Bhikkhus, that a Bhikkhu teaches the Dhamma, thinking: 'Oh, may they listen to the Dhamma from me. Having learned my Dhamma, may they be settled in believe in it. Having been settled in believe in it, may they show their settlement in believe," this is a kind of Bhikkhu, Bhikkhus, who is giving teaching on Dhamma impurely.
There is the case, Bhikkhus, that a Bhikkhu teaches the Dhamma, thinking: 'The Dhamma of the Blessed One is well taught, direct visible, timeless, inviting to come and see, appropriate, to be self-experianced by the wise. Oh, may they listen to the Dhamma from me. Having learned the Dhamma, may they understand. Having understood the Dhamma, may they practice accordingly.' So he teaches the Dhamma because of the excellence nature of the Dhamma; he teaches the Dhamma out of compassion and kindness, out of concern. This is a kind of Bhikkhu, Bhikkhus, who is giving teaching on Dhamma purely.
Kassapa, Bhikkhus, teaches the Dhamma, thinking: 'The Dhamma of the Blessed One is well taught, direct visible, timeless, inviting to come and see, appropriate, to be self-experianced by the wise. Oh, may they listen to the Dhamma from me. Having learned the Dhamma, may they understand. Having understood the Dhamma, may they practice accordingly.' He teaches the Dhamma because of the excellence nature of the Dhamma; he teaches the Dhamma out of compassion and kindness, out of concern.
What are ways of sharing reputations:
After having proved and investigated, praising of what is worthy to praise, blame of what is worthy to blame, taking worldly loses, even that of friends, to bear. Practicing sharing merits, inviting, expressing joy in merits of others. Bowing, greeting, veneration, hospitality toward those worthy of such of all what has become natural by those having reached the Noble Domain. Putting higher always on higher place, knowing the foremost as foremost, the elder, the more advanced and always give to known such by words, signs and speech and in proper ways, never out for harming others with ones gift, never act deceitful with ones shares for favors.
Note that if using the reputations actually owned by the Tripple Gems, given by the Buddha, by using his heritage, his label, for others then liberation and toward to it, one does not only harm oneself but many by this thieving, fraud.
May it be of good inspiration and motivation to reflect further and possible start to practice it much for many.
Anumodana