Dhamma for all.
By Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
This
is the twelfth and final talk of the series "Samatha-Vipassana for the
Nuclear Age." I would like to use this opportunity today to summarize,
in one bird's eye view, every angle and aspect of the topics discussed
during this series. My goal is to go clearly and penetratingly into each
of them one-by-one. I call this dhamma-sacca (Dhamma-truth), by which I
mean that a specific aspect or angle must be scrutinized until we
realize, on the most profound level, exactly what its true nature is.
Most importantly, dhamma-sacca is the one particular truth most
appropriate and necessary for a situation and its circumstances. We must
choose the Dhamma-truth that needs to be studied and realized here and
now. For this scrutiny, I'll use the framework of the Four Noble Truths, which consists of the principles:
What is it?
Through what cause does it arise?
What is its purpose?
How does it succeed in that purpose?
Today's
talk is called "The Dhamma-Sacca of Samatha-Vipassana for the Nuclear
Age." The nuclear age form of Dhamma prepares all people to face the
events of our nuclear era: events of war and events of peace. It also
prepares us for the general events in the daily lives of human beings.
In the case of war, if nuclear war occurs, what sort of Dhamma will
enable the mind to face such horrible dangers and punishment? With
peace, what knowledge is needed regarding this situation in which there
is still this nuclear age kind of peace? As for Buddhists, in order to
be true Buddhists who don't waste the opportunity of hearing the Dhamma,
what do we need to know about this matter and how should we practice to
protect our name, face, and honor? Don't forget that being a Buddhist
means being "one who knows, is awakened, and has blossomed into
perfection."
Nowadays,
what are people doing that we call this "The Nuclear Age"? They can go
up to the moon, circle it, land on it, and come back to earth. They can
send vehicles to look at, explore, and go beyond the planets. Nothing is
at all like the old days. We can jump from here to there and fly around
the world in hours. Things have changed like this. Now that we can go
to the heavens nothing is the same. What mental qualities, then, are
appropriate for a mankind that has progressed in this direction and to
this degree?
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