Guest guest Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Friends: Profoundly Wise and Moderate Ontology: Buddha once said: Some recluses & priests declare these excessively speculative views:'Everything Exists'; which is the one extreme (Sarvastavadin Eternalism)..Other recluses & priests declare a just as hypothetical opposite extremeview: 'Everything do Not Exist' (Sunyatavadin Annihilationism)..Avoiding both these extremes the Well-Gone-Beyond Buddha teachesthis Dhamma from the Middle: When this is present, that also do exist.When this emerges, that also do arise. When this is absent, that neither exists.When this ceases, that also vanishes. From ignorance arises mental construction.From mental construction arises consciousness.From consciousness arises naming- & -forming.From name- & -form arises the six senses.From the six senses arises contact.From contact arises feeling.From feeling arises craving.From craving arises clinging.From clinging arises becoming.From becoming arises birth.From birth arises ageing, decay, sickness & death.From ageing, decay & death arises Suffering!This is the origin of this entire mass of Pain...When ignorance ceases, mental construction stops.When mental construction ceases, consciousness stops.When consciousness ceases, naming- & -forming stops.When name- & -form ceases, the six senses stops.When the six senses ceases, contact stops.When contact ceases, feeling stops.When feeling ceases, craving stops.When craving ceases, clinging stops.When clinging ceases, becoming stops.When becoming ceases, birth stops.When birth ceases, ageing, decay, sickness & death stops...When ageing, decay, sickness & death ceases, Suffering stops!This is the Disappearance of this entire mass of Misery & Pain... Dig it! IMHO It doesn't come much Deeper than that ...The doors to the Deathless, thereby become Wide Open ... Friendship is the Greatest ! Bhikkhu Samāhita, Sri Lanka. http://groups.msn.com/DirectDhamma Buddha-Direct http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/TrueDhamma What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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