Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Thought for the Day - 17th May 2011 (Tuesday)

Lord Buddha's emphasis was entirely on purity in every aspect of daily life. Purity in vision, purity in thought, purity in speech and purity in action. He considered the spirit of sacrifice as the true Yajna (sacred offering). Sacrifice is the means for attaining Nirvana, freedom from the bondage of mundane existence. Buddha was totally opposed to anyone being forced to lead a worldly life against his will. The Buddhist prayer must be properly understood. When the Buddhists say: "Buddham sharanam gachchaami, Dharmam sharanam gachchaami, Sangham sharanam gachchaami," the real meaning of the prayer is: One must divert one’s Buddhi (intellect) towards Dharma (right conduct). And right conduct should be aimed at serving society. When this is done, society gets purified.

Sang Buddha memberikan perhatian sepenuhnya pada kemurnian dalam setiap aspek kehidupan sehari-hari. Kemurnian pada vision (pandangan), kemurnian pada pikiran, kemurnian pada kata-kata, dan kemurnian dalam tindakan. Beliau menganggap semangat pengorbanan sebagai Yajna sejati (korban suci). Pengorbanan adalah sarana untuk mencapai Nirvana, bebas dari belenggu eksistensi duniawi. Sang Buddha benar-benar menentang seseorang yang dipaksa untuk menjalani kehidupan duniawi melawan kehendak-Nya. Doa para penganut Buddha harus dipahami dengan baik. Ketika para penganut Buddha berdoa: "Buddham sharanam gachchaami, Dharmam sharanam gachchaami, Sangham sharanam gachchaami," arti sebenarnya dari doa tersebut adalah: Seseorang harus mengalihkan Buddhi (intelek)-nya menuju Dharma (kelakuan yang benar/ kebajikan). Dan kebajikan harus diarahkan untuk melayani masyarakat. Setelah hal ini dilakukan, masyarakat akan dimurnikan.

-BABA

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