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# 319 Silkworms eat mulberry leaves - a parable

Denia Rositzki · Compassionate Buddha – Yun Hwa Sangha Hamburg · 2026-08-25 · Hamburg · Source

Mercy · main message Patience · carrying Repentance · carrying

Clinging to the egoistic self ('small eye') produces ignorance and blocks spiritual liberation; only through letting go and compassion toward others can true wisdom and freedom be attained.

Instead of possessing the small eye, we should try to find our great eye, which is not attached to the self. We actually think about others rather than ourselves.

The text uses the parable of silkworms, which wrap themselves in cocoons and in doing so lose their ability to fly, as a metaphor for human behavior. The central thesis is that clinging to egoistic thoughts ('small eye') and the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance block one's own liberation and wisdom. The speaker, an abbot of a Zen center, urges patience and the practice of meditation in order to eliminate these clinging thoughts. As a contemporary reference, the elections in South Korea are cited, in which politicians who think only of themselves fail, while those who think of others are successful. The message encourages letting go of the small self-ego and turning toward the 'great eye' of compassion and care for others. Through this inner turning, one can, much like the caterpillar becoming a butterfly, fly into a wide world of well-being.

Worldview

what this means
What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?
Clinging, desire, the inability to let go; Ignorance, illusion, a false view of reality
Where does the evil reside?
in the heart, the will, or the soul of the individual
What helps against it?
prayer, worship, meditation, repeated practice; practical action towards the neighbour, good works
What is human being according to this text?
entangled in deception or desire, but capable of being set free
Where is history heading?
the message stands outside of history
What does the text base its claim on?
on a present head, teacher, or office
To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?
to every human being, regardless of faith
Where is the text's criticism directed?
at one's own community and at oneself

Related texts from other traditions

by similarity of the analysis, one text per tradition

What the text calls for

Measured

Basic stance
1 from -2 to 2
Insistence
2 of 3
Reach
1 of 5
Concreteness
2 of 3
Boundary
0 of 3
Time
past 0, present 2, future 2

Analysed with qwen/qwen3.8-27b, version v3. The same standards apply to every tradition, see Values.

Full text in English
Hello, welcome. I am very happy that you are here on the podcast Compassionate Buddha, your podcast for love and world crisis. I am Danielle Rzitzki with the dog named GakDog. I am the Abbot of the Universal Meditation Center Hamburg-Jama-Dama-Zah of the Universal World Social Buddhists. In this episode, you can hear a daily reminder from Supreme Materialist Wanglopopsenem about Silkewarm-Eat-Molberry-Liefe. It is a parable. And I am looking forward to it. Daily Frigrenz of the Lotus Flower by GakDog. 12.036. May 23, 2025 Lotus Buddhist Monastery. To increase Silkewarm-Eat-Molberry-Liefe after they can fly a little later. All of a sudden, the spirit of the One in them, with the intention to describe themselves. So, the silkworms gradually wrap their bodies in silk, thread to protect themselves from any outside attacks. As time goes by, they wrap themselves up so hard, and they think they are secure. However, too much protection provided by the hard thread around prevents them from moving their bodies. At such a time, the owner of the house puts these worms with their protection into hot water to boil them and collect the thread. Thus, the silkworms destroy themselves. This is just a parable. When the thought of eye appears, we unnecessarily enclose ourselves with the thought of eye, making ourselves uncomfortable. However, if we would have some patience, we could become butterflies and fly into a wide world. Instead, this opportunity becomes blocked and we destroy ourselves. Think about how ignorant this is. Similarly, all thoughts of eye should be eliminated when they appear by practicing sincerely. The small eye destroys the possibility of truly protecting ourselves and becoming emancipated. So, being attached to the small eye blocks our own wisdom and we make ourselves ignorant. For this reason, being attached to eye has little value for us and only makes us ignorant. Instead of possessing the small eye, we should try to find our great eye, which is not attached to the self. We actually think about others rather than ourselves. That way great love and compassion appear, so everyone can become well-loved when we truly care for others and ourselves. Similar to the small little caterpillar, which could have flown any place, we try arising from greed, ruin the self. We become aware that the small eye automatically stems from avarise, wherein the three poisons of greed, anger and ignorance appear, making us ultimately suffer. Practitioners, of course, are aware of these pitfalls, but nevertheless the thought of eye always appears, which then creates impurities in the body and mind. Consequently, these then cause ignorant results to appear. Nowadays, Depopsenem see the elections held in South Korea, political leaders who only care for themselves deliver very different a campaign, speeches than those who care for others. There is great variation on the same theme or issue between these two opposing platforms and orientations. Candidates who are attached to themselves always hurt themselves, even if they win the elections. So they cannot maintain their position and instead end in failure. Thank you very much, Depopsenem. Thank you very much for listening and thank you very much, Dikwang Depopsenem. Have a nice and happy week. Yours in the Dharma, Gaktok.
Full text in the original
Hallo willkommen, ich bin sehr glücklich, dass ihr hier bei der Podcast Compassionate Buddha, eure Podcast für Liebe und Weltkrise, seid. Ich bin Danielle Rzitzki mit Dama namens GakDog. Ich bin der Abbot der Universummeditation Center Hamburg-Jama-Dama-Zah der Universum des Weltsocial-Buddhisten. In diesem Episode könnt ihr ein daily Reminder von Supreme Materialik Wanglopopsenem über Silkewarm-Eat-Molberry-Liefe. Es ist ein Parable. Und ich freue mich. Daily Frigrenz of the Lotus Flower by GakDog. 12.036. May 23. 2025 Lotus Buddhist Monastery. Silkewarm-Eat-Molberry-Liefe zu erhöhen, nachdem sie ein bisschen später fliegen können. All of a sudden, die Geistung des Eines in ihnen, mit der Intention, um sie sich zu beschreiben. So, the silkworms gradually wrap their bodies in silk, thread to protect themselves from any outside attacks. As time goes by, they wrap themselves up so hard, and they think they are secure. However, too much protection provided by the hard thread around prevents them from moving their bodies. At such a time, the owner of the house puts these worms with their protection into hot water to boil them and collect the thread. Thus, the silkworms destroy themselves. This is just a parable. When the thought of eye appears, we unnecessarily enclose ourselves with the thought of eye, making ourselves uncomfortable. However, if we would have some patience, we could become butterflies and fly into a wide world. Instead, this opportunity becomes blocked and we destroy ourselves. Think about how ignorant this is. Similarly, all thoughts of eye should be eliminated when they appear by practicing sincerely. The small eye destroys the possibility of truly protecting ourselves and becoming emancipated. So, being attached to the small eye blocks our own wisdom and we make ourselves ignorant. For this reason, being attached to eye has little value for us and only makes us ignorant. Instead of possessing the small eye, we should try to find our great eye, which is not attached to the self. We actually think about others rather than ourselves. That way great love and compassion appear, so everyone can become well-loved when we truly care for others and ourselves. Similar to the small little caterpillar, which could have flown any place, we try arising from greed, ruin the self. We become aware that the small eye automatically stems from avarise, wherein the three poisons of greed, anger and ignorance appear, making us ultimately suffer. Practitioners, of course, are aware of these pitfalls, but nevertheless the thought of eye always appears, which then creates impurities in the body and mind. Consequently, these then cause ignorant results to appear. Nowadays, Depopsenem see the elections held in South Korea, political leaders who only care for themselves deliver very different a campaign, speeches than those who care for others. There is great variation on the same theme or issue between these two opposing platforms and orientations. Candidates who are attached to themselves always hurt themselves, even if they win the elections. So they cannot maintain their position and instead end in failure. Thank you very much, Depopsenem. Thank you very much for listening and thank you very much, Dikwang Depopsenem. Have a nice and happy week. Yours in the Dharma, Gaktok.