..续本文上一页rs since I attained that Supreme Dhamma. Today I have described that experience for your benefit. Never thwarted, never frustrated, this Dhamma is always sound and correct. It expresses itself perfectly to suit the circumstances that arise. For instance, today it expressed itself with such force that the tears of Acariya Maha Boowa poured forth for everyone to see. This is an expression of Dhamma”s amazing propensity, and it is this very same Dhamma that I teach people. I never teach Dhamma in a casual manner—I always teach it in earnest.

　　 As I explained many times, I was always inclined to sacrifice my life for the sake of Dhamma. No one would believe how much effort I put into the practice. Since others have not done what I have, they cannot imagine the extraordinary effort I put into attaining this Supreme Dhamma. But I did exert such effort, and these are the results. It demonstrates the power of uncompromising diligence when it is used for Dhamma. The more determination, the better. Then one can die victorious, not badly defeated. Remember this well.

　　PART 3

　　ARAHATTAPATTA

　　How Can an Arahant Shed Tears

　　Venerable Acariya Maha Boowa”s Dhamma Talk given on the 17th of June, 2002

　　one and a half months after the previous teaching.

　　I tell you quite frankly: I no longer experience past, present, or future; for I no longer have any trace of conventional reality left within my heart. I can assure you that nothing more remains. Such is the power of the Lord Buddha”s Dhamma for overcoming the kilesas. Dhamma resides in the heart. The kilesas also dwell in the heart and are its enemies. And we are the ones caught in the middle, bearing the good and bad fortune that results from this clash, for we belong to the heart, just as the heart belongs to us.

　　 Dhamma supports and sustains us. Our enemies, the kilesas, oppress us, always beating us into submission. Both arise from the same place—the heart. Through the practice of meditation, Dhamma gradually gains strength enough to overpower the kilesas within—from the grossest to the most subtle—and then, to completely sever them from the heart. This is what we mean when we say that the whole mass of suffering created by the kilesas is destroyed. The destruction of that suffering marks the emergence of Supreme Happiness; that is, the arising of the Supreme Dhamma. And it happens precisely where the luminosity of Dhamma was concealed by a thick covering of kilesas, preventing its light from streaming forth in all its brilliance.

　　 I recalled this momentous experience with tears as I gave a recent talk. I have known this experience clearly within my heart since it first happened; but it was only recently that circumstances arose that prompted me to openly discuss it.

　　Powerful indeed is the impact of Dhamma when it expresses itself. It issues forth in all directions, profoundly affecting everything with which it makes contact. Not only does it affect mental phenomena in this way; it also affects physical phenomena, like tears. When associated with Dhamma, tears spill forth with the same intensity. The problem is, living beings throughout the universe are simply blind to the kilesas. Answer this: Who in this world has opened his eyes to see the truth about Dhamma

　　 No one. So, when they hear that Acariya Maha Boowa shed tears in public, they immediately wonder why. What”s the matter with him

　　 If he really has put an end to his kilesas and become an Arahant, why is he crying like that

　　 There! Do you see

　　 These people mistake the tears for the Arahant. Do you understand

　　 Do you realize that all parts of the human body are merely aspects of conventional reality

　　 They are associated with the citta, which in turn has responsibility for them. Once the citta—their car…

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