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Mudita Buddhist Society
3 June 2009
By Bro Jason Ow
Taking Refuge in the Triple Gem
To the Buddha, we go for refuge
To the Dhamma, we go for refuge
To the Sangha, we go for refuge
Faith with Wisdom
vs
Blind Faith
Avoid evil,
Do good,
Purify your mind.
This is the teaching of the
Buddhas.
Dhamma - Art of Living
Many of time, we do not know
how to live happily
We created a lot of negative
energy and impurities in our
mind
We, not only, make ourselves
unhappy, but we also make
other people unhappy
This is not a proper way of life
Becomes
Miserable
Cinta-maya Panna
Intellectual
understanding
Suta-maya Panna
Wisdom acquired by
hearing or reading the
words of others
Suta-maya Panna
Helpful in order to set
one in the proper
direction
Cannot liberate, only a
borrowed wisdom
One accepts it as true
because of:
Blind Faith
Fear going to hell
Greed going to heaven
Lead to the next stage
Cinta-maya Panna
Cinta-maya Panna
Rationally one examines whether it is logical, practical
or beneficial
Develops his intellectual knowledge
Can be dangerous
Inflate his ego
Far away from liberation
Lead to the next stage
Bhavana-maya Panna
Bhavana-maya Panna
Real wisdom
Received wisdom and
intellectual
understanding are
very useful and give
inspiration
Can liberate you
because it is own
wisdom, based on
own experience
Example of the 3 Stages of Panna
A doctor gives a
prescription for
medicine to a sick man
The man goes home,
and out of great faith in
his doctor, he recites
the prescription
everyday
Words of Pleasant
Praise Sensation
Words of Unpleasant
Abuse Sensation
Reaction (Sankhara)
Perception
Consciousness Words of
Praise
This praise
Pleasant
is
Sensation
wonderful! I
want more
Reaction Sensation
Reaction (Sankhara)
Perception
Consciousness Words of
Abuse
I can’t bear
Unpleasant
this abuse,
Sensation
stop it !
Reaction Sensation
Reaction (Sankhara)
Here is the real seed
that gives fruit, the
action that will have
results: the mental
reaction
Every moment one
Keeps sowing this seed
Keeps reacting with
liking or disliking
Keeps craving or
aversion
It makes oneself
miserable
3 Types of Reaction (Sankhara)