Wesak Day Observance

'This was said by the Lord, said by the Arahant,so I heard:"Bhikkhus, the world has been fully understood by the Tathāgata; the Tathāgata is released from the world. The origin of the world has been fully understood by the Tathāgata; the origin of the world has been abandoned by the Tathāgata. The cessation of the world has been fully understood by the Tathāgata; the cessation of the world has been realized by the Tathāgata. The course leading to the cessation of the world has been fully understood by the Tathāgata; the course leading to the cessation of the world has been developed by the Tathāgata."Bhikkhus, in the world with its devas, maras, and brahmas, with its recluses and brahmans, among humankind with its princes and people, whatever is seen, heard, sensed, cognized, attained, sought, and reflected upon by the mind — that is fully understood by the Tathāgata: therefore he is called the Tathāgata."Bhikkhus, from the night when the Tathāgata awakened to unsurpassed full enlightenment until the night when he passes away into the Nibbāna-element with no residue left, whatever he speaks, utters, and explains — all that is just so and not otherwise: therefore he is called the Tathāgata."As the Tathāgata says, so he does; as the Tathāgata does, so he says: therefore he is called the Tathāgata."In the world with its devas, maras, and brahmas, with its recluses and brahmans, among humankind with its princes and people, the Tathāgata is the conqueror, unvanquished, all-seer, wielding power: therefore he is called the Tathāgata." '- Itivuttaka 112- Source : www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/iti/iti.4.106-112x.irel.html#iti-112---A Sketch of the Buddha's LifeReadings from the Pali CanonSource : www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/buddha.html---Mahānāma Sutta - Mahanama, the Sakya'At one time The Blessed One was living in Nigrodha's monastery in Kapilavatthu in the country of the Sakyas. Then Mahānāma the Sakya approached The Blessed One worshipped, sat a on side and said to The Blessed One: Venerable sir, in what abiding should the noble disciple who has come to fruition and knows the dispensation abide mostly?Mahānāma, the noble disciple who has come to fruition and knows the dispensation abides in this abiding mostly:Here, Mahānāma, the noble disciple recollects the Thus Gone One: The Blessed One is worthy, rightfully enlightened, endowed with knowledge and conduct, well gone, knows the worlds, is the incomparable tamer of those to be tamed, the Teacher of gods and men, enlightened and blessed. Mahānāma, at the time the noble disciple recollects the Thus Gone One, his mind is not prepossessed by greed, hate or delusion, his mind is directly bent on the Thus Gone One. When the noble disciple's mind is straightforward, he realizes the meanings, realizes the Teaching and gains joy on account of understanding the Teaching. To the joyful there is delight. The delighted mind appeases the body. The appeased body experiences pleasantness. The pleasant mind concentrates.Mahānāma, to this is said the noble disciple abides successfully with the disharmonious populace. With the troubled populace, lives untroubled, entering the stream of the Teaching developing recollections of the Enlightened One.Again, Mahānāma, the noble disciple recollects the Teaching: The Teaching of The Blessed One is here and now, not a matter of time, inviting to inspection, leading inwards and to be realized by the wise by themselves. Mahānāma, at the time the noble disciple recollects the Teaching, his mind is not prepossessed by greed, hate or delusion, his mind is directly bent on the Teaching. When the noble disciple's mind is straightforward, he realizes the meanings, realizes the Teaching and gains joy on account of understanding the Teaching. To the joyful there is delight. The delighted mind appeases the body. The appeased body experiences pleasantness. The pleasant mind concentrates.Mahānāma, to this is said the noble disciple abides successfully with the disharmonious populace. With the troubled populace, lives untroubled, entering the stream of the Teaching developing recollections of the Teaching.Again, Mahānāma, the noble disciple recollects the The Community of bhikkhus: The Community of bhikkhus of The Blessed One have fallen to the right path, the straight path, the wise path, the path of mutual understanding; Such as the four pairs of eight Great Men. They are the disciples of The Blessed One that are worshipful, suitable for hospitality, gifts and veneration with clasped hands; the incomparable field of merit for the world. Mahānāma, at the time the noble disciple recollects the Community of bhikkhus, his mind is not prepossessed by greed, hate or delusion, his mind is directly bent on the Community of bhikkhus. When the noble disciple's mind is straightforward, he realizes the meanings, realizes the Teaching and gains joy on account of understanding the Teaching. To the joyful there is delight. The delighted mind appeases the body. The appeased body experiences pleasantness. The pleasant mind concentrates.Mahānāma, to this is said the noble disciple abides successfully with the disharmonious populace. With the troubled populace, lives untroubled, entering the stream of the Teaching developing recollections of the Community of bhikkhus.Again, Mahānāma, the noble disciple recollects his virtues- That are not broken, not defective, not spotted, consistent free from slavery and praised by the wise as not corrupted and conducive to concentration. Mahānāma, at the time the noble disciple recollects his virtues, his mind is not prepossessed by greed, hate or delusion, his mind is directly bent on his virtues. When the noble disciple's mind is straightforward, he realizes the meanings, realizes the Teaching and gains joy on account of understanding the Teaching. To the joyful there is delight. The delighted mind appeases the body. The appeased body experiences pleasantness. The pleasant mind concentrates.Mahānāma, to this is said the noble disciple abides successfully with the disharmonious populace. With the troubled populace, lives untroubled, entering the stream of the Teaching developing recollections of his virtues.Again, Mahānāma, the noble disciple recollects his benevolence: It is great gain for me that I abide in a home having given up stains of miserliness. I abide released and benevolent with open hands attached to giving up and making arrangements to give to the needy. Mahānāma, at the time the noble disciple recollects his benevolence, his mind is not prepossessed by greed, hate or delusion, his mind is directly bent on benevolence. When the noble disciple's mind is straightforward, he realizes the meanings, realizes the Teaching and gains joy on account of understanding the Teaching. To the joyful there is delight. The delighted mind appeases the body. The appeased body experiences pleasantness. The pleasant mind concentrates.Mahānāma, to this is said the noble disciple abides successfully with the disharmonious populace. With the troubled populace, lives untroubled, entering the stream of the Teaching developing recollections of his benevolence.Again, Mahānāma, the noble disciple recollects the gods: There are gods born with the guardian gods, with the thirty-three gods, with the Titanic gods, with those of happiness, those attached to creation, those attached to the creation of others, with Brahma, and gods even above them. With whatever faith, virtues, learning, benevolence and wisdom, they disappeared from here and appeared there, that same faith, virtues, learning, benevolence and wisdom is evident in me. Mahānāma, at the time the noble disciple recollects the gods, his mind is not prepossessed by greed, hate or delusion, his mind is directly bent on the gods. When the noble disciple's mind is straightforward, he realizes the meanings, realizes the Teaching and gains joy on account of understanding the Teaching. To the joyful there is delight. The delighted mind appeases the body. The appeased body experiences pleasantness. The pleasant mind concentrates.Mahānāma, to this is said the noble disciple abides successfully with the disharmonious populace. With the troubled populace, lives untroubled, entering the stream of the Teaching developing recollections of the gods.Mahānāma, the noble disciple who has come to fruition and knows the dispensation abides in this abiding mostly.'- Source : http://awake.kiev.ua/dhamma/tipitaka/2Sutta-Pitaka/4Anguttara-Nikaya/Anguttara4/6-chakkanipata/001-ahuneyyavaggo-e.html---Dhamma Sharing on'Getting To Know The Buddha'by Ajahn BrahmaliFollow this link to the video here ...https://youtu.be/0U6hnfli0Mg - Posted by CFFong