Law of Nature & the Buddha's teachings

Buddhitakso

If one was to observe one’s surroundings intently, everything that exists would always try to achieve the state of balance. All things would only exist in perpetual conditions when there is a balance circumstance. Thus, when things run off-balance or when one stirs up in any phenomena of existence (volitional or non-volitional term), the law of nature would take its course to balance it in another way across time and plane of existence.

This law of nature is also known as law of balancing. In the Buddhist context, the law of balancing can also be classified as the law of Karma in the nature across time and plane of existence. Law of Karma is a natural phenomenon law that is not shaped by someone else; no one owns it; neither Buddhism.

It is merely a law of balancing for all things in order to achieve the circumstance of equilibrium in the nature. Also, we need to understand that long before the rising of Buddha Dhamma 2,600 years ago, the realm of existence already running its course as according to the natural bounding law. And the wise Buddha has seen through the reality of it, recommended with remedies for permanent liberation.

Wisely, the Buddha recommended Middle Path (path of balancing) in facing the realm of law of Karma (law of balancing) as the fundamental route to taste enlightenment. Middle means neutral, upright, and centred. It means to investigate and penetrate the core of life and all things with an upright, unbiased attitude.

In order to solve a problem, we should position ourselves on neutral, upright and unbiased ground. We investigate the problem from various angles, analyse the findings, understand the truth thoroughly, and find a reasonable conclusion. The Middle Path in Buddhism does not mean having a biased view or superficial understanding only. The Middle Path represents a distinct theory and way of Buddhist practice that is not common to other religions.

Buddhism is a religion with high moral values. It lays great emphasis on human thought and action in dealing with the natural environment, society or individual problems. It is concerned with the relationship between thoughts and behaviour, and the relationship between behaviour and its consequences.

In short, the Buddha recognises all thoughts and actions as wholesome or unwholesome only. The meaning of wholesome would be in totality of perspective and unwholesome would be in non-totality of perspective. There is no holy or sinful act or thought in the eyes of the Buddha except for skillful or unskillful one.