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Chapter 8: Do Scandals Stop When They Get to a Wise Man? When Shakyamuni Buddha was alive, he was accused of being involved in many scandals. Some people said that if the Buddha were to walk past a place, husbands would follow after him to be ordained as monks; therefore the Buddha was the creator of widows. Some people said that if the Buddha were to walk past a place, sons would follow after him to be ordained as monks; therefore the Buddha caused family lines to come to an end. Some people said that the cultivation centres at Bamboo Grove Park and Jetavanna Grove were so exquisite because Shakyamuni Buddha was misusing public money. When Sundari¡¦s corpse was discovered abandoned beside a cultivation centre, the murder was shrouded with mystery and doubt. Some people thought that Shakyamuni Buddha would not be able to extricate himself from implication in that murder. Buddha Shakyamuni was pained by such accusations, but he remained silent. He did not explain that scandals stop when they get to a wise man. All he did was ask his disciples to tolerate and endure. Today¡¦s media serve as information transmitters. Television, the internet, newspapers, magazines etc. provide extensive coverage of the news and transmit it to the whole world. However, do these transmissions bring us the truth? No. Some of the news is tainted with many falsehoods. I personally believe that falsehoods will fall apart and come to an end when confronted by a wise person. However, how many people are wise enough to discern the truth? Out in the world, there is nothing but whirling dust and mist. If you were stop and think, you would realise that most people in this society are blind ¡V they are totally spellbound by the information disseminated by the media. The media just needs to mention some scandal one hundred times and it will be regarded as the truth. Even if a statement is totally false, it will be taken as not far from the truth. For that reason, scandals and the media are terrifying and horrifying. It is indeed true that people¡¦s words are to be feared. I have finally understood why Shakyamuni Buddha remained silent and didn¡¦t explain each scandal. I am no longer in doubt. It is because people in society are blind. To find a few wise people is one difficult task!
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