The Ultimate Meaning of 
15 Buddha Conducts

By Holy Teacher

Due to the Grace of Heaven and Buddha’s mercy, these Holy scriptures were made available to help us better understand the true meaning of the 15 Buddha Conducts.

3. DIGNIFY FROM YOUR UPRIGHT HEART


What does it mean to dignify from your upright heart? Is it dressing neatly to show a dignified appearance before you enter the temple? How can you demonstrate dignity from an upright heart if your heart is not pure, if your mind still contains an abundance of desires and a need to see them realized? If you only want to smell what you desire, if you only want to eat what you desire, if you only want to listen to what you desire, if you only want to wear good clothes, and if your mind continues to focus on many delusional and unnecessary thoughts that is not dignifying from an upright heart. Therefore, if you cultivate merely on your appearance, forget to cultivate your inner virtue, and let your senses attract dust, then even though you look sharp, you are not truly dignifying from your upright heart.

To dignify from your upright heart is not only combing your hair neatly and wearing attractive attire. It’s reaching deep within your inner heart and freeing your six senses from attachment. In other words, if your mind can maintain constant peace without unnecessary thoughts and act righteously, this is truly dignifying from your upright heart. 

How do you dignify from your upright heart? First and foremost, in order to change others, isn’t it necessary to start with oneself? In order to transform ourselves isn’t it necessary to restore the brightness of the True Self within? With this attitude of dignifying from your upright heart, you can touch, influence and guide others on the right path. 

You must realize that in this last stage. Talking about the Tao is not very effective. The essence of Tao is not manifested verbally. One must apply Tao through actions instead. How? By using the brightness within to manifest a dignified conduct and by adhering to proper etiquette so that your words and actions do not deviate from the Truth.  The true meaning of dignifying your upright heart is demonstrated when your heart is pure without contamination, without evil or devious thoughts, and without letting your desires and emotions drag you down.