18/09/2025
Deep inside, everyone longs to be free from suffering.
No one truly wishes to suffer.
No one wants to bring suffering upon themselves.
So,
we must follow Buddha,
walk in His footsteps,
follow His teachings,
follow the arahants and the great teachers
not follow our defilements.
Because if we follow our defilements,
or follow people who are still caught in defilements,
there will be no way out.
That path will never lead to Nibbana.
The path that leads to Nibbana
is the same path walked by the Buddha and the arahants — the Noble Eightfold Path.
In simple terms, it is the training in
virtue (sīla), concentration (samādhi), and wisdom (paññā).
If a person does not practise generosity (dāna),
they cannot attain Nibbana.
If they do not keep the precepts (sīla),
they cannot attain Nibbana.
If they do not develop concentration (samādhi),
they cannot attain Nibbana.
If they do not cultivate wisdom (paññā),
they cannot attain Nibbana.
Dāna, Sīla, Bhāvanā
are the tools we use to overcome the defilements in our mind.
There are many defilements,
but the main ones are greed, craving, anger, and delusion.
Practicing Dana
loosens greed and selfishness.
Practice the Sila
calms the mind and restrains the harm that comes from anger.
Developing concentration
weakens craving and attachment.
Developing wisdom and insight cuts through delusion and ignorance.
These practices — Dāna, Sīla, Bhāvanā
and paññā
are the provisions for our journey.
If we gather a lot of them,
our journey through saṃsāra will be smoother and easier.
So we must learn to accumulate them,
again and again,
while we still have time.
From today until the day we die,
we still have the chance to do this.
But from the day we were born until now,
we have already spent so much of our life
chasing after other things.
All those things
can never be our true refuge.
From today onward,
please spend your time on the things
that can truly lead the mind out of suffering.
——Ajahn Golf 阿贊高爾夫 อาจารย์กอล์ฟ
28/5/25 @ 马来西亚槟城州,新港,僧伽住宿 Sangha Lodge, Sungai Ara, Penang, Malaysia
摘錄自 excerpted from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMdBJIne7oo