The Dhamma Truth of Samatha-Vipassanā for the Nuclear Age
This is the twelfth and final talk of the series “Samatha-Vipassanā for the Nuclear Age.” I would like to use this opportunity today to summarize, in one bird’s eye view, every angle and aspect of the topics discussed during this series. My goal is to go clearly and penetratingly into each of them one-by-one. I call this dhamma-sacca (Dhamma-truth), by which I mean that a specific aspect or angle must be scrutinized until we realize, on the most profound level, exactly what its true nature is. Most importantly, dhamma-sacca is the one particular truth most appropriate and necessary for a situation and its circumstances. We must choose the Dhamma-truth that needs to be studied and realized here and now. For this scrutiny, I’ll use the framework of the Four Noble Truths, which consists of the principles:
| What is it? |
| Through what cause does it arise? |
| What is its purpose? |
| How does it succeed in that purpose? |
– Buddhadasa Bhikkhu –
Lecture at Suan Mokkhabalārāma on 31 March 1984
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