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~l ~x xv

Deshapriya Dissanayake

In the search for truth, there are certain questions that are unimportant. Of what material is the universe constructed? Is the universe eternal? Are there limits or not to the universe? In what way is this human society put together? What is the ideal form of organization for human society. If a man were to postpone his searching and practising for Enlightenment until such questions were solved, he would die before he found the path.

~l ~x xK  {n[l p{p ~xK r|p rxY J. K |{x Mvjx  tpp pK rMm{zp n? K |{x ~lY n? K |{xf ~v{Y J n pnn? K ~ ~vcx WYvl Y  Yvx YvY n? ~ ~vcx xvYyxp ~opx Y YY Y~ n? K r|p{zf rly ~x [pp ly xvY {p vM[xf rx[Y{ r~v  ~l ~x xv Yz v{l, A xv v[ ~x [vf ryl{v X vyjxf rl{ppx.

Suppose a man were pierced (affected deeply) by a poisoned arrow, and his relatives or friends got together to call a surgeon to have the arrow pulled out and the wound treated.

} ~l TxY { rh{f rl { ~xK ~Y[ Tx S{l Yy nv l{zx ~{rl vf X[ p  lyp WYl  |z {n{yxY Yqvf Yzrp Y xx ~lv.

If the wounded man objects, saying:
Wait a little. Before you pull it out, I want to know who shot this arrow. Was it a man or a woman? Was it someone of noble birth, or was it a peasant? What was the bow made of? Was it a big bow, or a small bow,that shot the arrow? Was the bow made of wood or bamboo? What was the bow string made of? Was it made of fibre, or of gut? (strong cord made from intestines of animals)
Was the arrow made of rattan (Cane- like stem) or of reed (strip of metal).
Before you extract the arrow, I want to know all about those things Then what would happen?

l{zYy{ yno {p v~ r|p Yl vYn {pp...?
rHhY Spp. Xx[zz K Tlzx Rn nvpp Yzp vf p [pp Bp YNn KY nn xz?
AY Y Y n? p pK [xY n? AY Y ~cl{ Urp YpY n ~vp ~Y n? A pp lp tj Yvp n? AY |z ppY n, Yh ppY n? pp lp tj z{zp n tKt{zp n?
A pp pz lp tj Yvp n? Wx lp tj Y{zp n ~lY[ th{zp lp pzp n?
Tlzx lp tj N{zp n? W~ pll zxp n?
Xxz K Tlzx Rn vf ry vf K r|p ~xzzfv rly zt[vf R{|x. X W~ {l vYn {pp ?

Before all this information can be secured, no doubt, the poison will have time to circulate all through the system and the man may die.
So... the first duty is to remove the arrow, and prevent its poison from spreading.

K ~x lyly WnyN Yy [vf ry ... Tlzx R } v |y rnox ryv  [~ A ~ x x  t{f ~ ~YxY pl.
Wtp vzv ycYx {pp Tlzx S{lf Rn nv } |y[l v {Yvx.
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