Ajahn Suchart
Dharma for the Asking
Question: I feel that to think that nibbāna is better than saṁsāra is missing the point as both are just words, not the real truth. Only practice will lead you there one way or the other, but not thinking that one is better than the other?
Than Ajahn: Well, when you want to buy a product, you have to know which one is better before you decide which one to buy. You have to know whether Samsung is better than Apple or Apple is better than Samsung.
Once you know which one is better, then you can decide which one you’d want to get. It’s the same way with knowing which one is better: nibbāna or saṁsāra. They are at the opposite end of each other: saṁsāra is the mind that continues on rebirth; nibbāna is the mind that stops getting rebirth. So, you have to decide which one is better for you. If you think continuous rebirth is better, then you continue on with staying in the saṁsāra. If you think stopping rebirth is better, then you choose nibbāna. So, you have to know first which one is better, then you can decide what you want.
“Dhamma in English, Jan 3, 2019.”
By Ajahn Suchart Abhijāto
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