His attachments,

his homes,

can’t be found.

He, through knowing,

is unperplexed,

has gained a footing

in the Deathless:

he’s what I call

a brahman.

411*
Dhammapada XXVI : Brahmans


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Fundamentals of Buddhism
By Dr. Peter D. Santina


Buddhism has long been an important part of the cultural heritage of South East Asia. monuments of Angkor Wat in Cambodia and Borobudur in Indonesia are just two of countless testimonies to the former greatness of Buddhism in this region. In Singapore too Buddhism is an important element in the cultural heritage of the people.

The fact that a large section of the Chinese Community as well as the small but influential Srilankan Community acknowledge Buddhism as the primary force shaping their religious ideals and moral values is more than proof of this. Nonetheless, it is certain that if Buddhism is to continue to exercise a positive influence upon present and future generations, it cannot remain content with the achievements of the past. The religious ideals and moral values of Buddhism which have proved so useful to past generations must be transmitted to men and women living in a changing world. In order that this can be accomplished, it is important that the teachings of the Buddha be made available to the largest number of people.

With this objective in mind, the Srilankaramaya Buddhist Temple invited Dr Santina to deliver a series of public lectures. The lectures outlined the fundamentals of Buddhism and were well delivered. As a result, it was decided to produce trannoscriptions of the lectures and publish them in the form of a book to be made freely available. It is also hoped that the publication will contribute in a small degree to the understanding of the genuine teachings of the Buddha.

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Please, Kālāmas, don’t go by oral transmission, don’t go by lineage, don’t go by testament, don’t go by canonical authority, don’t rely on logic, don’t rely on inference, don’t go by reasoned train of thought, don’t go by the acceptance of a view after deliberation, don’t go by the appearance of competence, and don’t think ‘The ascetic is our respected teacher.’ But when you know for yourselves: ‘These things are skillful, blameless, praised by sensible people, and when you undertake them, they lead to welfare and happiness’, then you should acquire them and keep them.


Partial excepts from AN 3.65 : Kesamutti or Kalama sutta

He has gone

beyond attachment here

for both merit & evil–

sorrowless, dustless, & pure:

he’s what I call

a brahman.

412*
Dhammapada XXVI : Brahmans

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Pabhassara citta

“Pabhassaram idaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ. Tañca kho āgantukehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhaṁ.
Pabhassaram idaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ. Tañca kho āgantukehi upakkilesehi vippamuttaṁ.”

“Bhikkhus, this mind is luminous, but it is defiled by incoming defilements.
Bhikkhus, this mind is luminous, and it is free from incoming defilements.”

Anguttara Nikaya 1.49–52

Spotless, pure, like the moon

–limpid & calm–

his delights, his becomings,

totally gone:

he’s what I call

a brahman.

413
Dhammapada XXVI : Brahmans


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Manopubbangama dhamma
manosettha manomaya
manasa ce pasannena
bhasati va karoti va
tato nam sukha manveti
chayava anapayini.

All mental phenomena have mind as their forerunner; they have mind as their chief; they are mind-made. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness (sukha) follows him like a shadow that never leaves him.

Dhammapada Verse 2 : Matthakundali Vatthu

He has made his way past

this hard-going path

–samsara, delusion–

has crossed over,

has gone beyond,

is free from want,

from perplexity,

absorbed in jhana,

through no-clinging

Unbound:

he’s what I call

a brahman.

414

Dhammapada XXVI : Brahmans


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Forest Path

Talks, essays, poems, drawings and photographs from the community at Wat Pah Nanachat, a Thai forest monastery of Theravada Buddhism established by Ajahn Chah.

Wat Pa Nanachat has published many books over the years — in English and in Thai — but never a newsletter. This year we decided to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of a conservative wat by breaking with tradition. So many people contributed to the project however, and with such enthusiasm, that a sambhavesi newsletter finally entered the world of print as this 250 page book.

Rather than giving a historical review of the last twenty-five years, the following pages provide more of a present-moment snapshot of Wat Pa Nanachat. The articles come from a broad cross-section of the community from the abbot to the most newly ordained novice.

The book opens with excerpts from two chapters of ‘Water Still, Water Flowing’, Ajan Jayasàro’s forthcoming comprehensive biography of Ajan Chah’s life and teaching. The other pieces are by senior theras, majjhima and nàvaka monks, novices and two lay supporters. To give a visual impression of monastic life, the book also contains a number of photographs and a selection of illustrations by Ajan Abhinàno.

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Whoever, abandoning sensual passions here,

would go forth from home–

his sensual passions, becomings,

totally gone:

he’s what I call

a brahman.

Whoever, abandoning craving here,

would go forth from home–

his cravings, becomings,

totally gone:

he’s what I call

a brahman.

415-416
Dhammapada XXVI : Brahmans


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Opening the Door of Your Heart
By Ajahn Brahm

Moments of insight, love and compassion flow through Ajahn Brahm's stories like rivers of hope.

In nearly thirty years as a Buddhist monk, born and educated in the West but trained in the Thai forest tradition, Ajahn Brahm has gathered many poignant, funny and profound stories. In this collection of teaching stories are many true-to-life tales, which are used to launch into a deeper exposition of mindfulness, wisdom, love and compassion. In each story the raw edge of truth is evident.

Ajahn Brahm also relates wise teachings from his saint-like and renowned teacher, Ajahn Chah. His younger years in the Thai forest provided fertile ground for humour when, for instance, he had to eat boiled frog on rice for his only meal of the day.

In 1983, he began building the monastery in Australia where he now lives, but as his stories tell the monks were so poor and in need of buildings that he used a door reclaimed from the rubbish heap for a bed and taught himself plumbing and bricklaying. More recently. he has taught the timeless Buddhist philosophy to Westerners from all walks of life, led meditation groups in Australian prisons, and counselled the distressed, the sick and the bereaved. The stories that emerge are thoughtful, funny and enlightening. Told with wit and wisdom, these tales reveal the qualities of devotion, humility and diligence. They also expose moments of insight, wisdom and compassion in the lives of ordinary people.

These modern tales of hope and love, forgiveness, freedom from fear, and overcoming pain cleverly relate the timeless wisdom of the Buddha's teachings and the path to true happiness.

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Having left behind

the human bond,

having made his way past

the divine,

from all bonds unshackled:

he’s what I call

a brahman.

417
Dhammapada XXVI : Brahmans


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Having left behind

delight & displeasure,

cooled, with no acquisitions–

a hero who has conquered

all the world,

every world:

he’s what I call

a brahman.

418
Dhammapada XXVI : Brahmans


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He knows in every way

beings’ passing away,

and their re-

arising;

unattached, awakened,

well-gone:

he’s what I call

a brahman.

419
Dhammapada XXVI : Brahmans


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Everything Is Teaching Us
by Venerable Ajahn Chah

‘Everything is teaching us’ summarizes Ajahn Chah’s approach quite neatly. Showing us the immediacy of the Dhamma, he demystified the concepts of Buddhism so that almost anyone who listened could get the point, be they barely literate farmers or highly educated city people, Thais or Westerners. Yet nothing was compromised, and through his unmatched skill people usually got more than they bargained for.

He taught villagers how to manage their family lives and finances, yet he might be just as likely to tell them about making causes for realization of Nibbana. He could instruct a visiting group on the basics of morality, without moralizing and in a way that was uplifting, but would gently remind them of their mortality at the end of infusing them with his infectious happiness; or he might scold the daylights out of local monastics and lay people. He could start a discourse by expounding the most basic Buddhist ideas and seamlessly move on to talking about ultimate reality.


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