Sayadaw U Zaw Tika - The one who lost the path of love and came back to the right path

The monk's order

Many monks and nuns came to the Buddha and told him that after listening to the tape of “Love,” they had thought more deeply about the nature of love, understood it, and were able to have a deeper, higher kind of love.

They also say that they are happier and more comfortable because they are able to have deep, noble love.

The monks and nuns who listened to the sermon "The Lost Man" said that they were enlightened and inspired by the sermon.

Like everyone, we have probably lost our way at some point in our journey of growing up. Among them is the Sayadaw.

It is common for travelers to get lost. If you don't give up and search diligently, you will find the right path. There is no need to be discouraged or afraid.

The monks have repeatedly requested that these tapes be published as books.

When it comes to the book, some parts have been edited to make it easier to read.

I am happy to hear that after reading this book, you will understand deeper love and will be able to have a more consistent and deep love for your family, friends, and everyone.

There are so many people who are hungry for love. If each person can be more loving, everyone will have more happiness and peace of mind.

A person with great love is noble and peaceful.

May everyone be someone who loves themselves properly and loves others properly.

Sayadaw U Zaw Tika

Today I want to tell you about a topic that I have been wanting to talk about for a long time, but I haven't. The topic is something that everyone is talking about, and it's not unusual. But they just talk about it, and when you think about it deeply, they don't really know, and I don't think it's easy to know. I myself have been wanting to know this topic for many years, and I have studied, thought about it, and practiced it, but I still can't say that I fully understand it.

If I really think about it, how many things in the world can I say that I really know? Think about it. Let alone the mind, can I say that I know it? I can't. So the matter of knowing is very deep. It is not easy to know everything about nature completely. Even the simplest things are only superficially known. You can never know everything completely.

So when I think about saying something, I always ask myself how much I know about it. If I have to tell others what I don't know myself, I'm not strong. There can be no life behind those words. Words represent the subject I want to say, they represent a nature. If I just say words without knowing the nature, there is no knowledge of the nature behind them, so those words can't be clear and clear, they can't be lifeless.

For example, to put it simply, some writers write without knowing what they are writing about, and if they write without knowing what they are writing about, they cannot write clearly and precisely. The reader can feel that there is no meaning in the writing. If you know it clearly, it becomes a little more alive, and the writing has power.

Similarly, Phoon Phoon, out of the many things he wants to talk about, he only talks about what he knows, not everything he has read. Because I don't really know everything I have read. That's why I give priority to what I know. Now, when the Daka Daka meet, I want to talk about a very simple, very basic topic, which is about love.

What is love?

Love is something that everyone talks about, everyone hears about. It is also said a lot in songs and literature. But I want to ask you carefully and directly, "What is love?"

If you ask me if I really know what love is, how would I answer? I would say, "I think I do." Phon Phon has been thinking about love for many years. I started thinking about this issue when I was 13-14 years old. At that age, I started to think a little. When I was younger, I didn't think much. I just did what I had to do and played when I had something to play. I started thinking about it when I was about 13-14 years old, when I was a thinking person. When I thought about it, I asked myself many questions. One of these many questions was, "Do my parents love me?"

I don't know how many people have asked this question, or if they still do. I think I had a lot of doubts when I was young. Sometimes I think my parents love me. Sometimes I think they don't. Sometimes when I do something they don't like, I feel like the punishment they give me is not effective, but rather cruel. I'm telling you the truth and I'm being honest.

Phoon Phoon, I would like to focus on my own feelings and speak openly. I think there are people who feel the same way as Phoon Phoon. I have heard some people say that. Similarly, I have a doubt about my own parents' love, so I tend to treat other people with this doubt. The nature of the mind is that if you doubt your parents' love, you will not be able to trust anyone else's love. This is a very important point.

Now that I am older, I think back and understand my parents' lives and feelings more. It would not be wrong to say that I have only just begun to understand. When I understand their lives and their feelings, I feel compassion and love for them. Only when I understand can I love them, if I don't understand, I can't love them. When I was young, I had misunderstandings about them and misinterpreted their actions. When I became an adult, I think back to them, and when I was 15 or 16, my parents were 35-36 years old. Now that I am 50 years old, I think back to them and they were still children at that age. I realize that they didn't know much.

Due to circumstances, they have grown up, gotten married, had children, worked to make a living, and struggled to live a complicated life. They don't know anything clearly or precisely. Their lives are so full of worries and worries that sometimes they don't have time to think about their children.

No. I don't have time to talk to my children. I can't know how my children must feel. I often force them to do things I think are good. Sometimes what they do is good, but as is the nature of imperfect humans, some of what they do is bad, I think. It's something that everyone has to face."

Especially when it comes to matters related to religion, there is no difference of opinion. Phoon Phoon gradually became interested in Buddhism. He could no longer accept his parents' religion, and this led to a big problem with his parents. A friend of Phoon Phoon, a monk, once told me that when he became a Buddhist, his father said, "If you can't change your religion, don't come home." So the monk has not returned to his parents' house yet. His father is still there, but he doesn't write letters, he doesn't call, there is no contact at all. He doesn't go, his father doesn't come, and things like that happen.

Sometimes, parents and children have different opinions and ideologies. It can be very satisfying if they understand each other and negotiate.

If we act cruelly without understanding each other and insisting that we can't have our own way, the end result will definitely be that my parents will start to doubt whether they love me.

So I really want to talk about this love. I will speak calmly, just as Phoon Phoon can speak as much as he can think about. I want the Daka and Daka to keep their minds calm and think about it.

I don't want to imply that I have said everything I can think of. No one knows everything completely except God, so I am very hesitant to even talk about the subject of love that everyone experiences. If someone asks me, "How much do you know, Master?" I would be shocked. I don't dare say that I know, but I can say that I have a little understanding.