208-Diamond Sutra - Buddhism in daily life

Diamond Sutra


"The venerable Buddha spoke"


newly interpreted by Shaolin-Rainer


The Diamond Sutra records dialogues of question and answer
between the historical Buddha and one of his disciples (the
Subhūti).


This sutra can be compared to the Bible or the Koran in terms of
its importance. Buddhist core sentences are formative in this
work. "Form is emptiness - emptiness is form" is the central
statement here.


The authenticity of all words of the Diamond Sutra could not be
confirmed beyond doubt until today, it can only be assumed who
was the author, and whether the content was 'glossed' or even
'instrumentalized'. However, it is certain that the philosophy of
the historical Buddha is passed on here at least in the sense
after.


Translated, the title means something like "The perfection of
wisdom, which is so sharp that it can split even a diamond".


The first time the Diamond Sutra was 'written down' was in Tibet
(about 600 years before Gutenberg printed the first Bible in
Germany).


After studying the Diamond Sutra, the seeker should no longer see
only the surface, but look behind events, phenomena and people.


How we perceive something is how it appears to us. But appearance
is not always being.


For people of modern times, the original text falls out of
today's world, is written in a language of a bygone era, which
seems antiquated and takes away the fun of reading. In its
original version, not many interested people find access to the
words and worldview of the historical Buddha.


Therefore, I have taken the liberty of dressing the Buddha's
words in modern sentences.


Chapter I "The venerable Buddha said".


"Disciple, you must know that the meaning of my teachings is
beyond thoughts and words".


So what was the Buddha trying to tell his disciple?


In my opinion, what is meant here is the self-energy that springs
from words, thoughts, people or even things.


A glass of water has hardly energy, a wave however already. Both
is only H2O.


Where is the logic here, how do the states behave among
themselves?


Some words spread like a "wildfire" (I have a dream), others fade
away unheard in the room.


Some thoughts change whole countries and regions (Marx - Das
Kapital), others evaporate on the way to the bathroom.


Some people have self-energy (for example Muhammad Ali), others
cannot tie their own shoes.


Even some things have their own energy, self-energy. For example,
a special work of art like the Mona Lisa. Thousands of people
want to see it, the picture next to it goes down completely.


And if emptiness is form, and form is emptiness, what does that
mean in our daily lives? What is the meaning beyond thoughts and
words?


The disciple's first question in the question and answer game
with the teacher was, Exalted One, what is the best way to direct
the mind? The venerable Buddha spoke, disciple, by overcoming
suffering. One who overcomes suffering can attain nirvana. But no
one can get beyond all suffering; suffering will always remain a
part of human beings. But the way we deal with suffering can be
changed. Good is not always good, and bad is not always bad.
Depending on how we look at it, whether with serenity or in
anger, the result of looking at the same thing can even change
the thing itself completely.


Emptiness is form, and form is emptiness.


A gifted football coach said: "like bottle empty".


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