Buddhist Holy Day Dhamma (19/05/2025)

Form is like a lump of foam,
 
Feeling like a water bubble;
 
Perception is like a mirage,
 
Volitions like a plantain trunk,
 
And consciousness like an illusion,
 
So explained the Kinsman of the Sun.
 
“However one may ponder it
 
And carefully investigate it,
 
It appears but hollow and void
 
When one views it carefully.
 
“With reference to this body
 
The One of Broad Wisdom has taught
 
That with the abandoning of three things
 
One sees this form discarded.
 
“When vitality, heat, and consciousness
 
Depart from this physical body,
 
Then it lies there cast away:
 
Food for others, without volition.
 
“Such is this continuum,
 
This illusion, beguiler of fools.
 
It is taught to be a murderer;
 
Here no substance can be found.
 
“A bhikkhu with energy aroused
 
Should look upon the aggregates thus,
 
Whether by day or at night,
 
Comprehending, ever mindful.
 
“He should discard all the fetters
 
And make a refuge for himself;
 
Let him fare as with head ablaze,
 
Yearning for the imperishable state.”
 
SN 22.95 A Lump of Foam (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
 
https://suttacentral.net/sn22.95/en/bodhi