“One who drinks deep the Dhamma lives happily with a tranquil mind.”
A brief explanation of a verse from the Dhammapada from Lord Buddha.
“One who drinks deep the Dhamma lives happily with a tranquil mind.”
The Dhamma means Holy Law, The Truth, the Way, the Ultimate Wisdom, True Nature, or you can call it God. The Dhamma is described here as if it was water. The holy teachings from Sages are fluent as water, clear as water, it satisfy’s the thirst of mankind. In the old testament, Christ, said “if anyone would drink from this water, he will never get thirsty again.” That water is referred to the Truth that sets mankind free of sin, wrong perception, and ego. The water is also known to clean objects that seem to be defiled or dirty, so in this case it is the mind of human beings that is defiled, which only Dhamma/Wisdom can make it clean and free. Water can also be symbolic to the mind. If the mind is govern by ego, it is compared to being like a roaring ocean with so many waves crashing to each other, thus creates uncertainty, feeling of suffering and despair. When a person drinks deeply or learns deeply the Dhamma her mind becomes calm and tranquil with no waves, still. When the mind is still, then you can see and know God. When the mind is still you can see a clear reflection of yourself in the water, and then say I AM THAT I AM. (I AM is looking at the reflection in the water (which is Dhamma) and sees I AM).
When the mind is still, the Dhamma awakens the mind, it becomes ONE. The mind no longer is govern by ego, but by True Nature/Buddha Nature, it now becomes heart mind (Bodhichitta). The Dhamma and Mind are like water, they no longer become two separate waters, it becomes ONE water. Dhamma and Mind become ONE, it becomes Awakened Mind. Jesus said “Me and the Father are One.” The Dhamma comes out from the Awakened Mind, therefore you can say it comes out from the Mind of God. In the old testament in book of Genesis, it said “….the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters..” You can interpret it as “In the beginning the Dhamma moved upon the Mind of God, which when God said, things were created. The Buddha said “…with your thought your world is created.” So when your mind is still and calm you will know the Dhamma, which points to your True Nature, and when you say things it will be created. This also connects to Lord Shiva, in the Dance of Shiva, where Shiva is holding a drum with one hand, which means with its sound HE creates. (This is actually another topic I would like to write about: Mind+Thought+Words+Creation)
“The wise one ever delights in the Dhamma made known by the Noble One (the Buddha).”
This just means, the wise one (You) finds happiness in the Dhamma which was revealed by the Sage/Noble One Lord Buddha.
I hope this has blessed you as it blessed me.
Yours truly your Internet Friend
Namaste~
