This precious human birth "Monks, suppose that this great earth were totally
covered with water, and a man were to toss a yoke with a single hole there. A
wind from the east would push it west, a wind from the west would push it east.
A wind from the north would push it south, a wind from the south would push it
north. And suppose a blind sea-turtle were there. It would come to the surface
once every one hundred years. Now what do you think: would that blind
sea-turtle, coming to the surface once every one hundred years, stick his neck
into the yoke with a single hole?"
"It would be a sheer coincidence, lord, that the blind sea-turtle, coming to
the surface once every one hundred years, would stick his neck into the yoke
with a single hole."
"It's likewise a sheer coincidence that one obtains the human state. It's
likewise a sheer coincidence that a Tathagata, worthy & rightly self-awakened,
arises in the world. It's likewise a sheer coincidence that a doctrine &
discipline expounded by a Tathagata appears in the world. Now, this human state
has been obtained. A Tathagata, worthy & rightly self-awakened, has arisen in
the world. A doctrine & discipline expounded by a Tathagata appears in the
world.
"Therefore your duty is the contemplation, 'This is stress... This is the
origination of stress... This is the cessation of stress.' Your duty is the
contemplation, 'This is the path of practice leading to the cessation of
stress.'"
SN 56.48: Chiggala Sutta The Hole
Sungguh tidak mudah untuk lahir kembali sebagai manusia. Lebih langka
dibanding dengan kura-kura bermata satu yang muncul ke permukaan laut setiap
seratus tahun sekali memasukkan lehernya ke dalam gelang kayu yang sedang
mengapung di atas permukaan samudra nan luas
Bahkan lebih langka lagi mendapatkan kesempatan utk bertemu dengan Buddha
Dharma..
The Precious Human Birth(2)
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Hari/Tgl. : Rabu, 13 Desember 2006
Jam : 19.30 Selesai Tempat : Vihara Ekayana Grha
Jl.Mangga 2 No.8 Tj.Duren, Jakbar Dibawakan : Konchok Tashi
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