..續本文上一頁mals behave like this. If you don”t let go it”s got no choice but to bite. The Apparent is the same. We live in accordance with conventions, they are here for our convenience in this life, but they are not things to be clung to so hard that they cause suffering. Just let things pass.

　　Whenever we feel that we are definitely right, so much so that we refuse to open up to anything or anybody else, right there we are wrong. It becomes wrong view. When suffering arises, where does it arise from

　　 The cause is wrong view, the fruit of that being suffering. If it was right view it wouldn”t cause suffering.

　　So I say, "Allow space, don”t cling to things." "Right" is just another supposition, just let it pass. "Wrong" is another apparent condition, just let it be that. If you feel you are right and yet others contend the issue, don”t argue, just let it go. As soon as you know, let go. This is the straight way.

　　Usually it”s not like this. People don”t often give in to each other. That”s why some people, even Dhamma practicers who still don”t know themselves, may say things that are utter foolishness and yet think they”re being wise. They may say something that”s so stupid that others can”t even bear to listen and yet they think they are being cleverer than others. Other people can”t even listen to it and yet they think they are smart, that they are right. They are simply advertising their own stupidity.

　　That”s why the wise say, "Whatever speech disregards aniccam is not the speech of a wise person, it”s the speech of a fool. It”s deluded speech. it”s the speech of one who doesn”t know that suffering is going to arise right there." For example, suppose you had decided to go to Bangkok tomorrow and someone were to ask, "Are you going to Bangkok tomorrow

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　　"I hope to go to Bangkok. If there are no obstacles I”ll probably go." This is called speaking with the Dhamma in mind, speaking with aniccam in mind, taking into account the truth, the transient, uncertain nature of the world. You don”t say, "Yes, I”m definitely going tomorrow." If it turns out you don”t go what are you going to do, send news to all the people who told you were going to

　　 You”d be just talking non-sense.

　　There”s still much more to it, the practice of Dhamma becomes more and more refined. But if you don”t see it you may think you are speaking right even when you are speaking wrongly and straying from the true nature of things with every word. And yet you may think you are speaking the truth. To put it simply: anything that we say or do that causes suffering to arise should be known as micchaditthi. It”s delusion and foolishness.

　　Most practicers don”t reflect in this way. Whatever they like they think is right and they just go on believing themselves. For instance, they may receive some gift or title, be it an object, rank or even words of praise, and they think it”s good. They take it as some sort of permanent condition. So they get puffed up with pride and conceit, they don”t consider, "Who am I

　　 Where is this so-called "goodness"

　　 Where did it come from

　　 Do others have the same things

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　　The Buddha taught that we should conduct ourselves normally. If we don”t dig in, chew over and look into this point it means it”s still sunk within us. It means these conditions are still buried within our hearts -- we are still sunk in wealth, rank and praise. So we become someone else because of them. We think we are better than before, that we are something special and so all sorts of confusion arises.

　　Actually, in truth there isn”t anything to human beings. Whatever we may be it”s only in the realm of appearances. If we take away the apparent and see the Transcendent we see that there isn”t anything there. There are simply the universal characteristics -- birth in the beg…

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