Buddhawajana An Anthology of Dhamma Revealing the Hidden

'Wander forth, O bhikkhus, for the welfare of the multitude. for the happiness of the multitude, out of compassion for the world, for the good, welfare, and happiness of devas and humans. Teach, O bhikkhus, the Dhamma that is good in the beginning, good in the middle, good in the end, with the right meaning and phrasing. Reveal the perfecty complete and purified haly Iife. There are boings with little dust in their eyes who are falling away because they do not hear the Dhamma. There will be those who will understand the Dhamma." . 'Bhikkhus, if any bhikkhu understands as it really is: 'This is sutfering' .. 'This is the origin of suffering 'This is the cessation of sulfering" 'This is the way leading to the cessation of suffering, and then an ascetic or brahmin comes along-whether from the eost. the west, the north, or the south-seeking an argument, searching tor an argument. thinking: 'I will retute his thesis." it is impossible thot he could make that bhikkhu shake, quake, or tremble. "Suppose, bhikkhus, there was a stone column sixteen yards long: an eight yards' portion of it would be sunk in the ground. an eight yards' portion above ground. Even if a forceful blast of wind comes along-whether from the east. the west, the north, or the south-the column would not shake, quake, or tremble. For what reoson? Because it has a deep base and is securely planted. "Therefore, bhikahus, an exertion should be made to understand 'This is suffering,' An exertion should be mode to understard: 'This is the origin of suffering' An exertion should be made to unaerstane 'This is the cessation of sutfering ' An exertion should be made to understand 'This is the way leading to the cessation of suttering. . As you, will have no "therein." Now, Bahiya, when in the seen there will be to you just the seen. in the heard just the heard, in the imagined just the imagined, in the cognized just the cognized. then, Bahiya, as you will have no therety." you will have no "therein." As you, Bahlya, will have no "thereln," it follows that you will have no "here" or "beyond" or "midway between." That is just the end of lll. . DESTRUCTION OF DELIGHT (Nandiakhay& rigakkhayel "With the destruction of delight comes destruction of lust; with the destruction of lust comes destruction of delight. eagakkhay& naodikkhaye) (Nandirigakihaya cittam suvimuttanti vuecer) With the destruction of delight and lust the mind Is said to be well liberated." BhilthaBadi (Inoss//206.The Coosnd Diaoa#ses ef iiy Batde ATrantlutiwgefale Lqpuna Ailbw Bu#e: Wiakes PwWiowies 88N9780.891713318 THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH . Now, Subhadda, in this Dhamma and discipline the Noble Elghtfold Path is found, and in it are to be found ascetics of the first, second, third and fourth grade. Those other schools are devoid of [true]ascetics." Maarke Welle Imusz (2012 The loez Dsoanes of ie Baddhe A Trrddei daleDighe Niye Batw:Wikw PwMianinc /SaX 9780.88171.101-1. THE BLESSED ONE'S WORDS "... And, Ananda, what is the good practice? It is this Noble Eightfold Path; . .. When there are two men living, he under whom there occurs a breach of this good practice--he is the last man among them. Therefore, Ananda, I say to you: continue this good practice instituted by me and do not be the last man." . "Grain, wealth, silver, gold, Or whatever other possessions there are, Slaves, workers, messengers, And those who live as one's dependants: Without taking anything one must go, Everything must be left behind. "But what one has done by body. Or by speech or mind: This is what is truly one's own, This one takes when one goes; This is what follows one alons Like a shadow that never departs. "Therefore one should do what is good As a collection for the future life. Merits are the support for living beings [When they arise] in the other world." . Anapanasati Kayagatasati ...I say that this is a certain body among the bodies on a thikchu atides contemplating among the bodies, Thet is why on thil otres the body a as a body..." "Bhikkhus, they do not partahe of the deathleas who do not partahe of mindtulness directed to the body. They partake of the deathless who partake of mindfulness directed to the body." who have not pur "Bnlhithus, they ar hus, they heve nol pursued the desthiess ursued mindluln who have pursued rutelred the deaith to the body" who are he are heedess about the deathleds mas directed to the body. pes hate Bured the deathless who are not heedless aboul mindfulness directed to the body."