What meaning is there to life from Buddhist’s view point?
Thangjam Sanjoo Singh*
A visit to the some of the Buddhist Temple in Bangkok
The lunar year is coming and I hope everyone will make a great resolve to seek enlightenment!
We’re like fish in an ever-shrinking pond.
What joy is there in this?
Great assembly!
We should be diligent and vigorous as if our own lives where in stake.
Only be mindful of impermanence and be careful not to lac.
TIME FLIES, and the year has gone by before we know it. Next year is approaching.
In the same way, people progress from birth to old age, sickness and death come in quick succession as we pass the years in muddled confusion. Ifwe do not wake up to our own birth and death, then, having been born muddled, we will also die muddled.
What meaning is to there to this kind of life?
Take a look! In every country and family, every person is taking this well-worn path muddled birth and death; we lead our muddled lives in total ignorance.
How does ignorance come about? One unenlightened thought produces the three subtle attributes: the attributes of karma, the attributes of manifestation, and the attribution of turning.
The three subtle attributes result in all the various situations, and each has his own lot in life.
Once we recognize what is going on, we should make a great resolve to reach enlightenment and seek wisdom and understanding.
We must first do our best to get rid of our bad habits and faults, for only then can our wisdom shine forth.
* Thangjam Sanjoo Singh wrote this article for The Sangai Express
The writer is a President of an NGO called Population Health Institute (PHI). He can be reached at thangjamsanjoo42(AT)mail(DOT)com
This article was posted on January 22, 2017.
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