Why do some gain
Nibbãna,
while most do not?
Sakka, the king of the
33 Gods, once asked the Blessed Buddha:
Venerable Sir, what is the cause
and reason, why some beings here do not
attain Nibbāna in this very life? And what is the cause and reason, why
some beings here do indeed attain Nibbāna in this very life?
Knowing this being's addiction to divine
sex delight the Buddha answered:
There are, King of the thirty-three Devas, forms
experienceable by the eye,
sounds experienceable by the ear, smells
experienceable by the nose, touches
experienceable by the body, and mental phenomena
experienceable by the
mind, that all are
attractive, charming, agreeable, pleasing, tempting, alluring,
and tantalizing. If a
Bhikkhu hunts for delight in them, welcomes them, and
remains holding on to them, his mind
becomes addicted to them, and clings
to them. Any being mentally dominated by
clinging cannot attain Nibbāna!
This is the cause and reason, King of the Devas, why many
and most beings here
do not attain Nibbāna in this very life... Again: There are, King of the
Gods,
forms experienceable by the eye, sounds
experienceable by the ear, smells
experienceable by the nose, touches
experienceable by the
body, and mental
phenomena experienceable by the mind, that all are attractive,
charming,
agreeable, pleasing, enticing, tempting and tantalizing.
If a wise Bhikkhu
avoids seeking any delight in them, does not welcome them, and does not
remain holding on to
them, then his mind doesn't become addicted to them,
Any being mentally
wholly freed from clinging can indeed attain Nibbāna!
This is the cause and reason, King of
the Devas, why some beings here can
attain Nibbāna in this very
life, while most neither can, nor even want that....
king
Sakka and
a few of his hundreds of dear nymphs...
More on the Deva King
Sakka
(Indra)
of the 33
Gods (Tāvatimsa):
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/sa/sakka.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/t/taavatimsa.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra
