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"The valuable lesson for human beings like the camel"
áá°áĄáąááŹášááşáŹá¸ááşáŹá¸áᲠáá ááášáá˛áá˝áŹ áťááááŹáĄááášááášááᯠáąááźáᲠáˇáąáťááá˝áášá¸áááŻáášááášáááŻá áá˝áŹááźáášá¸áá˛áˇ áĄáąááźá¸áĄáťááášáąááź áá˝ááąáážáááášá ááŻáááąááá˛áˇ áááĽá áĽáŹáá˝áášáˇ áááŻáášáááŻáášáááąááźááᯠááźáášááźáášáá˛áᲠáááŻá¸ááşá˛ ááťááášá¸áᏠáá ášááŤáá ášááś áąááşáŹášáááášááşáášá¸áąáťá ááááᲠá áĄááášá¸áĄáťáá áš áťáá ášáááŹáᲠá ááŻá¸áááášáá°ááášáááᲠá áťáá ášááşáŹá¸ááśáᏠáťáá ášááźáŹá¸ááŤááášá áá°áááŻááᏠááŽáĄááşáášááᯠáąááźá¸áąáááááŻá áąááˇáąáážáááŹááŤá
Many people have the mistaken ideas that they can solve all their problems with money.
Sometimes, Inordinate expansion of wealth and possessions however becomes not a source of happiness but a source of anxiety. They forget to think about this fact.
áąááźáᏠáá°áá ášáąááŹáášáĄááźááš áąááášáá ášáá° áˇáĄááźá˛ ááĄá áášá¸áá˛áá˝áŹ ááášáąááŹáášáˇááášááŹáááᲠᡠáąááááŻáášááᯠᡠáĄááśáŻá¸ááášáąááá˛áˇ áá°áá ášááŹáášáᲠá áťááááŹáĄáŹá¸ááśáŻá¸ááᯠáąáťááá˝áášá¸ááąáá¸áááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á ááŤááášáá ááášá¸ááááš áťááááŹáĄáá ášáąááźááᯠááášááŽá¸ááášááŤááášá ááŤáąážááŹáášáˇ áĄááŹáááłáłáąááźáá˝áášáˇ áá˝áźáášáąááŹášááᯠáˇáááąááźááᯠáá˝áášááášáá˛áˇ áááąááŹáášáˇááąá á áĽášá¸á áŹá¸ááśáŻá¸ááášááᯠáˇáááŻáĄáášááŤááášá
Why money is useful for one to lead a comfortable life in modern society, it does not always solve one's all problems. Not only that, it can also creates new problems as well. Therefore, it is important for us to consider things as well as our lives in proper perspective.
áĄááŹáááłáłáąááźáᲠá áĄáá˝áášáĄááášááášáááŻá¸áá˝áášáˇ áĄá á ášáĄáá˝áášáááŹáááᯠááŹá¸ááášááąááŹáąááŤáášáťááŽá¸ ááŹáááŻáášáĄáŹááśáŻ áĄáąááşáŹášáĄááŤá¸áąááźáĄáąáá ááźáášááŹááášááášááááᯠáąááşáŹáˇááşáá˛áˇáĄá፠á ááášááášáťáááášáááá˝áášáˇ áąááşááášáá˝á ášáááášáˇááááąá áąáááąááŤáášááŹáá˛áˇ á ááášáąáĄá¸ááşáášá¸ááŹááááᯠáá˝áźáášáąááŹášááᯠáˇáááŻááᯠááśá áŹá¸ááá˝áŹáťáá ášááŤááášá
When we realize the true value and real nature of the things and reduce our craving for sensual pleasure we will have more peace arising from tranquility and contentment.
ááşáźáášáąááŹášáááŻááᏠááášááášáááá˝áášáˇ áĄááŻáášá¸áááŹá¸áąááźááᯠáĄáŹááŹáąáťááąááşáŹáášáááš áááŻáášáááŻáášáĄááźáášáąáᏠáĄáťááŹá¸áá°áąááźáĄááźáášá፠áťááááŹáąááźááášááŽá¸ážáááášá ááŽáĄááźááš áááŻáášááśáąááźáᏠá á ášááźá˛áąááźáᎠáááŻá¸ááášážáááŤááášá áá°ááᯠáˇáᏠáĄáťááŹá¸áá°áąááźááᯠáĄáááŻáášáá°áťááŽá¸ ááášáąáťááąááźáááášá¸áááŻáášááᯠᡠáąááşá˝áŹášááášáˇážáááŤááášá
To satisfy our craving and hatred, we create problems for ourselves and others. Nations go to war for this reason. They hope to defeat others and conquer their lands.
áááŻáášážááááŻáášážá á á ášáťáá ášážááťááŽá¸ áĄááźáášážááŽá¸ážááŽá¸ááŹá¸ááŹá¸ ááŻááĄáąááŹáášáá˛áˇážááá˛áˇ áĄáťáá ášáĄááşáášáąááźááᯠááááŹáˇááááŻáášá¸ áá˝áŹ áá˝á ášá áĽášáĄáááŻááš áá˝áášááášá¸áťááłá áŻááŹá¸ááŤááášá ááŤáąááá˛áˇ áąááŹááŽááŹááŹááźáášáąááźáá˛á áťááááášáąááá˛áˇ áá°ááŹá¸áąááźáᏠááźáášááźáášáᲠᡠááášáťááášááŻáśáááŹá¸ ááážáááŤáá°á¸á ááŻááĄááşáŹá¸á áźáŹ ááśá áŹá¸ááťááŽá¸ áĄáá˛ááŹáášáąááźáᲠᡠááášáááŻáášááąááá˛áˇ ááášáąááź áááááᯠáááááťááłááážááąáá¸ááŤáá°á¸á
Battles and wars were fought and stories of enormous suffering have been recorded in the annals of world history. But human beings, entangled in worldliness, will not come to their senses so easily, They suffer so much misery and face many dangers, but yet will not wake up to reality.
áá°ááᯠáˇáᏠáá°á¸áťááśáłá áŹá¸áááŹááᯠááąááŹáąááź áˇáąááá˛áˇ áá ášááŻááŹá¸áĄáŻáášááᯠáťáá ášáąáááŤááášá áá°á¸ááşáŹá¸ááşáŹá¸á áŹá¸áąá ááŤá¸á áášá áąááźá¸ááşáŹá¸ááşáŹá¸ ááášá¸ááźáášáąáááŤá ááŤáąááá˛áˇ ááášá¸áᏠáá°á¸ááášáąááźááᯠááášá áŹá¸ááŤááášá ááášáąááŹáˇáá˝ á áŹá¸ááŹááᯠá áźáášááááášáá˝áŹáááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á ááŤáá˝áááŻááš áĄáťááŹá¸áĽáááŹááᯠááśáŻá¸ááááš áá°áąááź ááśá áŹá¸áąááá˛áˇ áąááŹááŽááŹááŹááźáášáᏠáĄáŹáá°á¸áá°áá°áá˛á áá°ááŤááášá á áŹá¸áá˛áˇáá°áąááźáᏠáĄáá°ááśááąááá˛áˇ ááŤááᯠáááźáášáˇáá ášááášááŤáá°á¸á
They are like the camel which loves to eat thorny bushes. The more thorns they eat, the more blood gushes from its mouth. Still it continues eating thorny plants and will not give them up. Or, to use another example, the worldly pleasure that people experience is like a hot potato. Eaters feel hot but they do not wish to throw it away.
áťááášááŻááśá ááşáźáášáąááŹášááᯠáˇáᲠá ááŻááĄáąááźáᏠáá˝áŹá¸ááźáášá¸áá˛áˇ áĄááŹáąááźááᯠáááŻááşáášááááąá áąáááąááŤáášááŹááášááᯠᡠááááš áˇáá˛áˇááŤááášá áááŻáášáˇáĄááąááᯠáĄáááŻáááŻáášááᯠᡠáááŻáááŻááşáŹá¸áá˛áˇ áąááźáąážáá¸áááŻááşáášááá áĄáťááŹá¸áá°áąááźááᯠáááášá¸áááŻá¸ááᯠᡠážáááŹáĄáŹáᏠáááŻááᯠááááŻááá áąááťááŽá¸áąááŹááš ááŹáááá˝áášááášáááŻááááŻáá˛áˇ á ááášáá°á¸ááᯠááášááášáááŻáášááŹá¸áááąááźáᏠáá˝áŹá¸ááźáášá¸áá˛áˇ áĄááşááłá¸áĄá áŹá¸áąááź áťáá ášááŤááášá
The Buddha taught that all our miseries arise from wanting the wrong sort of things: more money for self indulgence, power over other people, and cherishing the idea of living forever after one is dead.
ááŤáąááźáĄáąááááášááášááá áá°áąááźááᯠáááᲠáˇááášáťááŽá¸ ááąááŹáášáˇáá˛áááášá¸áááášáááŻáášáťáá
ášáąáĄáŹááš ááŻáášáąááŹáášááŤááášá
áĄáá°á¸ááťááášáˇ áááŻáášááşááłá¸áĄááąáááŻáᏠá
áĽášá¸á
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ášááŤá¸áąááŹáášá¸ááşááłá¸ááᯠáĽáąáááĄáŹáťááłáá˛áˇáĄááŤáá˝áŹ ááŽáááŻáĄáąáťááĄáąá áťáá
ášáąááááŤááášá áá°ááᯠáˇáááŻááᏠáááá˛áˇáĄá፠áąááŹáášááášááŹáááťáá
ášáťááŽá¸ ááąááşááááš áťáá
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ášááşááášááášá¸áá˝áŹáᲠáá°ááᯠáˇáąááŹáášáˇááá˛áˇáĄááŹáąááźá ááŻáąááŹáášá¸áá˛áˇáĄááŹáąááź ááťááášáąááŹáˇ ááśáŻá¸ááśáá¸áá˝áŹááᯠá
ááŻá¸áááášáá˛áˇáĄááźááš ááŤáá˝áááŻááš ááášááášáá˛áˇ áĄááŹáąááźá ááźá˛áąááŹáášáá ááá˝ááąááŹáˇáá˛áˇáĄááźááš ááąááşááááš ááśá
áŹá¸ážáááťááášááŤááášá
The desire for these things makes people become discontented with life. This is especially the case when they think about their own interest, and disregarded others' welfare. When they do not get what they want, they become restless and discontented. At the same time when they gain with what they were longing and praying for they experience unsatisfactoriness or disappointment because of the fear of loosing it, or because what they craved for is not that attractive anymore.
ááşáźáášáąááŹášáááŻááᲠá áááŻáášá
ááášááášá¸áá˛ááŻááĄáĄáŹá¸ááśáŻá¸áᏠááŹááŹáááĄáąáá áá
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áŹá¸ážááášáˇááŤá áĄá˛ááŽááŻááĄáąááźáᏠááťáá
ášáąáá¸ááŹááᯠáťáá
ášáááŻáá˛áˇ áááľá ááá˝ááąáá¸ááŹááᯠáá˝ááááŻáá˛áˇáááľá áá˝ááťááŽá¸áá˛áˇáĄááŹáąááźááᯠááááŻááşáášáąááŹáˇáá˛áˇ áááľáąááźáąážááŹáášáˇ áťáá
ášáąááááŹááŹááŤá
ááŽáĄáąážááŹáášá¸ááᯠáĄáąáá¸áĄáááš áĄááşááášážááŹážáᏠá
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áŹá¸ážááášáˇááşááš á
ááášááşáášá¸ááŹáá áááśá
áŹá¸ááťááášá¸áᲠá áĄáááááášááášáᏠáĄáŹááŹáááľ ááŤáá˝áááŻááš áááášáťááášá¸áťááááťáá
ášááášáááŻáᏠááťááášá¸áááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á
All our physical and mental sufferings are caused by selfishness for pleasure. Think about that deeply. They are caused by the desire to be what we are not, to have what we do not have, and not to want the things we already have. If we think hard and long about it, there is no denying that the chief culprit in our inability to enjoy a sense of happiness is desire or craving.
áąááŹááááŻáᏠáąáá˝áŹáášáá˝áŹá¸áááŻáá˛áˇáááľá áąááŹááááŻáᏠááááŻáá˛áˇ áááľá áĄááááŠáŹáááŻáᏠáá°áá ášááŤá¸ááᯠáááąá áááŻáá˛áˇáááľá ááááąáááááŻáᏠáá ášá áśáŻáá ášáᯠááŤáá˝áááŻááš áá ášá áśáŻáá ášáąááŹáášááᯠáááŻáášáááŻáášáááŻáá˛áˇ áááľáťáá ášááŤááášá áá˝áźáášáąááŹášááᯠáˇáᲠá áĄááşáášááąáᏠá ááášááśá áŹá¸ááşáášáĄáŹá¸ááśáŻá¸ááᯠáá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻáááᯠááşáášáąáá˝áŹáášááŹá¸áá˛áˇ áąáá˝áŹáášážáááłá¸ááášá¸áá°áąáᏠáĄáááŻáááľáĄáŹá¸áťááášáˇ áąááŹášááŻáášáĄáąáťááá˝áŹáááŻáášááŤááášá
What is fear but the desire to avoid; greed, the desire to have; jealousy, the desire that other shall not have; grief, the desire to gain something or someone.
All our negative emotions can be worked out in terms of desire, the chain that binds us.
ááá˝áŹááťáááášáťáá ášááááąá áąáá˝áŹáášáá˝áŹá¸áááš áá ášááŻááášá¸áąááŹááášá¸áᏠááášá¸áááŻáťáá ášáąáááąá áá˛áˇ áĄáááŻáááľáááŻáąááşáŹáˇááşáááš ááŤáá˝áááŻááš áá˝áášá¸ááŻáášáá ášáááš áťáá ášááŤááášá ááŤáᏠááŻáášáąááŹáášááᯠáˇááášáá˛áąááá˛áˇ ááťáá ášáááŻáášááŹáąááŹáˇ áááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á ááá˝áŹááťáááášáťáá ášááááᯠáąááşáŹášáááŹá¸áááŻáášááŹáᲠᡠáá°, áá°ááᏠá ááášááášáťáááášáá˛áˇ áĄáąááĄááŹá¸ ááŤáá˝áááŻááš áąááŹáášáˇáá˛áąááşááášáá˛áˇ áĄáąááĄááŹá¸ááᯠáąááŹáášááźáŹá¸ááŤááášá
The only way to avoid this restlessness is to reduce or get rid of the desire that caused it.
This may be difficult to do, but not impossible.
Whenever a person overcome restlessness, he or she arrives at a state of calmness or contentment.
áťááášááŻááśá " áąááŹááá˝áŹáá˝ááá˛áˇ ááŹááŹááźáášááąá ááášá¸ááášááŹáá˛áˇ áąááşááášáááá˝áášáˇ áąááŹáááááşáŹáášáááŻááŹáąááźáᏠááźáášááŹááášááášáá (ááá˝áŹ) ááᯠááşáášááŽá¸áťááášá¸ááąááąáááąááŤáášááŹáá˛áˇ áąááşááášáááąááŹááš ááááŻáášááášáá°á¸" ááᯠᡠááááš áˇážááŹá¸áá˛áˇááŤááášá
The Buddha said: " The joys derived from pleasure in the world, as well as those of heaven are not worth as joy arising from the destruction of craving."
ááŽáá˝áŹ ááášáąááźá¸ááááŻáášáááš áĄáťááŹá¸áĄáááŻáĄááááš áˇáąáá¸ááŤ-
ááášááŻáášáąáá¸áąáḠááášá¸áá˛áˇáá°áᏠááášá¸áá˛ááášá
ááášááŻáášááᯠáá
ášááşááŹá¸áá°áᏠááşáášá¸ááŹááášá
ááášááŻáášááᯠáá
ášážáááášá
áźááš áˇáá
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ááášáĄááááśáááᯠᡠááášááŻáášááášááá˝áŹáąááŹáˇáá°á¸á
Here is another saying for you to ponder:
"Sorry is whose burden is heavy,
And happy is he who has cast it down;
When once he has cast off his burden,
He will seek to be burdened no more."
áááĄááźááš ááşáźáášáąááŹášááᯠáˇáąáá¸ááášááá˛áˇ ááášá¸áá˛ááŻááĄááášáááŻá¸áᏠááźáášááŹááášááášááááąá áťáá ášáąááááŹááŤááášá ááźáášááŹááášááášáááᲠá áĄááşááłá¸ááášáĄáťáá áš ááşáźáášáąááŹášáááŻáá ááášáá˛áá˝áŹ áĄááŹááášáááąááź ááşáášáá ášáá˛áˇ ááŤáá˝áááŻááš ááşááłá¸áąá áˇáąááź ááşáášááŹá¸áá ášáá˛áˇ áĄááŻááš (ááś) áąááźááᯠááŻáášáąááŹáášážáááášá áąááŹáášáĄá፠ááŽáááá˝áŹ ááŤáá˝áááŻááš áąááŹáášáááá˝áŹ áĄá˛ááŽááśáąááźáᲠá ááşááłá¸áąá áˇáąááźááąá ááśá áĄááşááłá¸ááášáąááźáĄáťáá áš ááášáˇáá˝áášáˇááŹááŤááášá
Suffering, which is the price we pay for our existence, is brought about by craving.
As a result of craving, we perform actions which leave imprints or seeds on our mind.
Later, in this life or another, the seeds of our actions will ripen as reactions.
áĄáťááŹá¸á ááŹá¸áᲠáˇáąáťááŹááááš ááŤáááŻáá˛áˇááźáášááŹááááąá ááášáťááášáĄááşááłá¸ááášáąáááąááŤáášááŹááášáˇ ááśááᯠááášááŽá¸ááŤááášá áĄáąááŹáášá¸áĄáááŻá¸ áá˝á ášááášáá˛á ááášá áášáąááá˛áˇ ááşáźáášáąááŹášáááŻá áĄáááášááśáąááźá áááŻáá ááşáźáášáąááŹášááᯠáˇááśá áŹá¸áááášáˇ áąááŹáášá¸áá˛áˇáĄáąáťááĄáąá ááąááŹáášá¸áá˛áˇ áĄáąáťááĄáąááąááźááᯠáťáá ášáąáááąá áá˛áˇááŹááŤá
In another words, selfish craving creates kamma which gives rise to reactions.
Our past actions, coupled by two factors of wholesomeness and unwholesomeness, cause good and bad states which we experience today.
ááŤáąážááŹáášáˇ áĄááŹááášáá˝áŹ áąááŹáášá¸áá˛áˇáĄááşááłá¸ááášáąááźááᯠááśá áŹá¸áááᯠᡠáááŻáąááŹáąááŹáááš (áá áĽáłáá¸ááš) áá˝áŹ áĄáąááŹáášá¸ááśáąááźááᯠááŻáášáąááŹáášáááŤááášá ááŤáᏠááášáá°á ááášááášá¸áᲠáˇáá˝ ááąáťááŹáášá¸áá˛áááŻáášáá˛áˇ áĄá á ášáĄáá˝ááš áąááŹáááááŹááááŹá¸áťáá ášááŤááášá ááŤáąááźáᏠáá°á¸áťááśáłá áŹá¸áááŹááᯠááąááŹáąááź áˇáąááá˛áˇ áá ášááŻááŹá¸áĄáŻáášááᯠáá°ááŹá¸ááşáŹá¸áĄááźááš áĄáááŻá¸ááášááášááášá¸á áŹááşáŹá¸ áťáá ášááŤááášá
So, to experience good reactions in the future, we must perform good actions at present.
This is an invariable true universal law which no one can change in any way.
These are valuable lessons for human beings who are like the camel which loves to eat thorny bushes.
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