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Can we talk as a friend, who spoke about his buddha friend?
Merry meet Venerable Sir or Lady and blessed be;
May we and all our relatives be safe and secure
May we and all our relatives be happy at heart
May we and all our relatives want to prevent and abandon doings that lead to
someones downfall.
May we and all our relatives want to do doings that lead to blessings.
Don't you see how Allah gives the comparisment of a good word? It is like a
fine tree, of which the roots are firmly established and whose branches
reach to the heavens.
This brings forth the fruit in accordance with every season commanded by the
Lord. And Allah gives comparisments to the people so that they might learn.
Quran Chapter 14, Ibrahiem 25-26.
Samyutta Nikaya VI.15 - Parinibbana Sutta - Total Unbinding
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
For free distribution only. Put available by John Bullit
On one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Kusinara in Upavattana,
the Sal Tree Grove of the Mallans, on the occasion of his total Unbinding.
Then the Blessed One addressed the monks, "I exhort you, monks: All
fabrications are subject to decay. Bring about completion by being heedful."
Those were the Tathagata's last words.
Then the Blessed One entered the first jhana. Emerging from that he entered
the second jhana. Emerging from that, he entered the third... the fourth
jhana... the dimension of the infinitude of space... the dimension of the
infinitude of consciousness... the dimension of nothingness... the dimension
of neither perception nor non-perception. Emerging from that, he entered the
cessation of perception & feeling.
Then emerging from the cessation of perception & feeling, he entered the
dimension of neither perception nor non-perception. Emerging from that, he
entered the dimension of nothingness... the dimension of the infinitude of
consciousness... the dimension of the infinitude of space... the fourth
jhana... the third... the second... the first jhana. Emerging from the first
jhana he entered the second... the third... the fourth jhana. Emerging from
the fourth jhana, he immediately was totally Unbound.
When the Blessed One was totally Unbound, simultaneously with the total
Unbinding, Sahampati Brahma uttered this verse:
All beings -- all -- in the world,
will cast off the bodily heap
in the world
where a Teacher like this
without peer in the world
the Tathagata, with strength attained,
the Rightly Self-Awakened One,
has been totally
Unbound.
When the Blessed One was totally Unbound, simultaneously with the total
Unbinding, Sakka, ruler of the gods, uttered this verse:
How inconstant are compounded things!
Their nature: to arise & pass away.
They disband as they are arising.
Their total stilling is bliss.
When the Blessed One was totally Unbound, simultaneously with the total
Unbinding, Ven. Ananda uttered this verse:
It was awe-inspiring.
It was hair-raising
when, displaying the foremost
accomplishment in all things,
the Rightly Self-Awakened One
was totally Unbound.
When the Blessed One was totally Unbound, simultaneously with the total
Unbinding, Ven. Anuruddha uttered this verse:
He had no in-&-out breathing,
the one who was Such, the firm-minded one,
imperturbable
& bent on peace:
the sage completing his span.
With heart unbowed
he endured the pain.
Like a flame's unbinding
was the liberation
of awareness.
See also: DN 16; SN V.7; SN IX.6. Revised: Sun 19-Oct-2003
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/samyutta/sn06-015.html
May all beings be safe and secure
May all beings be happy at heart
May all beings want to prevent and abandon doings that lead to someones
downfall.
May all beings want to do doings that lead to blessings
with mudita
Ratana Mata
Merry part and perhaps ...
Merry meet again.
--
Out of the Ratana Sutta.
1. "Whatever beings (non-humans) are assembled here, terrestrial or
celestial, may they all have peace of mind, and may they listen attentively
to these words:
2. "O beings, listen closely. May you all radiate loving-kindness to those
human beings who, by day and night, bring offerings to you (offer merit to
you). Wherefore, protect them with diligence.
... ...
5. "The Supreme Buddha extolled a path of purity (the Noble Eightfold Path)
calling it the path which unfailingly brings concentration. There is nought
comparable to this concentration. This precious jewel is the Dhamma. By this
(asseveration of the) truth may there be happiness.
... ...
8. "As a post deep-planted in the earth stands unshaken by the winds from
the four quarters, so, too, I declare is the righteous man who comprehends
with wisdom the Noble Truths. This precious jewel is the Sangha. By this
(asseveration of the) truth may there be happiness.
... ...
12. "As the woodland groves though in the early heat of the summer month are
crowned with blossoming flowers even so is the sublime Dhamma leading to the
(calm) of Nibbana which is taught (by the Buddha) for the highest good. This
precious jewel is the Buddha. By this (asseveration of the) truth may there
be happiness.
... ...
Translated from the Pali by Piyadassi Thera. Put available by John Bullit.
For free distribution only.
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Merry part and perhaps ... ...
Merry meet again.
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* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
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