Humans see mud and soil as dirty but earthworms and other mud creatures see mud and soil as home. Humans see shit and toilets are dirty but there are worms which like these places so much and see them as home. Sorry eh, very disgusting right. What I'm going to say is what we perceive depends on our karma.
Humans see water as water, ghosts see water as blood, heavenly beings see water as crystal, fishes see water as homes and to leave it is equal to death.
Buddhas see samsara as sufferings but humans see samsara as home and attach to it, so ignorant that many refuse to leave. I guess it is just like we wonder why earthworms like to be in the soil and mud.
There is a Buddhist saying "众生原本一�性,�是业缘别形体"。It means we are all the same, the difference is our karma that makes us different in appearance. Due to different karma, we are born in different realms (animals, ghosts,hell, demi-god, heaven and humans). Humans are born in different countries and within the same country, different families (rich or poor etc.)
Some people do not have a chance to listen to the Dharma or have a chance of knowing the Dharma but do not believe it, this is also due to their karma.To have a chance to know and believe the Dharma are those with deep å–„æ ¹, so cherish it.
Appreciate what you posted. Especially the following,
"Buddhas see samsara as sufferings but humans see samsara as home and attach to it, so ignorant that many refuse to leave. I guess it is just like we wonder why earthworms like to be in the soil and mud."
and...
"Some people do not have a chance to listen to the Dharma or have a chance of knowing the Dharma but do not believe it, this is also due to their karma.To have a chance to know and believe the Dharma are those with deep å–„æ ¹, so cherish it."
Amitufo!
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btw, what inspired this post? Did it come from some sutra? If so, tell me which one because I wanna read it.
Originally posted by realization:btw, what inspired this post? Did it come from some sutra? If so, tell me which one because I wanna read it.
The inspiration came from the cause and effect sutra (page 30). It reminded me of something I read but I can't remember exactly where I read it. So what I wrote was based on my memories. The actual article was very well written, mine was a bit "distorted" ha ha ........ but the meaning is something like that.
Thx Dawn...
but for the good roots... is it really stated in the sutra u read?
For me I think I am just too fortunate to learn Dharma in my life.
It all begin with curiosity
lol
Originally posted by 2009novice:Thx Dawn...
but for the good roots... is it really stated in the sutra u read?
For me I think I am just too fortunate to learn Dharma in my life.
It all begin with curiosity
lol
It is stated in many Buddhist books that those who know the Dharma and believe it are people with good roots (å–„æ ¹). It is logical because people who are not compassionate will not believe that killing animals is a cruel act.
Buddha/bodhisattvas also don't liberate those beings without affinity.