The world moves in complexity, full of variations. In a power-crazed world, peace, morality, civility, etc. are falling away. The hard-earned value of humanity seems incomprehensible. Conflict is everywhere in today's world. As long as the ego takes a firm hold, there are conflicts. Today, the world is high in terms of modern science and technology. Wisdom should go hand in hand with knowledge.
Although man has sought solutions to the problems related to the individual using his modern scientific and technological knowledge, he has not been able to solve them successfully. Buddhism can help to solve the hot problems of the world. All human problems, external as well as internal, can be solved through it.
There is no point, opinion, theory, or forced teaching method in Buddhism. Lord Buddha said that we should only accept the obvious names after thinking about them.
Man is a creature whose mind is of the highest quality. Enlightenment, wisdom, and understanding, are the pinnacle of that higher mind.
All the creatures in the world have a mind, but they cannot be developed. Only the human community has that ability.
The more discerning man strives to improve his mind. Most people spend their time eating, drinking, and playing, accumulating money and material things.
Therefore Lord Buddha declared that this dharma is not for the unwise, but only for the wise. An important characteristic of Buddhism, which is based on wisdom and understanding, not belief, is that you can think wisely. It is important to understand yourself here. Through his determination, effort, dedication, and perseverance, Buddha attained supreme enlightenment. Any intelligent person who follows his path can reach enlightenment or that state.
Another great parable
A man catches six animals living in different places and ties them with a strong rope. The six animals were a snake, a crocodile, a bird, a dog, a fox, and a monkey. Holding them in this way, the six of them are tied together by the ends of their tails. Then, when the six animals are released, they do not move together in the same direction. Each animal tries to be attracted to its living environment.
The snake pulls in the direction of its den. The crocodile is trying to go towards the river where there is water. The bird is trying to go toward the sky. The dog tries to go towards the village. The fox tries to go towards the grave. The monkey tries to go towards the forest with trees.
In this way, while the six animals pull to the six sides, the most powerful animal pulls the other five animals as well. In this way, other animals are also drawn in the direction of the most powerful animal. These animals will become faint after being pulled back and forth in this way, and others will be drawn to the direction of the powerful animal.
The meaning of the parable
The six animals were likened to the six sense organs of man, namely the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind. All these six are tied together with consciousness. If one does not develop consciousness and intelligence, the consciousness is drawn in the direction these six are drawn to. Going accordingly. When the eye moves to an external image, if that image is a pleasing image, the consciousness clings to that image. If that image is unpleasant, consciousness conflicts with that image.
In this way, the ear clings to the pleasant sound and collides with the unpleasant sound. The nose clings to the pleasant smell and collides with the unpleasant smell. The tongue clings to the pleasant taste and collides with the unpleasant taste. The body clings to the likes and dislikes and collides with the dislikes.
It is due to the karmic energy done by man that causes him to travel in the samsara and be born again and again. Karma is a source of rebirth. Karma is the way one thinks about something. Lord Buddha has taught that it is attachment, collision, and delusion
That's why every second man is born and burned by karma. Every next second, the ear is generating karma. Every other second, due to the nose, due to the tongue, due to the body, due to the mind, karma is born. Karma is done in body, word, and mind based on intention.
-samyutta nikaya- chappanaka sutta-
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