..续本文上一页, until I nearly died, to find the Supreme Dhamma that I now teach to my disciples with a loving, compassionate heart. I am not boasting or bragging about myself. Where would such boasting come from
Boasting, malicious gossip—these are all unnecessary extra baggage. What could possibly be added to the perfect nature of Dhamma
If it requires something extra, how could it be called “perfect”
Remember this well.
Thai Buddhists behave with exceptional ignorance. As soon as I say something, the whole country starts barking noisily. It”s pitiful! I feel very sorry for you. That is precisely what the Lord Buddha felt when he wondered why the world was so blind. Tears streamed down his face at that moment—both tears of great compassion and tears of amazement at the purity of Dhamma. Seeing how utterly blind people were, the Lord Buddha felt such dismay that he was discouraged about teaching Dhamma to them: How could people be so unaware of the excrement in their hearts
It”s the same today. When people hear the Dhamma being taught, they criticize the teacher in a way that only brings them harm instead of delight in receiving a valuable lesson which they can then struggle to put into practice as best they can, as befits those who respect their teacher. Why don”t they think to do things that will enhance their well-being for a change
For this reason I say with conviction that Thai Buddhist are very stupid.
Acariya Maha Boowa is never perturbed. Let the whole world come and bark as it will; I shall speak my mind and remain unaffected. The pure nature of Dhamma is impervious to all worldly influences. Those who are affected by misbehavior must live with that misbehavior. Those affected by loss will live with the loss; those affected by gain will live with the gain. When virtuous conduct affects one, one will make virtuous conduct one”s home. That is to say, one will be reborn according to that good kamma. On the other hand, when it is wrongdoing that affects one, then one will live with a blazing fire in one”s heart. Is that what you want
The Lord Buddha”s Teaching is always relevant, as when he loudly proclaimed:
Kho nu haso kim anando
Niccam pajjalite sati
Andhakarena onaddha
Padipam na gavessatha
“When the world is engulfed by a blazing bonfire that rages day and night, how can you be so totally blind as to keep smiling and laughing continually
Why don”t you search for a refuge that you can depend on
” Listen to that!
The Dhamma that I teach is the same kho nu haso… What craziness grips you all
You are following in the footsteps of those drunkards that the Lord Buddha overheard when he declared: Kho nu haso… They were just a bunch of drunks that the Buddha was addressing; not a group of noble inpiduals. This story is in the scriptures: The Lord Buddha versus a band of drunks. Think of the difference between them. Yet, even after they received a scolding from the Buddha, they still weren”t conscious of their faults.
The tears that I shed recently conveyed a similar message. How is it then that you still remain unconscious of your own faults
Are you even more slow-witted than those drunkards
If you want to avoid coming to ruin, you should ask yourselves this question.
I”m trying my utmost now to help society. Within my heart I have no sense of courage and no sense of fear; no such things as gain or loss, victory or defeat. My attempts to assist you stem entirely from loving compassion. I sacrificed everything to attain the Supreme Dhamma that I teach you now. Those sacrifices were not made to attain something evil. I nearly gave up my life in search of Dhamma, crossing the threshold of death before I could proclaim to the world the D…
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