Chapter 40

40 A.B.C.

-DHAMMA PADHA-

(RIGHT LIVING – IN REALITY 40.A, B+C)

IF BY GIVING UP A LITTLE PLEASURE

ONE FINDS MUCH PLEASURE*(01)

IT IS A WISE MAN WHO RELINQUISHES THE LITTLE PLEASURE IN FLAVOUR OF THE GREATER PLEASURE*(02) (THE BUDDHA)

*(01) (BY REALIZING REALITY AS HOW    – NOT MYSTICAL OR MYTHICAL BUT AS             ONE OR WOULD TRULY WISH IT    A REAL JOY, WHERE TRANSIENT SENSE

PLEASURES ARE SUPPORTED BY THE JOY

OF THE TRUTH TO PRODUCE A SUSTAI-

NED HAPPINESS)

INCIDENTLY, NO OTHER JOY IS SO MUCH SOUTH, BY SO MANY, FOR SO LITTLE –

AS SEX. FOR SEX IS THE SAME AS ANY PLEASANT SKIN STIMULATION – ONLY

MORE CONCENTRATED. AND, LOVE PLAY REALLY IMPLIES LUST PLAY, AS IT

ENDS WITH SEX. AFTER ALL, SEX IS A FIXED CONSTANT SPECIES PROCREATION JOY.  TRUE LOVE PLAY IS A CONTINUOUS HARMONIZING – FOR HAPPINESS.

1. HE WHO CHECKS** (01) (REFLEXLY) ARISEN ANGER** (02), LIKE A WHIRLING

CHARIOT, HIM DO I CALL A CHARIOTEER, OTHERS MERELY HOLD THE REIGNS.

** (01) {IF YOU ARE EVEN JUSTLY ANGRY, YOU ARE DISTURBED. IF ARE UNJUSTLY ANGRY, YOU ARE UNREASONABLE AND PROBABLY IN COMPASSIONATE AS

WELL. A JUST ANGER MEANS A RATIONAL DISLIKE. TO AVOID SUCH CONTACT IS

TO HAVE SUCH ANGER.

*

*(02). BY REALIZING REALITY, OR AS HOW ONE WOULD

TRULY WISH IT –

BY EVALUATING ANGER’S CAUSE AMD EFFECT,

WHICH IS, SIMILAR TO LUST, REFLEX IN ORIGIN

AND INTENTIONAL IN CONTROL (THUS ONE

CANNOT TOTALLY PREVENT ANGER, BUT BY CHECKING IT, ONE CAN THINK CLEARLY TO GAIN CONTROL.

SIMILARLY, ONE HAS GOT TO KEEP CHECKING LUST,

UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY SUBLIMATED TO

A GREATER JOY)

1. IF IN LIFE YOU DO NOT FIND A COMPATIBLY COMPANION*** (01) EQUAL OR

BETTER (ESTABLISHED IN REALITY) THAN YOURSELF, ROAM ALONE*** (02) LIKE A

RHINOCEROS; FOR THERE IS NO COMPANIONSHIP WITH (ANYONE ELSE OR) A

FOOL*** (03).

THE 3 CATEGORIES

OF HUMAN BEINGS.

WISH IT –

** (03). (HERE, THE BUDDHA IS DEFINITELY REFERRING TO A LIFE’S COMPANION OR PARTNER, AND IS NOT             REFERRING TO ASSOCIATES AND PART – TIME RELATIONSHIPS. THE REQUIREMENT IS FOR ‘GOING             STEADY’ – TOWARDS REALITY. AND FOR THIS A SINGLE COMPATIBLE COMPANION IS BEST.