Integrity.

I am always in a state of deepest gratitude for meeting the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha in my life. It was, and is a blessed association, but due to my own kamma and the guidance of my teacher, Sayadaw Rewata Dhamma, I was able to leave Buddhism behind and become one with the direct teachings of the Buddha and of the pure Dhamma.

Buddhism is a religion that exists in the world and has millions of followers. 

Buddha Dhamma are the teachings given by a fully awakened being to take others to full realization. It is a path that exists only to serve all beings .

The difference between the two is enormous. The difference between the two is liberation.

When I was a monk I was not permitted to dig in the earth for fear of harming the small beings that live there. However, I could allow others to dig in the earth on my behalf!

When I was a monk I was forbidden to take the life of others beings, although I could eat meat from animals killed by others ( this I never did ).

When I was a monk I was not allowed to touch money, but others could buy anything I needed for me. 

And so it went on.....

In the political world it is the same.

Politicians can create wars, although they themselves do not go to fight.

Politicians can speak about the poor living on almost nothing, and yet they have so much.

Politicians can manipulate anything and everything to suit their own ideas, but call out others for attempting to reveal the truth.

When pure Dhamma and its integrity is lost, we enter the world of the mind. Of greed and hatred, of power and possession, and so, when love is lost, manipulation begins.

Not to be deluded or overwhelmed by fear is the beginning of freedom, for it is always your fear that holds you prisoner.

Without fear, you cannot be a victim to life or the manipulations of others.

Reflect, if they have nothing that you want how will they have power over you?

So now we come to the line in the sand.

Who can stand in front of this and say, 'not me!

I do not kill, nor do I encourage others to kill.

I do not take things that are not mine, nor do I encourage others to take things that do not belong to them.

I do not manipulate fellow beings, nor do I encourage others to manipulate fellow beings.

I do not speak in cruel or harmful ways, nor do I encourage others to speak in cruel or harmful ways.

I do not escape reality through the use of drugs, not do I encourage others to escape reality through the use of drugs.'

This is my path. This is my integrity. This is my Dhamma.

 

May all beings be happy.