Reaching Nirvan An Analysis Of Buddha's Teachings
When the Buddha stated that his teachings are a raft to take us to the further shore, he was explaining how to reach Nirvana. He referenced it as crossing a turbulent river where we may need to build a raft. The raft is symbolic of the 4 noble truths in training on how to live the Right way according to the Eight-fold path.
The raft is symbolic of the path of unlearning or the process of letting go rather than learning. Once across we don't need to drag the raft with us. In other words, don't cling to anything including the teachings, but learn to used then appropriately and wisely before letting them
The raft is symbolic of the path of unlearning or the process of letting go rather than learning. Once across we don't need to drag the raft with us. In other words, don't cling to anything including the teachings, but learn to used then appropriately and wisely before letting them