The Teachings of Ajahn Suchart.
21 December 2024
Q: How do you define saṃvega?
Than Ajahn: Well, the way I see it if you look at the world as afflicted with suffering—that is saṃvega. The world that we live in is a sad world, it is not a happy world. Everyone is afflicted with some type of unhappiness. No one is happy. And basically we are all afflicted with ageing, sickness and death.
So just contemplate on the nature of the body—the body is subjected to ageing, sickness and death. This can give you saṃvega, sadness. What’s the point of being born here if you were born just to get old, get sick and die? But people forget this fact.
People keep going after things and they forget that they are going to get sick, get old and die. They don’t have saṃvega.
But if you keep contemplating on this everyday as much as you can, ‘Once I’m being born, I’m subjected to ageing, sickness and death, and separation from the loved ones,’ then it can give you a good picture of the world we live in. It's a sad world. It’s not a happy world. You don’t want to return to this world if you can, if you know the way.
“Dhamma in English, Jan 16, 2024.”
By Ajahn Suchart Abhijāto
YouTube: Dhamma in English.
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