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Open monastery, laity practice area- [Öffentliches Kloster, Laienpraxisbereich] (vata assama) => Down to earth - [Ganz bodenständig] manussaloko => Topic started by: gus on October 05, 2018, 09:18:33 PM

Title: Where are you going to take this body?
Post by: gus on October 05, 2018, 09:18:33 PM

Quote from: Lo-wada Sangarava:
A Sinhalese poem of the 15th century
by Venerable Vidagama Maitreya Mahathera
Translated by: Bhikkhu K. Nanananda

For what are you always getting ready-
eating and drinking and adorning yourself?

Where are you going to take this body?
Be diligent at all times in doing merits.
Isn't that what takes you beyond the ocean of existence?

Title: Re: Where are you going to take this body?
Post by: Dhammañāṇa on October 05, 2018, 10:04:21 PM

What if one prefers to be (exist), wanderer gus . It could fast lead to the hell-fire of non-existence, could it? A possible vi-bhava-tanha, thirst after not being/becoming.

And doing merits: Which? They are for the most for becoming, more refined food, a better stand, finer "body", beauty... aren't smart people not doing merits because they know/trust their effects on long-term ayu (longlife), vaṇṇo (beauty/estimation), sukhaṁ (happiness/heal), balaṁ (power/strengh)?

So how should this encouragement be understood to get it not wrong and not using it if aim is possible different?

So that one does not get not lost in quotes (http://zugangzureinsicht.org/html/lib/authors/thanissaro/beyond_en.html#ch2)..