Teaching of ThaBarWa Sayadaw U Ottamasara
Question and Answer and Dhamma Discussion
with Korean Yogi
at ThaBarWa Centre (Thanlyin)
18th October 2012
18th October 2012
Last Part
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Korean Yogi : The next question ... what is the most
important value in life. If you can say
there is the most important value in life, what will it be?
Sayadaw : The
most precious and valuable thing in life for me is samma ditthi (Right
View), which includes the right knowledge and the right understanding.
As long as you have
right understanding in mind, you can be able to carry out all your actions and
endeavours correctly, precisely and accurately.
You will also be able to talk and utter constructive, accurate, precise,
beneficial and right things.
The most important off
all is the right knowledge. As long as
you have right knowledge in mind at all times, all your actions and endeavours
will become right and constructive, your speech (words) will become accurate,
effective and valuable.
Therefore, in order to
attain and develop priceless and right knowledge in your mind, it is necessary
for you to carry out constructive, worthwhile and good deeds diligently,
continuously and to your utmost best without distinguishing (differentiating)
whether they are for your own goods or other, for your own benefits or for
others, whether they are your responsibilities or others, your problems or
others, etc.
There is an urgent and
immediate need to address to this crucial issue. As such, ThaBarWa Centre is established
principally to solve and address to this ... the most crucial and the most important
problem and issue of us and our everyday life.
As for ThaBarWa Centre,
we are fulfilling the most crucial
needs continually, persistently, dedicatedly, one by one, fulfilling the
requirements of the multitude and the world round-the-clock without attachment
and craving such as: oh it is the world, oh it is the worldly people, oh it is
for self benefit, oh it is for general benefit, oh it is for the lokadhamma good
and bad.
At ThaBarWa Centre, we
also train the yogis to enhance the power for renunciation, the power for
sacrifice, the power for true understanding, and the power for performing good
deeds (kusala).
At the same time, we are
also trying our utmost best in spreading and instigating right knowledge and
understanding in the mind of the majority people.
Korean Yogi : This is the last question. What is the biggest problem of ThaBarWa
Centre these days and if possible, what kind of support from our side is the
most needed in this centre?
Sayadaw : If
you are talking about problems, depending on the time and circumstances, we no
choice but to face and solve them, stage by stage, step by step, along the way.
As for ThaBarWa Centre,
during the initial phase, we faced and overcome countless of difficulties,
problems and obstacles for our long-term sustainability and resiliency. We also faced and solved insufficient and
shortage of food and nutrition. We had
somehow solved and overcame the shortage of labour and volunteers to do chores
and to look after the yogis, the olds and the infirm. The labour shortage is somehow improved
compare to the past and it is no longer a big issue and problem for us
now.
Currently we are
facing and confronting with the biggest problem and headache off all, even
compare to the past problems, difficulties and issues ... the insufficient and
shortage of accommodation ... the buildings and the hostels to accommodate the
ever growing numbers of yogis, the olds and the infirm.
In the past, no so
many people knew and interested in our ThaBarWa Centre. People are not so willing to practice Insight
Meditation and thus they did not know how to turn to dhamma and meditation to
solve their problems. Thus, the
accommodation had never been a problem to us in the past.
In contrast,
present day people have more interests and are more willing to depend on and
turn to dhamma and meditation to solve their problems and also more willing to
do good deeds. Due to this growing
interests, the shortage of accommodation has been our biggest headache and
problem now.
In order to solve
this problem, I have been fulfilling and doing good deeds (cause) which
includes continuously solving the living and accommodation difficulties of
people. Hence, I believe that, our
current biggest problem, shortage of accommodation will eventually be eased off
and solved as time goes by.
In life there is such
thing called 'problem'. In the same way,
there is a root cause which generates (creates) the problem and on the other
hand, there is also an options to solve the problem. If you do not do the good cause which can
help you solve the problem, the problem will always be remained as a problem.
As for me, I have
the good understanding of the root cause of the problem. At the same time, I also know the ways and
options to solve and overcome all sorts of problems and difficulties. I am fulfilling my obligations according to
my understanding.
Like the other
problems and difficulties which I had solved and overcome in the past, the
current biggest problem, shortage of accommodation, insufficient supply of
buildings and hostels (due to the ever increasing and growing number of people
seeking refuge at ThaBarWa against the very limited fund and resources to build
those buildings and hostels) will eventually be solved and eased off as time
goes by.
If I have not been
doing any good cause and fulfilling my obligations, the people and organisation
who are helping and assisting me will not be able to solve the problems
efficiently and effectively.
On the other hand,
if the individuals and organisations from far and near who are interested in to
do good deeds combine their efforts and resources with our merits gained from
doing limitless good deeds, no matter how big and how difficult the problems
and difficulties are, they will eventually be solved.
Last but not
least, the biggest problem still remained to be solved is 'the problem of not
understanding dhamma'. Like any other
problems which I had mentioned before, once you understand the law of cause and
effect, the perceived biggest and the most difficult problem of not
understanding dhamma and doing unlimited good deeds will eventually be solved.
In order to help
other understand dhamma and doing unlimited good deeds, no matter how busy I
am, I always make my best effort and explaining and teaching dhamma to the
yogis and disciples.
Likewise, if all
the yogis and disciples put their best effort in understanding dhamma and also
doing good deeds, in future, there will no longer be any problems which cannot
be solved. In this way, all the problems
and issues will eventually be solved as time goes by.
The end.
Credits
Video and interview by ... Korean
Yogi
Translated by ... ThaBarWa
Centre's Translation Team
Edited by ... Soe Win Htut
Note : This translation work has neither been read
nor edited by the speakers. Any mistakes
and mistranslations in this project are solely the oversight and incompetency
of the translator. Our sincere apologies
for any inconvenience caused.