..续本文上一页o live in accordance with true wisdom, but whoever earnestly seeks the Path and Fruit and aspires to Nibbana will be able to persevere and endure. Endure being contented and satisfied with little; eating little, sleeping little, speaking little and living in moderation. By doing this we can put an end to worldliness.

　　If the seed of worldliness has not yet been uprooted, then we are continually troubled and confused in a never-ending cycle. Even when you come to ordain, it continues to pull you away. It creates your views, your opinions, it colours and embellishes all your thoughts -- that”s the way it is.

　　People don”t realize! They say that they will get things done in the world. It”s always their hope to complete everything. Just like a new government minister who is eager to get started with his new administration. He thinks that he has all the answers, so he carts away everything of the old administration saying, "Look out! I”ll do it all myself." That”s all they do, cart things in and cart things out, never getting anything done. They try, but never reach any real completion.

　　You can never do something which will please everyone -- one person likes a little, another likes a lot; one like short and one likes long; some like salty and some like spicy. To get everyone together and in agreement just cannot be done.

　　All of us want to accomplish something in our lives, but the world, with all of its complexities, makes it almost impossible to bring about any real completion. Even the Buddha, born with all the opportunities of a noble prince, found no completion in the worldly life.

　　The Trap of the Senses

　　The Buddha talked about desire and the six things by which desire is gratified: sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touch and mind-objects. Desire and lust for happiness, for suffering, for good, for evil and so on, pervade everything!

　　Sights...there isn”t any sight that”s quite the same as that of a woman. Isn”t that so

　　 Doesn”t a really attractive woman make you want to look

　　 One with a really attractive figure comes walking along, "sak, sek, sak, sek, sak, sek," -- you can”t help but stare! How about sounds

　　 There”s no sound that grips you more than that of a woman. It pierces your heart! Smell is the same; a woman”s fragrance is the most alluring of all. There”s no other smell that”s quite the same. Taste -- even the taste of the most delicious food cannot compare with that of a woman. Touch is similar; when you caress a woman you are stunned, intoxicated and sent pinning all around.

　　There was once a famous master of magical spells from Taxila in ancient India. He taught his disciple all his knowledge of charms and incantations. When the disciple was well-versed and ready to fare on his own, he left with this final instruction from his teacher, "I have taught you all that I know of spells, incantations and protective verses. Creatures with sharp teeth, antlers or horns, and even big tusks, you have no need to fear. You will be guarded from all of these, I can guarantee that. However, there is only one thing that I cannot ensure protection against, and that is the charms of a woman.[4] I can not help you here. There”s no spell for protection against this one, you”ll have to look after yourself."

　　Mental objects arise in the mind. They are born out of desire: desire for valuable possessions, desire to be rich, and just restless seeking after things in general. This type of greed isn”t all that deep or strong, it isn”t enough to make you faint or lose control. However, when sexual desire arises, you”re thrown off balance and lose your control. You would even forget those raised and brought you up -- your own parents!

　　The Buddha taught that the objects of our senses are a trap -- a trap of Mara”s.[5] Mara should be under…

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