The practice is to make the non-arising of grasping and clinging absolute, final, and eternally void, so that no grasping and clinging can ever return. Just that is enough. There is nothing else to do.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of letting go of attachment and grasping to achieve inner peace.
Buddhadasa's quote suggests that true liberation comes from eliminating the desires and attachments that bind us to suffering. By making the non-arising of grasping and clinging absolute, one can attain a state of eternal freedom and tranquility, signifying that once you have let go completely, there is nothing more required to achieve peace.
In practice
During a meditation retreat, the instructor shared this quote to highlight the importance of releasing attachments.
The entire cosmos is a cooperative. The sun, the moon, and the stars live together as a cooperative. The same is true for humans and animals, trees, and the Earth. When we realize that the world is a mutual, interdependent, cooperative enterprise -- then we can build a noble environment. If our lives are not based on this truth, then we shall perish.
Those who read books cannot understand the teachings and, what's more, may even go astray. But those who try to observe the things going on in the mind, and always take that which is true in their own minds as their standard, never get muddled. They are able to comprehend suffering, and ultimately will understand Dharma. Then, they will understand the books they read.
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.
It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals. But, there is no alternative to the state.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Crimes lead into one another. They who are capable of being forgers, are capable of being incendiaries.
We have a disharmony in our natures. We cannot live together without injuring each other.
there is no shortage of fault to be found amid our stars
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