Guest guest Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Friends: The Middle Way of Wise Moderate Ontology: The Blessed Buddha on speculation on existence: This world, Kaccana, is generally chained up by involvement, clinging & attachment to various views! But one of right view neither becomes engaged nor cling to such rigid commitment, clinging, mental standpoint, adherence, nor underlying tendency! He does not take a stand about 'My Self' nor has he any perplexity or doubt about what arises is only Suffering arising, & what ceases is only Suffering ceasing! His assurance about this, is independent of others... In this way, Kaccana, is there advanced right view !!! 'All exists': Kaccana, this is the one extreme.... 'All does not exist'; this is the second extreme !!! Without veering towards either of these extremes, the Thus-Come-Thus-Gone One teaches Dhamma from this Middle: Conditioned by ignorance, mental construction comes into being. Conditioned by construction, consciousness comes into being. Conditioned by consciousness, name- & -form comes into being. Conditioned by name- & -form, the-6-senses come into being. Conditioned by the-6-senses, contact comes into being. Conditioned by contact, feeling comes into being. Conditioned by feeling, craving comes into being. Conditioned by craving, clinging comes into being. Conditioned by clinging, becoming comes into being. Conditioned by becoming, birth comes into being. Conditioned by birth, ageing, decay, & death comes into being. Such is the arising of this whole mass of suffering ... !!! Note: Neither 'Substantialism' nor 'Illusionism' but 'Realism'... Source: The Grouped Sayings by the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya XII (15); [iI 17] http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=948507 An Ocean of Dhamma Teaching! http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/samyutta/sn12-015.html Full text here! ________________________________________________________ PS: Please include the word Samahita in any request, since then will my automatic mail filters pick it up and I will see it & respond! Bhikkhu Samahita, Sri Lanka. Friendship is the Greatest ... Let there be Calm Free Bliss !!! http://groups.msn.com/DirectDhamma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Buddha-Direct http://groups.yahoo.com/group/What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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