Make Yourself A Refuge Unto Yourself

Atta hi attano natho

Purify Your Heart & Mind

The Buddha taught us that the most important thing in life is to find refuge within our own hearts. We can spend so much time finding refuge in unimportant things that we rarely take the time to look at how we really are inside. We may try to find refuge in external things like beautifying our houses or earning lots of money, there is nothing wrong in either of these things and we might gain some satisfaction from them, but they can distract from the true Buddhist Pathway if our hearts are neglected and deep down we are feeling anger or dissatisfaction. We might also take our bodies to be a refuge and become charmed with them as we let ourselves believe that our bodies will be ever lasting and strong, when of course this is not the case. If we try to find refuge in our friends, family or even our teachers before we have truly found refuge within,we will eventually be left alone with our hearts, so the heart is where the Buddhist work should start.