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Roots and Currents
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Roots and Currents
By Ajahn Amaro
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Free Buddhism ebook
Roots and Currents
By Ajahn Amaro
This book contains a miscellany of my writings, rather than transcribed talks, from throughout my life as an ajahn in the Western Thai Forest sangha. The first part, ‘Roots’, is mainly historical; its chapters introduce Ajahn Chah, our founder and inspiration, and Ajahn Sumedho who led us to the UK and beyond, and then describes various events in our Western history. The second part,
‘Currents’, contains both teachings and personal reminiscences, accounts of some of my recent travels. Of course, in both parts of the book teachings mingle with history, and history with teachings.
Many of the chapters were originally written as much as twenty years ago and hence are inevitably somewhat out-of-date. I have made some adaptations with a view to rendering them timeless or making them more topical; but sometimes it seemed better just to leave them in more or less their original state. Any historical account of a movement such as our sangha is likely to become out-of-date even before it is published. So lists of monasteries and numbers of monastics may no longer be relevant; what really matters is that our sangha continues to grow and flourish, for the benefit of humans and all beings.
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Roots and Currents
By Ajahn Amaro
This book contains a miscellany of my writings, rather than transcribed talks, from throughout my life as an ajahn in the Western Thai Forest sangha. The first part, ‘Roots’, is mainly historical; its chapters introduce Ajahn Chah, our founder and inspiration, and Ajahn Sumedho who led us to the UK and beyond, and then describes various events in our Western history. The second part,
‘Currents’, contains both teachings and personal reminiscences, accounts of some of my recent travels. Of course, in both parts of the book teachings mingle with history, and history with teachings.
Many of the chapters were originally written as much as twenty years ago and hence are inevitably somewhat out-of-date. I have made some adaptations with a view to rendering them timeless or making them more topical; but sometimes it seemed better just to leave them in more or less their original state. Any historical account of a movement such as our sangha is likely to become out-of-date even before it is published. So lists of monasteries and numbers of monastics may no longer be relevant; what really matters is that our sangha continues to grow and flourish, for the benefit of humans and all beings.
Free download here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EulaF7kiOKcm99F-NSDuiu4a1jEFfXoJ/view?usp=drive_link
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Myself, Yourself, No-Self
By Bhante Shravasti Dhammika
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Myself, Yourself, No-Self
By Bhante Shravasti Dhammika
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By Bhante Shravasti Dhammika
Recently there has been some discussion in the newspaper about the Buddhist doctrine of anatta. In one letter written in response to an article by Prof. Carlo Fonseka, Mr. Leo Fernando mentioned that he failed “to comprehend the logic of the theory” despite reading many books on the subject (The Island, 24, Feb. 2019). I sympathise with him completely. As a monk who strives to explain Buddhism to others I find that many inquirers and new-comers to the religion often express this same bewilderment. As anatta is not just central to the Dhamma but unique to it also, this is seeming a pity. People who otherwise are attracted to the Dhamma sometimes lose interest in it specifically over this doctrine. However, I feel that the problem is not so much the doctrine itself but how it is often presented. I would like to look at three aspects of the anatta that I find is all too often badly presented and causes confusion and doubt.
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Myself, Yourself, No-Self
By Bhante Shravasti Dhammika
Recently there has been some discussion in the newspaper about the Buddhist doctrine of anatta. In one letter written in response to an article by Prof. Carlo Fonseka, Mr. Leo Fernando mentioned that he failed “to comprehend the logic of the theory” despite reading many books on the subject (The Island, 24, Feb. 2019). I sympathise with him completely. As a monk who strives to explain Buddhism to others I find that many inquirers and new-comers to the religion often express this same bewilderment. As anatta is not just central to the Dhamma but unique to it also, this is seeming a pity. People who otherwise are attracted to the Dhamma sometimes lose interest in it specifically over this doctrine. However, I feel that the problem is not so much the doctrine itself but how it is often presented. I would like to look at three aspects of the anatta that I find is all too often badly presented and causes confusion and doubt.
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Chapter 13
Loka Vagga
The World
(Text and Translation by Ven. Nàrada)
1. Hãnam dhammam na seveyya
pamàdena na samvase
Micchàdiññhim na seveyya
na siyà lokavaddhano. 167.
GIVE UP BASE DESIRES
1. Do not serve mean ends, 1 Do not live in heedlessness. Do not embrace false views. Do not be a world-upholder. 2 167.
Story
A young novice was offended at being called a shaveling. Nobody was able to pacify him. The Buddha adopted a conciliatory attitude and won his heart. On that occasion the Buddha uttered this verse.
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Loka Vagga
The World
(Text and Translation by Ven. Nàrada)
1. Hãnam dhammam na seveyya
pamàdena na samvase
Micchàdiññhim na seveyya
na siyà lokavaddhano. 167.
GIVE UP BASE DESIRES
1. Do not serve mean ends, 1 Do not live in heedlessness. Do not embrace false views. Do not be a world-upholder. 2 167.
Story
A young novice was offended at being called a shaveling. Nobody was able to pacify him. The Buddha adopted a conciliatory attitude and won his heart. On that occasion the Buddha uttered this verse.
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2. Uttiññhe nappamajjeyya
dhammam sucaritam care
Dhammacàrã sukham seti
asmim loke paramhi ca. 168.
3. Dhammam care sucaritam
na nam duccaritam care
Dhammacàrã sukham seti
asmim loke paramhi ca. 169.
THE RIGHTEOUS ARE HAPPY BE RIGHTEOUS
2. Be not heedless in standing 3 (at people's doors for alms). Observe (this) practice scrupulously. He who observes this practice lives happily both in this world and in the next. 168.
3. Scrupulously observe (this) practice. Do not observe it unscrupulously. He who observes this practice lives happily both in this world and in the next. 169.
Story
On the day after His arrival in His birthplace Kapilavatthu immediately after His Enlightenment, the Buddha went in quest of alms in the city. King Suddhodana, His father, hearing that his son was begging alms in the city, indignantly ran up to Him and said that He was disgracing him by begging alms in the streets where He formerly used to travel in golden palanquins. Thereupon the Buddha remarked that it was the custom of His predecessors to go seeking alms from door to door, and He uttered these verses.
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dhammam sucaritam care
Dhammacàrã sukham seti
asmim loke paramhi ca. 168.
3. Dhammam care sucaritam
na nam duccaritam care
Dhammacàrã sukham seti
asmim loke paramhi ca. 169.
THE RIGHTEOUS ARE HAPPY BE RIGHTEOUS
2. Be not heedless in standing 3 (at people's doors for alms). Observe (this) practice scrupulously. He who observes this practice lives happily both in this world and in the next. 168.
3. Scrupulously observe (this) practice. Do not observe it unscrupulously. He who observes this practice lives happily both in this world and in the next. 169.
Story
On the day after His arrival in His birthplace Kapilavatthu immediately after His Enlightenment, the Buddha went in quest of alms in the city. King Suddhodana, His father, hearing that his son was begging alms in the city, indignantly ran up to Him and said that He was disgracing him by begging alms in the streets where He formerly used to travel in golden palanquins. Thereupon the Buddha remarked that it was the custom of His predecessors to go seeking alms from door to door, and He uttered these verses.
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A Journey of Self-Discovery
By Ven. U Revata
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A Journey of Self-Discovery
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A Journey of Self-Discovery
By Ven. U Revata
"The Buddha never compelled anybody to have blind faith in Him. He just exhorted us to depend on our own wisdom.
It is not because we are born as humans that we become wise or foolish. It is because we can bring our defilements under control that we become wise, and it is because we can’t bring our defilements under control that we become foolish.
We all have both good and bad qualities.
Snakes, chickens, and pigs are not created for you to eat. It is in such existences that you yourself have been born before. We can’t harm anybody without harming ourselves.
We can’t disturb others without disturbing ourselves.
Patience means accepting. Very beautiful! Accepting both the desirable and the undesirable is the perfection of patience.
You make friends with the defilements all the time, but the defilements never treat you as a friend in return. They treat you as an enemy.
The Buddha never says, 'Come and believe'. He says, ‘Come and see; the wise can know, the wise can see’. ‘One who sees the Dhamma, sees me. One who sees me, sees the Dhamma’."
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A Journey of Self-Discovery
By Ven. U Revata
"The Buddha never compelled anybody to have blind faith in Him. He just exhorted us to depend on our own wisdom.
It is not because we are born as humans that we become wise or foolish. It is because we can bring our defilements under control that we become wise, and it is because we can’t bring our defilements under control that we become foolish.
We all have both good and bad qualities.
Snakes, chickens, and pigs are not created for you to eat. It is in such existences that you yourself have been born before. We can’t harm anybody without harming ourselves.
We can’t disturb others without disturbing ourselves.
Patience means accepting. Very beautiful! Accepting both the desirable and the undesirable is the perfection of patience.
You make friends with the defilements all the time, but the defilements never treat you as a friend in return. They treat you as an enemy.
The Buddha never says, 'Come and believe'. He says, ‘Come and see; the wise can know, the wise can see’. ‘One who sees the Dhamma, sees me. One who sees me, sees the Dhamma’."
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Hiri and Ottappa, Guardians of the World
“These two bright things, mendicants, protect the world. What two? Conscience and prudence. If these two bright things did not protect the world, there would be no recognition of the status of mother, aunts, or wives and partners of tutors and respected people. The world would become dissolute, like goats and sheep, chickens and pigs, and dogs and jackals. But because the two bright things protect the world, there is recognition of the status of mother, aunts, and wives and partners of tutors and respected people.”
Anguttara Nikaya 2.9 : Lokapala Sutta
Photo: Candi Plaosan Buddhist temple, Klaten, Java island, Indonesia. Built in the 9th century by King Rakai Pikatan of the kingdom of Medang to enshrine three kayas Buddha.
“These two bright things, mendicants, protect the world. What two? Conscience and prudence. If these two bright things did not protect the world, there would be no recognition of the status of mother, aunts, or wives and partners of tutors and respected people. The world would become dissolute, like goats and sheep, chickens and pigs, and dogs and jackals. But because the two bright things protect the world, there is recognition of the status of mother, aunts, and wives and partners of tutors and respected people.”
Anguttara Nikaya 2.9 : Lokapala Sutta
Photo: Candi Plaosan Buddhist temple, Klaten, Java island, Indonesia. Built in the 9th century by King Rakai Pikatan of the kingdom of Medang to enshrine three kayas Buddha.
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4. Yathà bubbulakam passe
yathà passe marãcikam
Evam lokam avekkhantam
maccuràjà na passati. 170.
LIKE A BUBBLE IS THIS WORLD
4. Just as one would look upon a bubble, just as one would look upon a mirage 4 - if a person thus looks upon the world, the King of Death sees him not. 170.
Story
Reflecting on a mirage and on bubbles of water, many monks attained Arahantship. Concerning their attainment, the Buddha uttered this verse.
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yathà passe marãcikam
Evam lokam avekkhantam
maccuràjà na passati. 170.
LIKE A BUBBLE IS THIS WORLD
4. Just as one would look upon a bubble, just as one would look upon a mirage 4 - if a person thus looks upon the world, the King of Death sees him not. 170.
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Reflecting on a mirage and on bubbles of water, many monks attained Arahantship. Concerning their attainment, the Buddha uttered this verse.
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