Cattāri Brahmavihārā

Even upon an entirely superficial pondering of the homelife it seems the perfect training ground for the paramis. Being a husband and a father offers one an almost endless number of opportunities to practice self-sacrifice, generosity, patience and restraint. Why, then, do I meet most of these precious opportunities with so much resistance and resentment? What is it that I really want and find important in life? Comfort and forgetfulness? Have I really committed myself to the path of liberation for myself and others or am I yet playinng at it? Is the Dhamma to remain a hobby, something I do when I’m not at work or will I devote my life to it? May I choose wisely.