Sukihotu,
I hope you are well and fine. Today I would like to touch on a topic about un-skilful means of grasping the Dhamma.
I'm not sure if you have seen people who have been in the Buddhist community for a long time, but his behaviour stink. These self professed practising Buddhist speaks as though they are holier than thou. But in reality, their thoughts and actions are way off tangent. You can tell. Their actions are infested with bad intention, ego, greed, temper and etc.
The funny things is that they sits in some high position in the Buddhist society. This is really unfortunate.
May I quote to you a short story I found on Alagaddupama Sutta
The snake: Nyanaponika Thera (A Translation)
"There are here, O Bhikkhu, some foolish men who study the Teaching, having studied it, they do not wisely examine the purpose of those teaching. To those who do not wisely examine the purpose, these teachings will not yield insight. They study the Teaching only to use it for criticising or refuting others in disputation. They do not experience the true purpose for which they ought to study the Teaching. To them these teachings wrongly grasped, will bring him harm and suffering for a long time.
Suppose, Bhikkhus, a man wants a snake, looks for a snake, goes in search of a snake. He then sees a large snake, and when he is grasping its body or its tail, the snake turns back and bites his hands or arm or some other limb of his. And because of that he suffers death or deadly pain: and why? because of his wrong grasp of the snake.
But there are here, O Bhikkhus, some noble sons who study the Teaching; and having studied it, they examine wisely the purpose of those teachings. To those who wisely examine the purpose, these teaching will yield insight.
They do not study the Teaching for the sake of criticising nor for the sake for refuting others in disputation. They experience the purpose for which they study the Teaching; and to them theses teachings being rightly grasped, will bring welfare and happiness for a long time; and why? because of their grasp of the teachings.
Suppose, Bhikkhus, a man wants a snake, look for a snake, goes in search for a snake. He then sees a large snake, and with a forked stick he holds it firmly down. having done so he catches it firmly by the neck. Then although the snake might entwine with the coils of its body on that account suffer death or deadly pain; and why not? Because of his right grasp of the snake.
Therefore, O Bhikkhu, if you know the purpose of what I have said, you should keep it in mind accordingly. But if you do not know the purpose of what I have said, you should question me about it, or else ask those Bhikkhus who is wise."
I hope you understood this message from the Buddha. May you have a good day. May you be well and happy always.
Mettacittena
Bugs Tan
10th Feb 2012
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