Breakthrough to the Truths Safeguards Against Downfall Rebirth!
The Blessed
Gotama
Buddha once explained:
Bhikkhus
and friends, see this little bit of dust, I have taken up upon the nail
of my
little-finger? What do you think is most: This tiny bit of dust or this
great Planet Earth?
The Bhikkhus then responded: Venerable Sir, this great Planet
Earth is much, much more,
incomparably more. This speck of dust is trifling,
microscopic, & negligible in comparison.
The Blessed
Gotama
Buddha then pointed out:
Similarly
& exactly so too, Bhikkhus, those who are reborn among human beings are few
and quite rare, beings reborn elsewhere, lower, as non-humans are much more numerous
and common. Why is it so? Because, Bhikkhus, they have not seen the
4 Noble Truths!
What four?
1:
This is Suffering;
2:
Craving is the Cause of Suffering;
3:
No Craving is the
End of Suffering;
4:
The Noble 8-fold Way Ends all Suffering.
Therefore, Bhikkhus
and friends, exertion should be made right Now to understand:
All This is Suffering;
This Greedy Craving is the sole Cause of all Suffering;
No Craving is
the
End of Suffering;
The Noble 8-fold Way Ends all Suffering.
Therefore should effort
to fathom these
4 Noble Truths be made
right NOW!
Comments:
Animals are
much more common than humans (trillions of billions of insects and fish),
since this rebirth at this level is much more common! Similarly with ghosts, demons,
and hell beings. Downfall to these states are common, because evil and immoral actions
such as Killing, Stealing, Lying, Sexually Abusing, Drinking and
Drugging are common!
Ethics is thus the core factor of creation
and conditioning of any future being...
Reincarnation Research
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luoDNRbsl4E
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/V/Reincarnation_Research.htm
Video illustrating life among humans, in
heaven and in hell:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QDBHCxvX-Q
For details on this Round of Rebirths: Samsara see:
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/wtb/s_t/samsaara.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/The_Samsaric_Round.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Endless_is_Rebirth.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Samsaric_Dread.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Endless_Round.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Samsara.htm
Source (edited extract):
The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha.
Samyutta Nikāya. [V:465-6]
section 56:
Saccasamyutta. Thread 61: The Downfall ...
