Dhamma for Lifestyle (30)

Vijja and Carana are like a bird

Birds look the direction with their eyes and fly with their wings. They perch and hold with their feet. With their beaks they pick fruits and flowers. Without these birds cannot survive for long.
 
Similarly, in the Buddhist Sasana, the taste of Magga, Phala and Nibbana can be enjoyed only on the perfection of Vijja (knowledge) and Carana (the good practice). In the absence of either one, Magga, Phala and Nibbana cannot be realized.

The eyes of the birds are also like the belief in the effect of Kamma. The knowledge of the Noble one is the beak. These are parts or members of Vijja. The foot and the wing may be likened to morality and concentration being association with Carana, the good practice.

Reference: Eindaka, Ashin (Nyaung Kan Aye Sayadaw). Fundamentals of Buddhism. 2009.

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