347-The earth is slippery- Buddhism in daily life

The earth is slippery


This principle was valid in the belief system of the Aztecs, an
advanced civilization that existed between the 14th and the early
16th century.


40 years ago I was in Mexico with my parents, the temples made a
great impression on me, until today I can't get the monumental
structures out of my head. People, animals and plants adapted
perfectly to their habitat, my visits to the pyramids of the past
peoples were a "highlight" in my life.


From my visits to Mexico, this sentence has remained in my
memory: "The earth is slippery".


According to the beliefs of Mesoamerican civilization, anyone
could slip on the slippery earth; "evil," like "good," was not
separate from each other in the continuing tradition of
indigenous religion, but was directly opposed to each other as
part of life. The various chapters of contemporary history have
shaped this area; against all odds, the fusion of spiritual
influences has enormous presence to this day.


And yes, the earth is slippery, at any time we can slip, fall,
hit the ground.


Anyone can slip, but how do we deal with our mistakes?


What do we know about the religion of the Aztecs and the Mayas,
the Incas? Little! The conquerors did a great job, had quickly
sealed the fate of the New World. Little is left of the culture
of the Central American inhabitants, but this phrase has been
handed down: "The earth is slippery".


What has this continent seen over the centuries, oppression and
enslavement came as original sin by the Europeans, the traumatic
background is still not sufficiently processed.


Main god of the polytheistic people was "Huitzilopochtli", the
god of the sun and war, mostly represented as a jaguar. Due to
the change of the ongoing generations there was the concept of
natural selection, the "tree of life" was understood as evolution
in their culture!


I liked the spiritual philosophy of the "slippery earth" very
much, again and again I have to think about it.


I trust in the future, every person is allowed to "slip" once,
because the earth is really very slippery.


Buddha's teaching is very similar to this view, also we today's
people should give the fellow human beings who slipped again a
chance, we as a part of nature are allowed to make mistakes, our
fate is written according to Buddha, therefore we are not at
fault.


The transformation to a soul being is based in the concept of
"enlightenment", in forgiving, in love and in forgiveness.


Our greatest glory is not to never fall, but to rise again every
time.


- Nelson Mandela - former President South Africa - 1918 to 2013


God obviously loved ordinary people, because he made so many of
them


- Abraham Lincoln - 16th President of the United States of
America - 1809 to 1865


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