From the day of His Enlightenment — the full moon of the sixth lunar month — to Makha Bucha Day, which falls on the full moon of the third lunar month, nine months had passed. It was at that point that the Buddha clearly established the model for the propagation of Buddhism: that all bhikkhus and Arahants — including those bhikkhus who had not yet attained Arahantship — must work together to carry the correct knowledge, the true Dhamma, and the truth concerning the world and life, and to make these known to the people of the world, so that they may conduct themselves rightly.
This is because the moment a person is born into this world, they immediately fall under the Law of Kamma — without knowing that such a law exists. For the natural laws of this world are never proclaimed or set down in written form for all to know.
One must observe. One must discern these laws through careful observation on one’s own. Without such observation, one will never come to know what natural laws govern all things in this world. Every natural law has both a negative aspect and a positive aspect. If one fails to observe, or observes without sufficient discernment, one may unknowingly act in accordance with the negative aspect of nature — and suffering will follow, sometimes even to the point of endangering one’s life. However, if through careful observation one comes to understand both the negative and positive aspects of nature, and then chooses to act in accordance with the positive, one will encounter happiness and prosperity.
Kaewsarapakneuk Hall, Wat Phra Dhammakaya, February 1st, 2015
