Understanding the Ten Right Views in Buddhism : หน้า 37/47

Spontaneous Arising Beings Exist, & 10) The Buddha and Arahants Exist One’s Kamma is accumulated in the human world and affects our birth circumstances in the next life. However, between lives we are considered to be in a celestial realm and it is from this realm that being arises spontaneously. The circumstances of our birth when we have attained sufficient good kamma will allow us, through meditation, to recognize these spontaneous arising beings which are an indication of our progress in understanding in the Dhamma. The Buddha is recognized as the supreme enlightened one, and in the Theravāda Buddhist tradition Arahants in this world are spiritual practitioners who have reached a high state of enlightenment and are worthy of disseminating the Dhamma and accepting gifts that bring forth abundant results from devotees. To summarize the Ten Right Views, understanding the first four contributes to living a peacefull and happy life. The remaining fifth to tenth Right Views are the realities of life in accordance with Dhamma teachings but may be compared to interpretations and explanations that are also found in other faiths, religions and beliefs. People can be happy when they do not abandon those who suffer, but instead strive to help them. To do this they have to understand the fruit of supporting others and this will overcome problems within local and global society. People can be happy when they ignore faults in others, instead seeking to see and extol the attributes of others. This is the benefit of the third Right View, that respect bears fruit that overcomes social and political problems, encouraging the sharing of goodness between one another. People would not allow selfishness into their lives if they understood the results of baap. When a person understands this they will chose to only do good things for the benefit of all. If we consistently follow these steps, problems will be solved permanently. These 10 Steps of Right Views allow people to understand gradually the importance of their actions and the existence of each sequence until finally understanding that the Law of Kamma exists. The happiness and suffering for each person does not appear without reason but is the result of kamma; this is the understanding of the reality of this world. When people die, it is not the end of their story; they will reborn into a good or bad afterlife depending on their kamma. This is referred to as the understanding of the reality of the next world. When we understand the seventh and eighth Right Views we realize that mothers and fathers have virtue because they are the givers of life in the human form, nurturing us from conception with sustenance, shelter and knowledge. The mother and father are the first creators in a person’s life. Their duty is to train their child to be a human being, and to teach humanity plus the key principles for life. Irrespective of whether the child learns academic or practical skills, they must be instilled with a firm concept of goodness and badness, right and wrong. Believing in the ninth and tenth Right Views, gives us the understanding that there are celestial entities and concepts loosely called angels, heaven and hell. This empowers people to believe that death is not the end of their being or that we will simply disappear upon death and therefore there is no reason or need to do good in this lifetime. The Buddha and Arahants are real people who have attained a high level of enlightenment. It is true that people who practice will be well devoting their lives to purifying their mind, body, speech and actions, will attain enlightenment and know clearly the existence of Samsara, which is the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. Such people will also posses the compassion to teach others, understanding that other people will see and use them as role models. Teaching the Ten Right Views leads to many benefits as follows: A person who has these right views will be willing to do good things. Those who are willing to do good things will also possess the drive to meditate consistently each and every day.