Guest guest Posted May 25, 2005 Report Share Posted May 25, 2005 Shankaram Siva Shankaram !! > " Bhikkhu Samahita " <bhikkhu_ekamuni > The Rhinocero's Horns 3! > > Friends: > > The Twin Truths won by keen Dual Consideration: > > The blessed Buddha once said: > Friends, the first consideration is: > Whatever Misery arises, this Misery is caused by Ignorance! > Another consequent consideration is: > Clearing all Ignorance by Understanding, ends arising of Misery! > > This immensely long round of rebirth with transition from now this, then to > that form, is caused by this dreadfully deep Ignorance alone...!!! Those > who > really understand this, do not renew coming back into any form of > being...!!! > Considering these twin truths cautiously, resolutely & enthusiastically, > one > may either enter this state of Nibbana right here & now in this very life, > or if there is remaining traces of clinging left, the state of a > non-returner... > Those who neglect understanding of Ignorance, the origin of Ignorance, > the End of Ignorance, and how Ignorance is completely eliminated, are > incapable of release by understanding, are incapable of mental release, > are incapable of direct knowledge, and are thereby incapable of making > an end... They repeat birth, ageing, decay, sickness & death ever again... > While those who undertake understanding of Ignorance, Origin, End & Way, > are indeed capable of mental release by understanding, direct knowledge, > and thus capable of making an end... They are headed towards the deathless! > > Source: The Bundle of Threads. The Sutta-Nipata 724-765 > http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/khuddaka/suttanipata/index.html > http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=201818 > http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=131548 > http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=403082 > http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=133036 > > Friendship is the Greatest ! > and the entire Noble Life... > > Bhikkhu Samahita, 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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