..續本文上一頁ready mentioned, and in line with the three characteristics of inconstancy, stress, and not-self, probing and analyzing back and forth, time and again, the truths that the defilements have kept concealed will be revealed in line with these principles of truth -- because these principles are truth pure and simple. There”s nothing counterfeit about them. What”s counterfeit -- our false views -- are an affair of defilement, not an affair of the Dhamma.

　　We will be able truly to see things as they are -- without a doubt -- once we can remove the counterfeit things that conceal them. For example, beauty: Where, exactly, is the body beautiful

　　 What is there about it that you can claim to be beautiful

　　 If you speak in terms of the principles of the truth, how can you even look at the human body

　　 It”s entirely filled with filthiness, both within and without, which is why we have to keep washing it all the time. Even the clothing and other articles on which the body depends have to be dirty because the main part -- the body -- is a well of filth within and without. Whatever it comes into contact with -- robes, clothing, dwelling, bedding -- has to become dirty as well. Wherever human beings live becomes dirty, but we don”t see the truth, mainly because we aren”t interested in looking.

　　As meditators we should investigate so as to see this truth. Don”t run away from it. This is the genuine truth. The things that fool us into seeing the body as beautiful are counterfeit and false. So. Look into your body. Which part can you claim to be beautiful, to contend with the truth of the Dhamma

　　 Look for it. Is there any part that dares claim to be above the Dhamma and more true than the Dhamma -- unless it”s simply more false than the Dhamma

　　The fact that the Dhamma isn”t appearing in our heart is because at the moment falseness is more powerful, more established, and conceals things completely. Even though there”s filth throughout the body both within and without, we”re still able to regard it as beautiful and lasting. The issues between truth and falsity lie within our body and mind, because the defilements themselves lie within the mind and spread their power out throughout the various parts of the body, and then splash out beyond, throughout the world of rebirth, saying that this is us, that”s ours, everything is us, ours, beautiful, lasting, enjoyable -- depending on the song with which the defilements, the deceivers, fool the mind into jumping, bouncing, and spinning much more than a soccer ball. And what happiness can we find in jumping along with all the deceits we”ve mentioned here

　　If we haven”t yet awakened and come to our senses, when will we, and where

　　 If the Dhamma of the Lord Buddha hasn”t awakened us meditators, who in the world will be able to awaken us

　　 As they say, ”svakkhato bhagavata dhammo”: ”The Dhamma of the Buddha is rightly taught” -- rightly taught in a way clear to see, with nothing hidden or esoteric. What”s hidden about it

　　 If we look with our eyes, we”ll see in line with what I”ve said here.

　　So. Look on in, from the skin on in. Skin-scum and sweat-scum: Is there anything good about them

　　 Anything clean and beautiful

　　 If they were clean, how could we call them scum

　　 Then look on inside. What is there inside that can contend with the Dhamma and claim to be pretty and beautiful

　　 The Dhamma tells us that there”s nothing pretty or beautiful in there, that it”s all filthy. So which part is going to contend with the Dhamma of the Lord Buddha

　　 If the Dhamma is false, if the Buddha didn”t teach it rightly, then find something to prove it wrong. All of the things that the Dhamma criticizes: When you penetrate into them with discernment, you”ll find that that”s just how they are. There”s no point with which you can argu…

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