Buddhism: How we see it (The Dhammapada Ch 1-7 & Ch 1-8)

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Buddhism: How we see it (The Dhammapada Ch 1-7 & Ch 1-8)

Just as a storm throws down a weak tree, so does Mara overpower the man who lives for  the pursuit of pleasures, who is uncontrolled in his senses, immoderate in eating, indolent, and dissipated.

Just as a storm cannot prevail against a rocky mountain, so Mara can never overpower the man who lives meditating on the impurities, who is controlled in his sense, moderate in eating, and filled with faith and earnest effort.

*Mara:  The tempter in Buddhism, represented in the scriptures as an evil-minded deity who tries to lead people from the path to liberation.  The commentaries explain Mara as the lord of evil forces, as mental defilement and as death.  

*The impurities (Asubha): subjects of meditation which focus on the inherent repulsiveness of the body, recommended especially as powerful antidotes to lust.

Learning Points:
The Buddha was realistic. Therefore, he could discover everyone's ability to attain the final salvation.  In order to fully demonstrate the ability, you must be self-reliant with powerful determination and confidence in attainment of the final salvation.  "A weak tree" means a person without such self-reliance to attain the final salvation.

If you do not have powerful self-reliance to attain the final salvation, you will not be able to continue the Right Practice as you will live for the pursuit of pleasures.  In other words, without powerful self-reliance, you will not be able to optimize conditions of three subjects (body, mind, and consciousness) and balance the three subjects.  This means a failure of the Right Practice.

"Mara" is the enemy that you must overcome.  Where does "Mara" exist?  It will exist in your everyday life.  If you can conquer "Mara" in your everyday life, you will be able to attain the final salvation.

"Living meditating on the impurities" means continuing the Right Practice in everyday life with such powerful self-reliance.  A person with powerful self-reliance will be truly spiritual and successful when the person can continue the Right Practice (learning and applying the Buddha's teaching) in everyday life.

The Right Practice is all about doing "right actions" as if the Buddha would do.  Therefore, if you will do as if the Buddha would, your salvation will be guaranteed.

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