The Path to Right View and World Peace : หน้า 72/164

Nic Mush-wi. A Dhamma Master must have the right view in order to start, and to understand, how to bring about world peace. We know, of course, that we are all made of body, mind, and Dhamma, and without Dhamma, we cannot be successful. But all of the problems we encounter are because we do not have the right view. So how do we get people to the right view? How do we get people to listen, and to apply it to their lives? How do we teach the right view?" Luang Por stops and looks at me, eyes wide, smiling. "Right meditation depends on people following the eightfold noble path - every part of it - every component. Because following the eight fold noble path leads to understanding the Dhamma. And where is the Dhamma? Within you! Not outside or somewhere that you can see it. "Each person, of course, has their own eightfold path to follow because each person is unique. How do we teach all of the different qualities of right view? By teaching them meditation! Different cultures have different understandings of the eightfold path, but it is still the eightfold path! And it is still the same meditation technique! We can have many cultures, and many languages, but the message and the meditation are the same: center of center, middle of middle! "There is no compromise! We have to teach Dhamma to the world. But how do we do that when we ourselves are talking with our backs to one other, rather than actually facing each other! The culture may change, but English is English, no matter what city it is spoken in - Singapore, Hong Kong, New York, or London. Dhamma is Dhamma! "As I said, we are composed of body, mind, and Dhamma. The body contains the four elements that cannot be changed. The elements are both inside and outside. The mind is our knowing element that contains defilements unless we meditate and try to clean this element. But the Dhamma, well, the Dhamma is for you to reach out and teach it to the world. You all are the missing element that needs to go forth. You are the same as nutrition, because you are feeding people Dhamma. But let's just look at that. Here's a simple loaf of bread. [Note: He draws on the paper that is placed on the projector.] Now, how did you get the money to buy the bread? Did you, in fact, buy the bread, or did you steal the bread? You can see that the method of getting this nutrition is not the same. What do we aim to do with it when we get it? Are we eating it by ourselves, or are we sharing it? Are we angry, or are we smiling, when we buy the bread and eat it? And that is just a simple loaf of bread. Everything that we do while we interact with our environment and the things in our environment are important, because the end product 69