July 22, 2546 B.E.
Escaping from the Law of Kamma
Today is the ninth day of this Rains-Retreat which is the season for attaining the Dhamma where the monks can see the Dhammakaya, the novice monks can see the Dhammakaya, and the lay devotees can see the Dhammakaya.
Every human being's life-goal is to make clear the Path and Fruit of Nibbana and to pursue Perfections. It is imperative that one makes clear the Path and Fruit of Nibbana because the round of rebirth is filled with great dangers. Most importantly, there are the dangers of the States of Unhappiness. If one commits unwholesome deeds, one will be reborn in the Hell Realm, the Peta Realm, the Asurakaya Realm or the Animal Realm.
The Human Realm is also filled with all kind of danger. A human being is faced with many ups and downs in life. And it is not certain where one will be reborn after one dies. At times, one is reborn in the Celestial Realm. At other times, one is reborn in the Hell Realm. At times, one is reborn beautiful or handsome. At other times, one is born ugly. At times, one is wealthy; but at other times, one is poor. One may be a king in one lifetime and a pauper in another. Over and over again, life in the round of rebirth is constantly changing. But one thing for certain, wherever rebirth takes place, one is still under the dictate of the Law of Kamma.
The Law of Kamma: The Law of Kamma was not created by the Lord Buddha because it has always existed. But the Lord Buddha saw it and knew it. And out of His limitless compassion, He has made it known to everyone. The Law of Kamma was created by the entities that possess superior supernormal power. They work behind the scene to force all beings living in the round of rebirth especially human beings to fall under the dictate of the Law of Kamma. Every thought, every word, every action has its respective consequences. Good thoughts, good words, and gooddeeds give good consequences whereas bad thoughts, bad words, and bad deeds give bad consequences.The Law of Kamma never changes. It never makes any exception. It is completely different from the law written by human beings which can be changed or rewritten depending on the circumstances.
Certain things are not unlawful but they are wrong according to the Law of Kamma. One does not go to jail, but one has to go to the States of Unhappiness after one dies.
It cannot be stressed enough how important the Law of Kamma is. It is the source of every form of great danger for life in the round of rebirth. To escape from the Law of Kamma, one must leave the Three Spheres of Existence and attain Nibbana. Therefore, one is here to make clear the Path and Fruit of Nibbana because it is the only way that one can be emancipated from the Three Realms of Existence. To achieve emancipation, one must be able to extinguish all Kilesa (defilements).
The Path and Fruit of Nibbana can be found inside each person at the seventh base in the center of his body. He begins by keeping his mind still and quiet at the seventh base. If he can do this, he can live comfortably anywhere he likes. Let everyone make this Rains- Retreat the season for training his mind to be still and quiet. Let everyone give himself the
opportunity to keep his mind still and quiet. Let everyone accumulate as many hours as possible of stillness and quietness at the seventh base in the center of his body and then everyone will be able to attain the Dhammakaya.
Everyone has the opportunity to attain the Dhammakaya every day and all the time. The instant one's mind can be brought to a complete standstill, that is the instant that one will attain the Dhammakaya. This is the timeless truth. Stillness and quietness of one's mind depend on whether one is diligent or lazy and whether or not one is committed to attaining the Dhammakaya.It all depends on what one wants and how one goes about designing one's life.
