Pinawth mithura,Zeus said:
Yes but y borukaraya so special
Not so special (as far as I know)... you have to appreciate it as part of the Dhamma... not just a statement... Perhaps you have heard a part of a Deshana... Perhaps you have heard a Deshana disclosed related to an incident where a liar is involved (we have to remember that discloses were made to suit the audience/context; nevertheless every word reflects the same Truth)...
I mean: just one statement cannot represent the whole body of Shri Saddharma... but any statement should cohesively merge with the body of Shri Saddharma because Dhamma is Swakktho (well proclaimed...)
For examples some of the very small Sutta in Samyuktha nikaya are too concise and therefore cannot be understood without some background...
You would not get into such problems if you can change the way you learn Dhamma...
I think the following ideas might help...
- We should learn (sutha) and accumulate (datha) Dhamma in ourselves
- We should memorizing to some extent (at leat the most vital things)... it's sufficient even if we can remember the Sinhala meanings... (wachasa parichitha)
- We should try to think according to Dhamma so as to understand what we've learnt (manasanupekkitha)
- We should correct our view to be aligned with Dhamma (dhittiya suppatividdha)
Once we have some understanding (say a body of understanding on Dhamma...) we can verify/compare whatever we learn (like the statement you have in the problem) against it... This allows us to filter away things we hear from others (I mean things that cannot be traced to Original teachings)... It's possible because Dhamma is Swakkatho...
At the same time: we should never reject anything coming from the Suttas (even if it appears contrary).. because our thinking/mind is misleading most of the times...
Hope my explanation addresses your problem...
Theruwan saranai!
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