The Buddha said ; What is evil ?
The Annihilation of SufferingThe Buddha said ; What is evil ?
"Killing is evil, stealing is evil, yielding to sexual passion is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil, all these things is evil."
"What is root of evil?"
Desire is root of evil, hatred is root of evil, illusion is root of evil, these things are root of evil.
What, however, is good?
Abstaining from killing is good.
Abstaining from theft is good.
Abstaining from sensuality is good.
Abstaining from falsehood is good.
Abstaining from slander is good.
Suppression of unkindness is good.
letting go all envy is good.
dismissing hatred is good.
obedience to truth truth is good.
all these things are good.
"What is the root of good?"
Freedom from desire is the root of good.
Freedom from hatred is the root of good.
Freedom from illusion is the root of good.
all these things are the root of good.
"What, however, is suffering? What is the origin of suffering? What is the annihilation of suffering?"
Birth is suffering, old age is suffering, disease is suffering, death is suffering, sorrow and misery is suffering, affliction and despair are suffering, to be united with loath something is suffering, the loss of what we love and the failure in attaining that which is longed for are suffering, all these things are suffering.
"What is origin of suffering?"
It is lust, passion and the thirst for existence that yearns for pleasure everywhere, loading to continual rebirth, it is sensuality, desire, selfishness, all these things are origin of suffering.
"What is annihilation of suffering?"
The radical of total annihilation of this thirst and abondonment, the liberation, the deliverance from passions the annihilation of suffering.
"What is the path that lead to annihilation of suffering?"
It is the holy eightfold path that lead to annihilation of suffering, which consist of right view, right decision, right speech, right action, right living,right struggle, right thought and meditation.
In so far, as a noble youth recognizes suffering, origin of suffering, as he recognizes the annihilation of suffering and walks on path that lead to annihilation of suffering radically, forsaking passion, subduing wrath, annihilation the vein conceit of their, i am leaving ignorance, and attaining to enlightened. He will make an end of all suffering even in this life.
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