The eight worldly dharmas.

 

The eight worldly dharmas

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Pali's "eight worldly" is "Atthaloka-dhamma". "Attha" eight, "Loka" is the world, and "dhamma" is legal.

Atthalokadhamma also be translated as Eight measures make room, the eight winds rocked the world. That is: Is (labha) and loss (alabha), fame (YASA) and notorious (ayasa), praise (pasamsa) and reprimand (ninda), happiness (sukha) and suffering (dukkha).

In the "Custom Moving World", Anguttara, the trinity, the Buddha says:

This, monks, there are eight worldly as custom moving world. What is eight? That is: no profit margin and nursing care, fame and glory, praise and criticism, happiness and suffering. He later verse:

Avaricious, not avaricious,

Fame, not fame

Praise and criticism

Joy and pain

The impermanence of this approach

Not permanent, turns away

Knowing them, mindful

The wise turn away restaurant

French endearing, no action

Not lovable, not courts

The positive or negative approach

Being no longer dissipate.

After learning path

No match, no sorrow

Said property being right feet

Walk to the other side.

He told us that when we encounter one of the event's eight (avaricious, not avaricious, fame, no glory, praise, criticism, happiness, pain), we should not follow the advantages such as income support, fame, praise, peace; and we should not be angry with the disadvantages, such as not avaricious, not fame, criticism, suffering. We should not let these things dominate and overwhelm the mind. On the contrary, we should clearly recognize that: "This is where we start up. However, that event is impermanent, suffering, damage variable ", to have a calm attitude, awareness. Saints disciple annihilation upon application, such negative effects, will be freed from birth, aging, illness, death, grief, brain. Since then, he free from all pollution constraints, and progress to liberation.

1. Gains and losses (Labha and Alabha)

On the road of life, we often have to meet both: Gains and losses, in other words, gains and losses. Of course, when people gain the delight, joy. But until defilement losses at its inception. Many important cases losses makes people insane, very suicidal when brought to life scenes, if not take it anymore. It was in similar circumstances, have praised courage and keep your mind calm, do not get too perturbed. While struggling with life, everyone has to meet the rise time, fall time, and we are willing to tolerate, preparedness, especially in adversity.

Losing something, of course you feel sad. But the sadness did not help us find the lost objects. I have to think that someone can enjoy the other characters, even though they enjoyed an Unjust. Wished him to be happy, peaceful and happy. Or you can take some comfort: "This is just a petty loss, does not matter. "Or we can accept a lofty philosophical attitude: "Nothing is" I " , nothing is "my". "

We must have the courage to endure the losses, losses, losses. To cope with it, and as the phrase "Painter numerous single" express, it can come suddenly, every group, every crowd, not alone. We have to deal calmly with equanimity (upekkhà) completely, and thought: This is a golden opportunity to practice the virtues of this noble renunciation.

2. Fame and notoriety (Yasa and Ayasa)

Fame and notoriety is another pair of ups and downs that we have to deal every day.

 Fame, we are happy to welcome. Bad reputation, we do not like. Fame who inspired spirit. Bad reputation make us depressed, suffering. We like to be famous. We are delight to see their activities, no significant oil, and reportedly prompted by many, many people know about. I also try to do when, one way Unjust, make people pay attention to her.

Actually, we do not need to run after fame, good reputation. If we deserve it, surely it will come without looking. When the flower is fully flowing honey bees, butterflies will come. States need not invite bees, butterflies or invitation.

As bad reputation, why? We do not like to hear, or think. Certainly, when the bad words slip into the ear, it will make our mind shocked, upset. Psychological pain deepening, if the call is narrative or report that proved totally unfair and misleading.

But also remember that even if we can clear moral life as a Buddha, but we can not avoid criticism, attacking and cursing. Buddha is the most famous religious teacher at the time, but often also those who seek to maliciously slander, harm, slander.

We should not waste our time to belie rumors false, if circumstances forced us to clarify the issue. Enemies will take delight that I found frustrating because their words. That is exactly what they want. If we flippantly slander will fall on deaf ears.

Dhamma taught:

"Be like a lion, not trembling sound before.

Be like the wind, not in nets attached.

Be like the lotus, from the muddy waters springing up,

But not as muddy water and mud pollution.

Be strong step, solitary, like a rhinoceros. "

As Princess jungle, the lion does not fear. The inherent nature of the lion is not shaking his shock when he heard the roar of other mammals.

On this earth, we often hear stories narrated left ear, disadvantages, fake accusations, libel slander sounds despicable. As a lion, do not need to care about.

We live in the world mud, muddy water. Many have since lotuses rise, adorn life, without being muddy water and mud tarnish. We must try to live like the lotus, a pure life and noble, not interested in mud membrane that other people can throw at us. Be ready for mud, but others can throw at her, instead of expecting roses that people can donate. As such, we will not disappoint.

Although it is difficult, we must try to cultivate these virtues refused, let go of attachment. No need to pay attention to the words of venom malice. Solitary, let's leave it here, dedicated to serve and the welfare of others.

3. Praise and Blame (Pasam-swooping and Ninda)

To be praised and blamed the other two downs situations, constant human influence. Of course, when we celebrated the hatch you hatch surface, joyful delight. At a reprimand, the spiritual decline, gloomy sadness. The Buddha taught that among the praise or censure, not delight wise nor gloomy sorrow, which is like rock solid, unwavering under three storms of life style. If we deserve the praise indeed mellow. But if we do not deserve, as the case may suck, these dulcet words though, will also make us frustrated, and is detrimental.

The practice of the Dhamma is not believing in the words suck, do not want to be sycophantic. When one is worthy of praise, the sage honest compliment subtext without jealousy. When reprimanded, he rebuked the subtext without contempt. The only reprimand him for compassion, to improve the perverted paths.

But blaming what? The Buddha said: "People talk a lot reprimanded. He said at a reprimand. The silence was also reprimanded. "

Buddha also said: "The majority of the world live without discipline. As elephants in battle, heal inspired nose bullets name intense fire from all directions to, even so, Tathagata suffer any curse of the world. "

Misguided delusion guys just look so bad, the damage of others without a good look at the beauty of one. Except Buddha, nobody absolutely wonderful. Also no one is completely evil. Between us, the best in people, is partially damaged. In the worst human beings, also have nice views. The Buddha taught that the person who said silent as an opener when attacked, cursed, cursed, then, although not realize Nirvana, he also stood before Nirvana.

Cursed, cursed be the norm. The more activity, the more serve, we become more and more mature, and more suffer slander, defamation, libel more.

4. Suffering and Happiness (Sukha and dukkha)

Happiness and suffering are the last pair downs. It also has the most energy, affect human life.

What makes it easy is happy. What is hard to endure suffering. Typically, satisfy the desire of happiness. But, as he immediately achieve that desire, wish we had a different kind of happiness. Most of us delight in the pleasures of life enjoy life. But also delight in the class who refused, he let go of the pleasure. No attachment, or goes beyond all physical pleasures, are happy with the ethics. Happiness Nirvana - state news release from all suffering - is the form most sublime happiness.

We are happy to welcome happiness. But suffering is not warm reception. Pain (physical) and depression (mental) come to us in many forms. We suffer when subjected sick and the elderly, it is natural. Be calm endure such suffering.

Much as we are parted by relatives, dear. Landscape extremely painful separation. We must realize that every combination must terminate in sight separation. That is the law of impermanence, and this is a precious opportunity for us to practice equanimity.

On wandering in samsara, death is of greatest sorrow that we have to deal. Sometimes death is not the error rate for a loved one, but to many relatives coincidence for a while. Death can not be avoided, to everyone, without exception. And we have to deal calmly.

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The Buddha says: "Just as on land, you can throw anything out, sour oil, sweet oil, clean oil, dirty oil. Land remained impassive calmly insisted, not angry nor hurt. So, likewise, in happiness, in sorrow, at times ups and downs, we must keep calm center as the earth. "

Prior to the vicissitudes of the world, the heart of the Saints A-la-han never perturbed. So, following the example of his between gains and losses circumstances, fame and disrepute, praise and censure, happiness and suffering, we try to keep your mind calm.

This article is based on the book "The Eight worldly Conditions", written by Venerable Narada 1970, Pham Kim Khanh and physician services in 1972 with the title "The ups and downs".END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=THE EIGHTFOLD  PATH.NAM MO SAKYA MUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.13/6/2014.