Commento approfondito

The Buddha taught these verses at the Bamboo Grove monastery, regarding the tragic death of Venerable Moggallana. He was beaten to death by bandits hired by ascetic rivals who were jealous of the alms the Buddha and His disciples received. Moggallana accepted his fate, knowing it was the unyielding karmic retribution for a grave sin in a past life: murdering his blind parents. The Buddha explained that even a highly realized Arahant with supreme psychic powers cannot escape the law of karma. However, unlike ordinary beings who suffer mentally, an Arahant feels only physical pain; having eradicated the ego, their mind remains completely liberated and at peace. Il Buddha dichiarò inoltre che chiunque faccia del male a una persona pura e innocua dovrà inevitabilmente affrontare dieci gravi conseguenze, che vanno dalla perdita di ricchezza e lesioni fisiche alla rinascita all'inferno. Basandosi su insegnamenti profondi (simili a quelli contenuti nel Sutra delle Quarantadue Sezioni), il Buddha paragonò il fare del male a un innocente allo sputare in cielo o al gettare polvere contro vento: il danno ritorna solo all'autore del reato. He urged practitioners to maintain strict patience and forbearance; retaliating in anger only destroys one's own lifetime of accumulated spiritual merit.