COVID-2019: THE CALL OF THE BREATH OF DHAMMA

Abstract

It cannot be denied that the Covid-2019 outbreak, the virus can be transmitted through coughing, sneezing or speaking. Therefore, the medical profession issued an announcement for the people to be alert by wearing a mask for covering the mouth and the nose in order not to allow it to enter the body. The coughing, sneezing or speaking must use the wind as the drive through the various organs both breathing and speaking out whether it is the mouth, or the nose. There is no protection or if we are careless and drop our guards, we will be able to receive the virus. The Buddhism emphasizes and advise the Buddhists to observe the breath in and out that called Ānãpãnasati which can be both concentration meditation and insight meditation as a protection against passion’s occurrence, because the Buddhists believe that desire when it is with anyone that person cannot be cured, but the virus enters the body it can be cured. The Buddha warned, taught and advised the Buddhists in observing the breath in and out, considering the breath and raising level of reducing, refraining and quitting all evils until it becomes the habit that can get rid of passion which is the breath of natural call. Human beings should carry out their activities properly, helping to purely reduce the adverse impact on others with the Dhamma power.