82 – The panacea of Suan Mokkh is a compilation of all essential principles in Buddhism.

(The concoction consists of the bark of the “uninterest” tree, the inner core of the “unconcern” tree, the root of the “as-suchness” plant, the leaves of the “no I no mine” herb, the flowers of the “unappealingness” shrub, the fruits of the “death-before-death” tree, and the seeds of the “extinction” plant. The combination of all these is added with the magical power from a spell of “sabbe dhamma nalam abhinivesaya” (all things are not for attachment) and boiled down in water to third of the starting volume. The brew should then be drunk three times a day. Those who have lived in this world long enough can find the ingredients of this panacea everywhere.)

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From “A BUDDHIST CHARTER,” translated from the Thai (กฎบัตรพุทธบริษัท) by Mongkol Dejnakarintra.

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[FOREWORD] This book, A Buddhist Charter, which consists of 136 proposed items, results from the 50th anniversary commemoration of Suan Mokkh on Visakhapuja Day of 1982. The Venerable Than Achan Buddhadasa of Suan Mokkh drafted and presented motions to the Buddhist assembly there so that they would consider them and reach a common agreement which would become a practical guideline for Buddhists in general. The assembly consisted of two committees, one scripture or theory oriented and the other proper social practice oriented. The two committees joined forces in considering and refining the motions until they reached mutual satisfaction. They then declared the motions as a Buddhist charter.

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The charter is divided into 10 groups, namely, (a) general; (b) practical principles that should be considered and put to rest; (c) different views that should be eliminated; (d) interpretation of the terms; (e) problems between religions; (f) international problems of the present world; (g) things that deserve to be understood and written down as rules; (h) culture of the present day Buddhists; (i) the ultimate dhammas that everybody should know; (j) miscellaneous problems. It can be seen that this charter covers almost all aspects; and it should be used a guide in tackling problems properly and in accordance with the Buddha-dhamma principle…