..续本文上一页ective status. The khandhas, having the status of conventional reality, act so accordingly. Pure nature, appearing suddenly of its own accord, has the status of Absolute Freedom. Thus, since time immemorial, the khandhas of all people from all ages have always been fully consistent with their status as conventional realties.
Having attained enlightenment, the Buddha and the Arahants did not then destroy their khandhas and so prevent them from functioning. For example, laughter. Laughter is a natural function of the khandhas; as is shedding tears. Both are merely functions that the khandhas perform according to their particular status. As long as body and mind maintain a basis of reasonably good health, they can perform any function they choose. For instance, we can take earth and shape it into buildings. Bricks, cement, stones, sand, steel—if they don”t come from the earth, where else do they come from
As long as we have this kind of material basis, we can build anything we choose.
What is the matter with people
Can it be that you are crazy
That”s what I would like to ask. I am criticized for shedding tears in the name of Dhamma, but has any one of you seen Dhamma”s pure nature
I myself had not seen it before. Nor had any of my forefathers ever seen that Supreme Dhamma, because they never practiced the way. I am a practicing monk. As a result of my practice, I have steadily gained knowledge and insight, stage by stage, in the manner that I have described to you. I practiced in that manner until I finally attained the crowning achievement, an attainment that has now expressed itself in its own natural way.
Have any of you tried to see the Supreme Dhamma
Or are you all satisfied to sit blindly with your eyes closed and your mouths agape, making animal noises at the pure nature of Dhamma
Why don”t you bark at the filth around your own neck instead
Think about that! That pile of excrement is a mass of fire. Greed, anger, and delusion produced that fiery mass of excrement. Everyone”s heart is polluted with it. Why don”t you take a look
What is the point of criticizing the preeminent nature of Dhamma
The Lord Buddha was preeminent before us. If Acariya Maha Boowa is untrue to the Buddha”s teaching, then all of the Savaka Arahants are untrue to it as well. But, in fact, those venerable Arahants have always been estimable. Since when has filth become virtuous
What gives it the right to boast and brag, criticizing this posture or praising that one, approving or disapproving of an Arahant”s behavior
It”s just a pile of excrement! Do you understand
Don”t you realize yet that your hearts are full of this dirt and defilement
Do you really feel proud of that
Such harmful pride will drag you down even further. If you fail to see the harm of defiling pride, you will clash with Dhamma. Clashing with Dhamma is like a knife driven against a stone. What happens when a knife is wielded against a stone
What happens when you drive a car into the side of a mountain
Who gets hurt
Think about it! The bucket of excrement suffers the blow. The preeminent inpiduals have already transcended the world. What possible damage could befall them
As Buddhists, you should take to heart this general rule of conduct: Don”t use your filth to befoul others, and so destroy yourselves in the process. There is no benefit to be gained from that. The preeminence I speak of: from where does it come
I have already demonstrated this for everyone in present-day Thailand to see. Am I now the foremost villain in the whole country, while the rest of the population are the epitome of preeminence
See and consider for yourself!
If you refuse principles of reason, what will you accept then
What do people search for nowadays
I searched…
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