The Method to Attain Nibbana

One day, a Reverend and a group of monks and nuns were walking across the forest to another village, when they happened to see a very beautiful maiden in her silk gown by a river and it was wet due to the splashes, so obviously her flesh had shown more then it should have. When she saw these monks walking past, she pleaded them to assist her to the other side of the stream. The monks quickly avoided and ignored her, and distanced themselves away hurriedly. The Reverend, who was behind, went up to the fair maiden, picked her up in his arms and carried her over to the other side. The monks and nuns walked in strange, awkward, silence, questioning and whispering quietly among themselves on what the Reverend had done. Not long after the Reverend attained Nibbana. After the incident and many hours later as the Reverend had observed, he asked the monks and nuns,“why is it that you still carry the maiden in your mind while I have discarded the thoughts after I had carried her over the stream?” To attain Nibbana is to detach yourself from it. That is enlightenment which only can one attain thus. To pursue and desire Nibbana is like pursuing happiness. To attain Nibbana, one should be knowing instead pursuing. Same for happiness, knowing it comes from within, then this is true happiness and bliss. Ultimately its emptiness, evanescent and transient.

 

The Progressive Buddha’s Dharma Applicable to This Modern World

All Celestial Beings keep upgrading themselves. Buddha’s dharma is Progressive and the same time universal to everyone on earth. Though Buddha is not here in the Human world, HE has HIS channels to update HIS dharma on current Humans’ development. We must practice wisdom and without superstitions to apply HIS principles and teaching that is applicable to this modern world.

The Basic Cause of Eating Meat

Q: Buddha loved animals and protected them. If we do the same action, do we have to be a vegetarian?

A: Thousands of years before Buddha, human origin ate meat. What Buddha meant is we protect and love animals and we shouldn’t kill them for our lust for eating or fun like hunting. We only eat meat or supplement our body need for a balance diet of nutrients and source of protein.

 

Advancement of Technology Protect the Eco-system

Q:  Talking about technology. We humans have to update ourselves from time to time with the advancement of technology so our living life becomes much more better? Is it possible that the new or advance technology won’t destroy the Eco-system or lively-hood?

A:  Yes, a very clear example is like in Highlands. Tree and hills are chopped and leveled to grow more vegetable. It’s very tragic for nature ecosystem and environment so that we have more vegetables on our tables. Everyday thousands hectares of trees and forest are cleared for agriculture around the world. We should strive to educate ourselves and develop advance technologies that will help the world. For example Solar, gravity & magnetic energy, and sewage treatment, health science and medical technology. In future will make us less dependent on fossil fuel and thus a healthier civilization. Also Buddhist must develop advance military armaments to protect themselves from being bullied or attacked by Evil (countries) sought to undermine and oppose their beliefs and sovereign. We must be strongly against deforestation and environmental destruction, and pollution whether it’s land or sea so that our ecosystem and global environment will be beneficial to humankind. We must do all these so as to protect our health and well-being. With all this, we strive to keep our body healthy; hence we eat much less food as our body burn food more efficiently. Health is also a very important part of the ecosystem.