072-The chains - Buddhism in daily life

The chains Once the Perfect One spoke to his followers about the chains that the seeker has to overcome, which stir up uncertainty and doubt in the heart, leaving indecision and no confidence. First of all, there are the bad feelings towards the teacher, which are the first chain. Those who are not sure about the teacher, doubt his words, are undecided whether to follow him, do not see any confidence in him, have not broken the first chain. Then there are those who are wavering about the teaching, do not hear (or do not want to hear) the message, feel skepticism in their heart, are undecided about the view, who also do not put hope in the Dharma, they have not broken the second chain. Furthermore, there are those who feel biased towards the community, have criticism of the Sangha (the community), are fearful of it, draw little security from the meeting, they have not yet broken the third chain. There are also seekers who are apprehensive about the practices, distrustful of the benefits, unstable and lacking in discipline, who see no chance in meditating, who have not yet broken the fourth chain. Then there are those who face life itself in a rough way, staggering without stability, not dissolving the distrust of the sanctity of all being, unstable and fragile, meeting all being with harshness, not seeing (or not wanting to see) a point of light, they have not yet broken the fifth chain. Those who have not yet broken the chains are at the mercy of greed and hatred, of delusion, without being able to do anything against it, because their heart is in chains, is a prisoner of their infatuation, their thirst for more and more. The one who lives like this does not want to look for the way with zeal and devotion, he also does not find a gate, and no nirvana. For this, the seeker needs effort, discipline and perseverance. Such a seeker will not be able to reach "enlightenment" because he lacks the most important qualities. But the one who can break these chains, who is able to become an "enlightened" being, will no longer be shackled, the Perfect One explained. The Exalted One explained that enthusiasm for the Way is the beginning of all contemplations. Even if the path is still unknown, the seeker nevertheless feels an attraction that pulls him in that direction, similar to a magnet that can be felt. Feel inside yourself, what attraction is acting on you? And do you know about the chains that tie up your heart? The way is the goal! If recklessness is terrible for a disciple, if mindfulness is dear to him, if he breaks large and small chains, he gradually glows out like fire. - Buddha - honorary name of Siddharta Gautama - 560 to 480 before the year zero Copyright: https://shaolin-rainer.de (Please also download my app "Buddha-Blog English" from the Apple and Android stores)