The one who beholds that which has become as become
Passes beyond that becoming
And is released from craving for sensation.
In that which really is, he understands becoming.
Free from longing for birth or death,
He finds the true meaning of the end of becoming.
-Itivuttaka Sutta
"The one who beholds" is the disciple sitting in insight meditation whose mind is single-mindedly focused on attaining nirvana.
"That which has become" is tathata, the state of awakening in mind and in body.
When such a person views the Buddha as awakened, sh/he transcends the single-mindedness of samadhi.
In transcending nirvana, s/he lets go of vainly grasping and loses all "craving for sensation."
Having realized true Dharma as Truth, s/he "understands becoming."
Being liberated "from longing for birth and death", such a person discovers "the true meaning of the end of becoming", nirvana.
Originally published: November 23, 2005 2351H
Updated: February 26, 2013 0928H
Reference:
See also: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/khuddaka/iti/tb0/index.html#glossary
Showing posts with label ignorant craving. Show all posts
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Ignorant Craving (poem)
Ignorant craving is like being blinded
By staring too long at the sun,
Except you're addicted to worldliness.
Enlightenment is like being able
To run naked in a field with everyone.
Now that you know the difference,
Why would you still want to stay blind?
By staring too long at the sun,
Except you're addicted to worldliness.
Enlightenment is like being able
To run naked in a field with everyone.
Now that you know the difference,
Why would you still want to stay blind?
20060305
Let Go Your Hold
The Buddha said:
"In every direction," said the Buddha, "above, below, around, and within, you see things you know and recognize. Put them down. Do not let consciousness dwell on the products of existence and things that come and go, for there is no rest of relief there. When you understand that by taking the objects of the world for granted as total reality, you are tied to the world, then this understanding will release you from your dependence on objects and will stop your craving and your desire for constant becoming. Then you can let go your hold and engage with things as they are, instead."
-Sutta Nipata
This quote is from the Dhammapada, and urges the follower to stop clinging to "things you know and recognize". For clinging is holding tight to "products of existence and things that come and go" i.e. to impermanent objects which have finite existence i.e. your computer, food, or a favorite song.
"...There is no rest of relief there." refers to the suffering which clinging to existence may cause.
Taking the world for granted as total reality ties us to the world. By letting go of clinging, I do not have to give away my possessions. In letting go of the objects of this world, I see that they are not the total reality of existence at all.
Thinking in this way, I am no longer tied to the world. I am released from my dependence on objects. My craving and desire for constant becoming has ceased.
Having let go my hold, I am free to engage with things as they are.
"In every direction," said the Buddha, "above, below, around, and within, you see things you know and recognize. Put them down. Do not let consciousness dwell on the products of existence and things that come and go, for there is no rest of relief there. When you understand that by taking the objects of the world for granted as total reality, you are tied to the world, then this understanding will release you from your dependence on objects and will stop your craving and your desire for constant becoming. Then you can let go your hold and engage with things as they are, instead."
-Sutta Nipata
This quote is from the Dhammapada, and urges the follower to stop clinging to "things you know and recognize". For clinging is holding tight to "products of existence and things that come and go" i.e. to impermanent objects which have finite existence i.e. your computer, food, or a favorite song.
"...There is no rest of relief there." refers to the suffering which clinging to existence may cause.
Taking the world for granted as total reality ties us to the world. By letting go of clinging, I do not have to give away my possessions. In letting go of the objects of this world, I see that they are not the total reality of existence at all.
Thinking in this way, I am no longer tied to the world. I am released from my dependence on objects. My craving and desire for constant becoming has ceased.
Having let go my hold, I am free to engage with things as they are.
20051212
Form is Suffering
Form is suffering. The cause and condition for the arising of form is also suffering. As form has originated from what is suffering, how could it be happiness?
-"The Connected Discourses of the Buddha"
This quote is derived from the Dharmacakrapravartana Sutra:
"...Form is suffering, feeling is suffering, perception is suffering, karmic constituents are suffering, consciousness is suffering; in sum, these five agglomerations, which are the basis of clinging to existence, are suffering. This, monks, is the Noble Truth of suffering.
...
"And what is the Noble Truth of the origination of suffering? It is the thirst for further existence, which comes along with pleasure and passion and brings passing enjoyment here and there. This, monks, is the Noble Truth of the origination of suffering." - Commentary on Dharmacakrapravartana Sutra
Originally the Pali Sutra, Dhamma-kakka-ppavattana-sutta (see References) has no entry stating that "form is suffering". Instead it mentions the five aggregates (Skandha) i.e form, feeling, perception, karmic constituents, and consciousness.
"The five Skandhas are a fundamental Buddhist concept and play an important part in Buddhist doctrine. For it is through the five Skandhas that the world (Samsara) is experienced, and nothing is experienced apart from the five Skandha. Furthermore it is through the five Skandha that clinging (Upadana) occur and through the five Skandha that suffering (Duhkha) arises." - Skandha - The Five Aggregates
References:
Commentary on Dharmacakrapravartana Sutra:
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Temple/6198/1stsermon.html
The DHAMMA-KAKKA-PPAVATTANA-SUTTA - "Dhamma-kakka-ppavattana-sutta" is another variation of the original Pali title for Dharmacakrapravartana Sutra.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe11/sbe1104.htm
http://www.buddhistinformation.com/ida_b_wells_memorial_sutra_library/dhammakakkappavattana_sutta.htm
Skandha - The Five Aggregates:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skandha
-"The Connected Discourses of the Buddha"
This quote is derived from the Dharmacakrapravartana Sutra:
"...Form is suffering, feeling is suffering, perception is suffering, karmic constituents are suffering, consciousness is suffering; in sum, these five agglomerations, which are the basis of clinging to existence, are suffering. This, monks, is the Noble Truth of suffering.
...
"And what is the Noble Truth of the origination of suffering? It is the thirst for further existence, which comes along with pleasure and passion and brings passing enjoyment here and there. This, monks, is the Noble Truth of the origination of suffering." - Commentary on Dharmacakrapravartana Sutra
Originally the Pali Sutra, Dhamma-kakka-ppavattana-sutta (see References) has no entry stating that "form is suffering". Instead it mentions the five aggregates (Skandha) i.e form, feeling, perception, karmic constituents, and consciousness.
"The five Skandhas are a fundamental Buddhist concept and play an important part in Buddhist doctrine. For it is through the five Skandhas that the world (Samsara) is experienced, and nothing is experienced apart from the five Skandha. Furthermore it is through the five Skandha that clinging (Upadana) occur and through the five Skandha that suffering (Duhkha) arises." - Skandha - The Five Aggregates
References:
Commentary on Dharmacakrapravartana Sutra:
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Temple/6198/1stsermon.html
The DHAMMA-KAKKA-PPAVATTANA-SUTTA - "Dhamma-kakka-ppavattana-sutta" is another variation of the original Pali title for Dharmacakrapravartana Sutra.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe11/sbe1104.htm
http://www.buddhistinformation.com/ida_b_wells_memorial_sutra_library/dhammakakkappavattana_sutta.htm
Skandha - The Five Aggregates:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skandha
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