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Buddhadasa, Bhikkhu

The Natural Cure for

Spiritual Disease

The Natural Cure for

Spiritual Disease

by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

(translated by Santikaro Bhikkhu)

Published by The Vuddhidhamma Fund

Any reproduction, in whole or part, in any form, for sale,

profit, or material gain, is prohibited, except for quotations

in reviews or articles. Permission to reprint for free

distribution may be obtained from:

The Vuddhidhamma Fund

10/43 Buri Rangsan Village Tambol Suan Yai Ampoe

Muang Nontaburi 11000

Thailand

Tel: (02) 526-5008

Electronic version made possible with the kind

permission of the translator.

First electronic edition: December 1996

Transcribed directly from disks provided

by Santikaro Bhikkhu

Formatting and Proofreading: Scott Oser

<oser@hep.uchicago.edu>

This electronic edition is offered

by arrangement with Evolution/Liberation

This text is a gift of Dhamma. You may print this file for

your personal use, and you may make and distribute

unaltered copies of this file, provided that you charge no

fees of any kind for its distribution. Otherwise, all rights

reserved.

CCOONNTTEENNTTSS

Foreword 5

Editors’ Notes 8

I. The Scientific Cure of Spiritual Disease 10

II. The Use of Dhamma 26

III. New Life of Peace 41

Afterword 56

Glossary 58

About the Author 66

The Translator 68

Buddha-Dhamma is as vast as the universe and as

concise as a moment’s flash of insight. Many sentient

beings have gotten lost between the two, unable to resolve

through direct personal experience the many teachings

available today. Fundamental perspectives are required for

us to begin sorting out the multiplicity of experiences and

concepts. Here, we offer a clear, direct, and practical guide

into the essentials of Buddhism, that is, the Dhamma.

While many Buddhists take Dhamma to be “the

Buddha’s teaching,” it really means “Natural Truth” or

“Natural Law.” Of course, this is what the Buddha taught

and demonstrated, but we must be careful to distinguish

the teaching from the Truth itself. Thus, to understand

Buddhism one must begin with the Dhamma.

This guide examines the three inter-related aspects of

Dhamma and pinpoints the key elements in each.

Although Dhamma is One, we interact with it in three

basic ways: study (pariyatti-dhamma), practice (patipatti-

dhamma), and realization (pativedha-dhamma). Dhamma

study is finding the right perspective on our human

predicament and what we must do about it. Dhamma

practice is developing and correctly applying the basic

tools needed for spiritual survival. Dhamma realization is

the benefits that occur naturally with correct practice.

Each aspect can be approached in many ways. Here,

Buddhadasa Bhikkhu approaches each in a direct and

practical way.

Ajahn Buddhadasa conceived of these talks as an

introduction to the study, practice, and realization of

Buddha-Dhamma. He emphasizes that practice is the key.

Nonetheless, without sufficient and correct study, one

cannot practice properly. And without realization or the

fruition of the rightful benefits of practice, everything is

wasted. In short, we cannot have one without the others.

We must have all three elements of this trio, and they must

be fully integrated through practice.

This guide is translated from the first series of talks

given by Ajahn Buddhadasa to foreign meditators

attending the monthly courses at Suan Mokkh. It is

intended for Western Dhamma friends, including those

who are new to Buddhist understanding and practice. We

hope that the perspectives offered here will help new

students of Buddhism to get their bearings straight from

the start. Those who have studied and practiced Buddhism

for some time, no matter what the school or approach,

should also find this guide helpful. We can never be too

clear what Dhamma and Dhamma practice is about. Many

have gotten lost for lack of clarity and a good guide.

Ajahn Buddhadasa is keen to foster “mutual good

understanding among religions.” This translation should

contribute to that effort by clarifying what exactly

Buddhism is about. Many non-Buddhist visitors to Asia

have trouble separating the local culture from the Buddhist

teachings about Dhamma. We hope that non-Buddhists

who read this may understand the true nature of our

religion. Then, “dialogues” will have honest and worthy

foundations. It does nobody any good to compare (or

criticize) the best of one path with the misuses of another.

We must offer each other what is best from each of our

paths and then understand and appreciate each other. In

this way, all religions may work together to combat our

common enemy — selfishness.

We hope that this little book will enable you to start

your practice of Dhamma on the right foot. Confusion

about what practice really is, meditating for the wrong

reasons, inability to integrate meditation with daily life,

and uncertainty about where practice actually leads all

wreak havoc on the spiritual lives of both “beginners” and

“old hands” alike. The Buddha stressed the need for “right

understanding” (samma-ditthi) which is not a particular

dogma or acceptance of some doctrine. Rather, it is an

attitude of alert and joyful investigation of life character-

ized by the four noble truths. These truths are not to be

believed or accepted; they are to be reflected upon and

scrutinized until we have mined them for all they are

worth. May we all find in this life the inner knowing

which frees us from any doubt as to what is true and what

is not, without having to defend or proselytize that

understanding.

May all beings be free.

Santikaro Bhikkhu

Suan Mokkhabalarama

November 1991

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These talks originally were transcribed and translated in

1986 for the one and only edition of the “Suan Mokkh

International Newsletter” (superseded by

Evolution/Liberation). There were only 350 copies of this

mimeographed publication, which went out of print

quickly. The Dhamma Study and Practice Group has since

taken interest in them, and so they appear again, in a more

attractive and readable package. We have made some

adjustments in the original translation, and hope that it

now reads more smoothly and clearly.

Most Dhamma talks in Thai, and especially those of

Ajahn Buddhadasa, are full of Pali terms (Pali is the

canonical language of early Buddhism). These terms have

found their way, along with many Sanskrit words, into

Thai and are familiar to all practicing Buddhists. They are

rich words, and precise, which express concepts and

perspectives which are not always apparent in English.

They have the further advantage of being fixed, for Pali is

a “dead language,” like Church Latin.

We have tried not to overdo the use of Pali terms, here,

although Ajahn Buddhadasa asks students to become

familiar with them. When possible, we have used an

English equivalent. But when there is no English word

which captures the full meaning of the Pali term, it is left

in Pali and explained parenthetically and in footnotes.

Words requiring longer explanations can be found in the

glossary, which you may want to rummage through in

order to acquaint yourself with these important terms.

All footnotes are provided by the translator.

Finally, thanks to the friends who helped bring this

books to print. Steve Schmidt, Daniel Kalish, David

Olsson, Sister Dhammadinna, Mae Chi Nandini, the

Venerable Dusadee Metamkuro\, and the Dhamma Study

and Practice Group.

May their efforts help more people to live with less

dukkha and nurture greater peace in this world.

The Editors

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)

To begin, I would like to express my joy that you have

come here to study Dhamma (Natural Truth) [editor’s

note: there is a small glossary explaining Pali terms. All

notes are by the editor] Second, I would like to thank each

of you for helping to make Suan Mokkh a useful and

worthwhile place.

Today, I would like to talk with you concerning the

question: What benefits will we receive from studying

Dhamma? If you get any benefits from Buddhism, you

will become a Buddhist automatically, whether or not you

go through a conversion ceremony. To convert or not to

convert is a meaningless issue. The relevant issue, the

important thing, is whether you will get anything useful

from Buddhism.

So we will talk about the things that you will gain from

Buddhism. Only after realizing that Buddhism has

benefitted you will you know what Buddhism is about.

Until you understand what it is that you have received,

you can’t really know anything about Buddhism. Let’s

discuss, then, the things that you will obtain from

Buddhism. Thus, you will understand Buddhism and will

become a Buddhist automatically.

I would like to say that you will get the best, the highest

thing that a human being ought to get. There is nothing

more worth getting than this; it surpasses everything. We

might call this thing, simply, “New Life.” The best thing

to do here is to talk about the characteristics of New Life.

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