Friends:
Breakthrough to the Truths safeguards against
Downfall Rebirth!
The Blessed Gotama Buddha once
explained:
Bhikkhus & friends, see this little dust, I have taken up upon the
nail of
my little-finger, what do you think is most: This tiny dust or
this great
planet Earth? The Bhikkhus then responded:
Venerable Sir, this great planet Earth is much more, incomparable
more...
The minute speck of dust is trifling, microscopic, negligible in
comparison.
The Blessed Gotama Buddha then pointed out:
Similarly and exactly so too, Bhikkhus & friends, those beings are
few &
quite rare, who are reborn among human beings!!! Beings who are
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?
This is Suffering;
Craving is the Cause of Suffering;
No Craving is the End of Suffering;
The Noble 8-fold Way Ends all Suffering,
Therefore, Bhikkhus & friends, exertion should be made 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
NOW!
Comments:
Animals are much more common than humans (trillion-billions
insects & 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 action such as: Killing, Stealing, Lying, & Abusing
are common!
Ethics is thus the core factor of creation & conditioning of
future being...
Source (edited extract):
The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya. [V:465-6]
section 56: Saccasamyutta. Thread 61: The Downfall ...
Rare is Human
Rebirth!
