..續本文上一頁l three were of one and the same nature—the true nature of amazing Dhamma. Once it arose in all its brilliance, things that had lain in obscurity, things I never knew, were suddenly illuminated and revealed. I”m not fabricating a fantasy to deceive people. Even now that extraordinary Dhamma moves and amazes me. It is all-embracing, an encompassing luminosity that lights up the entire cosmos, revealing everything. Nothing remains hidden or concealed.

　　 Then the consequences of good and evil and the existence of heaven and hell strike one with the irrefutable force of the obvious. I wish they could strike all you skeptics with such force; all of you who have allowed the kilesas to deceive you into believing that there is no such thing as the consequences of evil, no such thing as the consequences of goodness, no such thing as heaven and hell. They have existed since time immemorial and they have been all-pervasive. You just have not perceived them yet. Do you understand

　　 These things have existed always. They continue to harm those who are foolishly ignorant of their existence and so blinded by the kilesas” deceptions that they never glimpse the truth.

　　WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE HOTTER than the fires of hell

　　 Conventionally, there are five crimes which are the most heinous of all and five blazing hell-fires that correspond with them. The five most heinous crimes are: patricide, matricide, killing an Arahant, physically harming a Buddha, and actively instigating a schism in the Sangha. All five of these evil kammas are known in the heart. And they all become clearly obvious at that enlightening moment. Then there is no need to ask where heaven and hell are located. The Buddha did not tell lies. These things were clearly known by him as well, and he described them just as he saw them.

　　 Ahh! This supreme Dhamma is strange and miraculous beyond belief. It encompasses absolutely everything within the heart. When the evidence is so clear, what need is there to inquire further

　　 This absolute clarity is in complete harmony with the heart, so it is unnecessary to ask questions.

　　 Later, as I turned my attention to investigating my past lives, it was terrifying to think how many times I had been born and how many times I had died; how many times I was reborn in hell; and how many times in the heavens and the Brahma realms, only to fall back into hell again. It appeared as though the citta was climbing up and down a flight of stairs.

　　 But the citta itself never dies. Do you understand this

　　 The citta never dies. Kamma is buried there in the citta. Good kamma leads the citta upward to the heavens and the Brahma realms. Then, when the good kamma is exhausted, the bad kamma that has lain buried pulls the citta down into the realms of hell. It is as if the citta were climbing up and down a flight of stairs. Do you understand

　　 This is the way it is, so wake up and take notice.

　　 Today I have revealed everything fully—to the extent that tears streamed down my face for all of you to see. Is this madness, or is it virtue

　　 Think about it. Listen carefully to the Dhamma that I teach to the world. I can say unequivocally: My citta has no courage and it has no fear. It is completely above such emotions. So I turned my attention to investigating my own past births. My goodness! If the corpses of this one inpidual were scattered across the length and breadth of Thailand, there would not be an empty space left. Just this one inpidual! Imagine the amount of time it took to be born and to die that many times! It would be impossible to count all the births and deaths. There were far, far too many to even try. My thoughts also spread to all the innumerable corpses of each person in the world. Each and every citta of each and every living bein…

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