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Posted by: Dhammañāṇa
« on: October 05, 2018, 11:58:46 AM »

Does confused wanderer gus sees certain transgression and likes to come out of a whole or does he just like to BE, what ever think good to identify with?
Posted by: gus
« on: October 05, 2018, 11:26:55 AM »

Okasa,

Asura gus , .. believing the Nighantas/Jain .. sick in the ozean on an island .. build on pride and conceit, ..
Asura asking: ... your selfmade island ..

I think I have done huge demerits, so that monk always condemn me.
Okay, Consider me as a AMD. (Asura micca ditthiko)


Vandami.
Posted by: Dhammañāṇa
« on: October 05, 2018, 11:11:31 AM »

Asura gus , assumption is already follish and the poem is biased, product of anger and motivates fools believing the Nighantas/Jain to cut themselves of and sick in the ozean on an island build on pride and conceit, woven by defilements.

Asura asking: "What to do when you oppose everything I do and say."

Maybe regard past deeds not as your own but just the results will cause another becoming (a good or bad) and having reflect on them, seen "oh real", let them behind, never pick up similar again? Try it, one who comes and looks (does) for himself will know. This requires a good birth, dukkha and Saddha. How to gain a good stand? To relay on ones own opinions...? Or by seeking Nissaya, having left home in the world behind?

Be (do) quick (what is skilful), your selfmade island is nearly no more to see from the outer shores.

Would a wise give such advices, if he holds on such foolish poems? Would a Buddha ever teach?
Posted by: gus
« on: October 05, 2018, 10:48:05 AM »

Okasa Bhante,
It is a good poem about ungrateful people though it is not perfect. It is not an evil one. There is an assumption that the reader is wise enough to grasp the meaning.
Vandami.

*  What to do when you oppose everything I do and say.
Posted by: Dhammañāṇa
« on: October 05, 2018, 08:05:48 AM »

Deva gus ,

what ever pitfall Deva might have erected: try to remember where an "destroy" it, correct it, make it plane, so that nobody might get caught in it. Falls into it, get hurt or dies.
When it happens that someone get harmed or even lost, stepping into what Deva might has placed here or there: the transgression is complete.

Be quick!

* Johann : Atma changed Devas post in start in this regard, but it's not sure that there are always some who look after that being do not hurt each other. So care about the past to possible correct and transgression get not complete as long as possible an connection/access.
Posted by: gus
« on: October 05, 2018, 04:06:16 AM »

Okasa bhante,

I think the poem should not be taken literally. It just mean that there are bad men whom cannot be changed. I think it doesn't mean every bad men.
And yes, I shouldn't have used the dquote for that.
Khamatu me bhante!

Vandami.
Posted by: Dhammañāṇa
« on: October 04, 2018, 09:54:21 PM »

And what are the times, what are the circumstances one should do good even if this person having bad tendencies or one suspects he has?

  • When ever one arrives
  • When one departs
  • When lacking of food
  • When sick
  • When performing actions which are praised and charming for the wise


And who could do good to a person having bad tendencies, is of use for "bad" to get purified?

One who has reached the homeless state may be of use, can give possibilities for purification. Can purify of what a "bad" person may give. Can purify with his compassionate acts, if the "bad" is able to receive his gifts. No matter if the one having reached homeless state might be the teacher or the student, the giver or receiver in certain relations and acts.

And what is a useless association, a waste of merits and time, when people, still having bad tendencies, having not reached the beggar state, housholder, entertain each other for becoming and resisting in Samsara. What ever gifts and sacrifies are made, what ever received is of low value, does neither purify on one or both sides and when trading with the Gems, with things of high value,  for their entertainments, for entertainings sake, then one can be sure that this is an association headed downward, one of the many highways to hell.

Is this understood? Is this penetrated? Are there doubts, further questions, Deva gus ?

Also in asking further, releasing doubt, getting clear and satified with what is conductive, be quick! Connections are not for sure and even the secure shore of the Domain of the Noble Ones not reached yet!

Be quick in leaving home, even for temporary times! Be firm in desiring for it and void householders domains as long as no proper distance like the shining moon can be maintained or has become naturally!

The moon is there as long as this world had not broken appart, be quick in searching for it and learn to trace him even when cloud are present, even if new moon is present. Be quick in learning how to trace his becoming and fading within your current ārammaṇa till you star to shine in distance for your self, weather traced, seen or rememdered by other living in outer lands, having drifted away.

Be quick in this regard no matter is you think that you are good or bad!

This is a field for merits, not for lazy, a camp to work and practice concentration. Be quick before the fields of merits may be gone for long long time.
Posted by: Dhammañāṇa
« on: October 04, 2018, 09:27:41 PM »

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammā-sambuddhassa

7. Jigucchitabbasuttaṃ

Should be loathed

27. "Bhikkhus, these three persons are evident in the world. Which three? A certain person should be loathed, should not be associated. The second should be looked after not (closely!) associated and the third should be (closely!) associated.

Bhikkhus, which person should be loathed and not associated?

Here a certain person is unvirtuous, with evil thoughts like rubbish, with secret actions, with only a promise to recluseship, festering inside and filth oozing out. Bhikkhus, this kind of person should be loathed, should not be associated. What is the reason? In some way if this person is not imitated, ill fame spreads, this is an evil friend, an associate of evil. Just as a serpent with excreta on its body would not sting anyone, for he smears excreta. In the same manner an unvirtuous person with evil thoughts similar to rubbish, with secret actions, with only a promise to recluseship, festering inside and filth oozing out should be loathed, should not be associated.

"Bhikkhus, what kind of person should be carefully watched, not (closely!) associated?

Bhikkhus, a certain person is angry and has grudges. When a few words are told he becomes angry swears and retorts angrily showing anger and displeasure, like a festered sore touched by a clod or stone would ooze much pus. Or like a heap of rotting food in a monastery when hit with a clod or stone would give a hissing sound. Or like a heap of excreta when hit with a clod or stone would give an evil smell Bhikkhus, in like manner a person with a mind comparable to a sore is angry, has grudges and when a few words are told he becomes angry, swears and retorts angrily showing anger and displeasure. Bhikkhus, this person should be carefully watched, not (closely) associated. What is the reason? He may scold me, rebuke me (improper!) and do me (=good tendencies in my conducts, and conductive, needed sources present in me, not my defilements) some harm. Therefore this person should be carefully watched, not (closely) associated.

"Bhikkhus, what kind of person should be closely associated?

Here a certain person is virtuous, with good behaviour. Such a person should be associated closely. What is the reason? If for some reason this person is imitated, good fame spreads. He is a good friend, behaves well. Such a person should be associated. These three persons are evident in the world."

"Associating someone low is deterioration,
Associating an equal there's no deterioration
Therefore bend down to a superior,
It is quick growth."

"Be" (act) quick!"
Posted by: Dhammañāṇa
« on: October 04, 2018, 06:24:49 PM »

Deva gus

Such should not be approved. That's the teaching of bias, not understanding, and harmful for oneself and for many, slandering the Tathagata and those worthy to bow for in putting "Namo..." in relation with it.

Why?

Because:
1. there is no such as a inherent goodness or badness to be found anywhere.
2. You could be biased in judging of what is good and what is bad.
3. You could have an improper ārammaṇa to pick out of what is proper to judge.
4. You could be wrongly informed, be corrupted in regard of 1-4.

Ironical the Ninghantas, the Jains, starting with spreading a little metta in this and that direction, just that far, neglecting the use of person, dwelling in householder equanimity do not only try to make themselves attractive with such biased teachings, but have also success in gaining fools following them into Maras prison for a long long time.

And more ironical, they also have success to sell teachings like "beat me, tread me bad... I have metta..."

This is the teaching one catches those who have fallen into low states, those who like to destruct themselves, the petas, those who desided that they are bad and so they do not only love to punish themselves but also in interaction. That is why they are so successful in outward lands void of Arahats, apart from borderlands, drifting into the ozean of death.

So how should one tread people of which he either knows or thinks/assumes to have (still) harmful tendencies?

* Johann : If wishing to test and post something to get a judgement on it, it's not good to put "Namo" in connection with it. And it's not good to put a dispraise in connection with it. Does Deva gus understands the danger in doing otherwise, does Deva understand why one should not say "yes" if either not knowing or just for sociaicing, even cheating for best reason, if deliberated, promted, is a reason to totally get cut off. If having judged wrong, seeing later, correct and pardon it. If letting thing stand wrong, don't destroy the trap, if when ever later one falls into such a pitfall, the transgression is fullfilled, even you might have understood later on. Take care to put no pitfalls out to catch what you would like, since Deva would end up likewise, having fallen into the deep of a transgression an no more way to come up, out, nobody would help a "bad person" easilly.
Posted by: gus
« on: October 04, 2018, 04:55:13 PM »

Quote from: Guttila Kavyaya - A Sinhalese poem based on Guttila Jataka
How ever much you do good,
the bad person will never change.
like a coal washed in milk,
does not turn white.