Come And See (Ehipassiko)
We were reminded by the monk "Come And See", during the Dhamma Talk and it still resonance after the October 17th 1-day retreat in the loving home of the Nguyen. It is like a person who has never tasted an orange and keeps saying that orange is very delicious. He will not know the real taste of oragne until he eats it.
"Ehipassiko" is a Pali word used to describe the investigative nature of Buddhism. The Buddha discouraged blind faith and encouraged his disciples to "come and see" his teachings for themselves, to witness the fruits of this practice through direct experience. What is so impressive is that He proclaimed that "... not even if it's uttered by me ...". That is a powerful statement possible only coming from an enlightened mind with great compassion.
"Ehipassiko" is a Pali word used to describe the investigative nature of Buddhism. The Buddha discouraged blind faith and encouraged his disciples to "come and see" his teachings for themselves, to witness the fruits of this practice through direct experience. What is so impressive is that He proclaimed that "... not even if it's uttered by me ...". That is a powerful statement possible only coming from an enlightened mind with great compassion.
(sources: http://belajardhamma.blogspot.com/)
Venerable Nalaka conducted the meditation and together with Venerable Eindaka shed lights on the practice and the benefits of Insight Meditation. David was very informative in providing explanation of essential aspects of the meditation practice. The discussions were both meaningful and encouraging in spurring the yogis onwards towards awakening.
We were reminded again the three fold aspects of acquiring the full benefiits of meditation: Dāna (generousity), Śīla (morality) and Bhavana (cultivation or sometimes used loosely as meditation).
Dāna- "And what is the treasure of generosity? There is the case of a disciple of the noble ones, his awareness cleansed of the stain of stinginess, living at home, freely generous, openhanded, delighting in being magnanimous, responsive to requests, delighting in the distribution of alms. This is called the treasure of generosity." — AN 7.6 (http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/dana/)
Śīla often time refer to Pañca-Śīla (http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/pancasila.html) or the five precepts for house holders. This is a code of conduct that embraces a commitment to harmony and self-restraint with the principal motivation being non-violence, or freedom from causing harm. Sīla is an internal, aware, and intentional ethical behavior, of one's commitment to the path of liberation.
Bhavana- This is the way of training our mind, the way to purifying the mind, and thus the way to change a person. When we realize it and understand it, then we will know and see the world and ourselves as they really are. This practice is a fence to guard our mind. Our happiness or suffering is dependent on the mind. Bhavana is the way for protecting our mind. (source http://thanhsiang.org/en/way-buddhist-practice-dana-sila-and-bhavana)
We were reminded again the three fold aspects of acquiring the full benefiits of meditation: Dāna (generousity), Śīla (morality) and Bhavana (cultivation or sometimes used loosely as meditation).
Dāna- "And what is the treasure of generosity? There is the case of a disciple of the noble ones, his awareness cleansed of the stain of stinginess, living at home, freely generous, openhanded, delighting in being magnanimous, responsive to requests, delighting in the distribution of alms. This is called the treasure of generosity." — AN 7.6 (http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/dana/)
Śīla often time refer to Pañca-Śīla (http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/pancasila.html) or the five precepts for house holders. This is a code of conduct that embraces a commitment to harmony and self-restraint with the principal motivation being non-violence, or freedom from causing harm. Sīla is an internal, aware, and intentional ethical behavior, of one's commitment to the path of liberation.
Bhavana- This is the way of training our mind, the way to purifying the mind, and thus the way to change a person. When we realize it and understand it, then we will know and see the world and ourselves as they really are. This practice is a fence to guard our mind. Our happiness or suffering is dependent on the mind. Bhavana is the way for protecting our mind. (source http://thanhsiang.org/en/way-buddhist-practice-dana-sila-and-bhavana)
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