Think of it, even in the dark sky, there will be a moment when a silver line will shine

 

We are not born to live in this world without dying until the world is destroyed. Why? It is for the purpose of making the eternal Dhamma in this universe clear to all beings. If any being born in this world thinks of living without dying, there is hardly a single other act that he has done in this world that is comparable to it.

Appaka te manusesu

Ye jana paragamino

Atayam ithara paja

Thiramevanu dhavathi

Of all the beings born in this world, only a very small group reaches the shore of the sigh of relief called Nibbana and rests peacefully. Many more are weeping in this land with a dark mentality full of sorrow and sighs. This is not only what happened today, but also happened in the days of the Buddha.

One night, the King of Kosala fell asleep and had sixteen dreams. The next morning, he was very frightened and told his ministers. The ministers who heard it said that the king should perform a sacrifice with a great slaughter of animals and save the country from this calamity, otherwise great destruction would occur. The king who heard it told Mallika Devi about it and before performing the sacrifice, he explained that the Buddha, who knew the conditions of all the three worlds very well, would answer all those dreams well and called the Buddha close. When the Buddha was told about some of those dreams, he explained each of those dreams and explained that the consequences of all of them would not be due to the fault of the unrighteous rulers who would come to the world in the future.

We should examine which of those dreams is considered the second dream. Why? Because the consequences of this are clearly visible to all of us today.

This king also saw a dream in which large fruits were produced from very small, unproductive plants. When the king asked the Buddha what this meant, he said, "Your Majesty, boys and girls who are not six or four years old and do not understand anything, get married without any knowledge and get married out of lust. Then they also have children. But as a result of their actions without any meaning, they have children. But those children are those who have grown up without wisdom or who have not been given any advice or instruction to grow wise and wise. The reason for this is that their parents' thoughts were based only on lustful thoughts and not on the thought of procreation. Therefore, those who are born in their name also act in this world as if they were engaged in lustful activities.

When we examine this chain of events carefully, it will be clear to those who are well-informed that this is true. For those who are not, I will try to make this example clear.

If we take a plate of rice to eat and do not look at the plate, but look away, and engage in a small chat with someone else, will that food be eaten in moderation? Will it be good for our body? There is no possibility that it will be good. The same is true of the results of other actions we take in society. If we try to do the work we do at every moment in a good and correct way, the mentality of each of us will be more comfortable. But if we do not do all the actions we do correctly, our mental functioning will also be problematic.

If we, all human beings who have been given a life full of life, treat this life correctly, you can find comfort. Practice being altruistic at all times. Then you can find great comfort. If the Buddha had not acted with an altruistic intention, would this pure Buddhism be available today? Would the right facts be heard? Would there be even a limited number of people who act correctly? We should think and ask about these facts.

You have forgotten that every living being in the world feels hunger, just like the hunger you feel in your stomach. If you are struggling to remember it now, it is not too late. But you have not forgotten it. It has been put aside in your memory. Try to steer the ship called life. While you are trying, keep in mind the places where you can raise the sails and where you can moor. Then many people will be tempted to pay homage to you with respect and courtesy. Then let us all act wisely with the intention of living peacefully in the perishable world. Shall we become the Ambapāli and Patacharāna who, having destroyed our own nature and not committed suicide due to lustful thoughts, take comfort in our lives? Or, if we prepare to live a life similar to the life that Ambapāli lived before hearing the Buddha's teachings, which is completely different from that, the fruit of that will also be yours.

Think of it, even in the dark sky, there will be a moment when a silver line will shine. Until then, live a righteous life. Get rid of foolish actions. Then you and the entire world will find peace. The satisfaction of that peace will be indescribable.