Friday, October 4, 2013

Advice of all buddhas - Sabba paapassa akaranan

Do not do all evil
Do good
Clean your mind
This is the advice of all buddas

This all though taken literally this shows the body of damma in it mainly it explains the eight fold path that lead to cessation of suffering(dukka niroda gamini patipada).

The first sentence SABBA PAPASSA AKARANAN do not do wrong refers to the sila or in other words samma waca right words,samma kammanta right actions and samma aajiva right livelihood.

KUSALASSA UPASAMPADA Do good (though the correct translation should be create skills)refers to the samadi skanda of the path which are samma wayama right effort, samma sati right mindfulness and samma samadi right concentration.

And the third line of the verse SACITTA PARIYODAPANAN or clean your mind refers to the pragna skanda of the path or in other words samma ditti right view and samma sankappa right concepts.

When I was walking yesterday i was contemplating on this and not only desire does not arise when contemplating but you get the understanding that this is the path.

Further i was thinking the path is eight fold yes but at this given moment what should be my practice since my sila is protected and being mindful then in this moment what should be my practice. Then i was contemplating on dukka. What is dukka? Form is not dukka but grasping of form is dukka. Feeling is not dukka but grasping of feeling is dukka. Perception is not dukka but grasping of perception is dukka. Sankara or intention is not dukka but grasping of intention is dukka. Conciousness is not dukka but grasping of Conciousness is dukka.

This is because if form is dukka then arahats are also in dukka. Because until the death arahats also have form feeling perception intention and Conciousness. But the arahats does not have the grasping. Therefore no dukka for arahats.

So if your sila is protected what should be the path or what should be the practice at this moment. It should be to identify form as form and its impermanence. If we can be mindful of impermenence of form we will not be attached. Since form is impermenence nothing will be there to be attached. So we will be detached. If detached then no grasping. If no grasping then that's the cessation of dukka if that's the cessation then that is the path. What is the path?

Being mindful of impermenence of form
Being mindful of the impermenence of feeling
Being mindful of the impermenence of perception
Being mindful of the impermenence of intention
Being mindful of the impermenence of Conciousness

That is how you clean your mind. Being mindful of impermenence.

SABBA SANKARA ANICCATI
YADA PANGNAYA PASSATI
ATA NIBBINDATI DUKKE
ESA MAGGO VISUDDIYA
Meaning
If a person sees from wisdom that all that arises are impermenent this is the path to be completely cleansed{to cessation of dukka.}.

Budusaranai

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