Know and Let Go

　　by Phra Sangwahn Khemmako

　　Translated by Brigitte Schrottenbacher

　　May those who listen to these Dhamma-talk progress in their meditation-practice. May the Dhamma that you hear now, fill your heart with happiness and satisfaction about the Buddha”s teaching.

　　The Buddha is in the mind, the Dhamma is in the mind and the Sangha of the Noble Ones is in the mind. The three treasures are in you own mind, so do not let your mind wander anywhere else outside yourself but stay within yourself. Know what goes on in your mind right now. If you think good, know, it if you think bad, know it. Know you think good, know you think bad. The heart knows. In your heart you know, you are mindful and fresh. This makes you, your mind, good. You know, your heart knows, is mindful and fresh. The heart knows what is going on in the mind. If the mind is thinking the heart knows it. If you practice like that, you can see and understand the Dhamma. The heart knows the Dhamma. It knows what goes on in the mind.

　　This is what we call cittanupassana. Dhammanupassana is the knowing of the present Dhamma. It lets you know what the Buddha taught. If you do not yet know, practice now, know and let go. Practice knowing and letting go. Know, if you think good. If you think bad, you know it. Know it in the present moment. You can also know while breathing in “Bud-“, while breathing out “-dho”. “Bud-“ “-dho”, “Bud-“ “-dho”, “Bud-“ “-dho”.

　　Think “Bud-“ while breathing in and you know, think “-dho” while breathing out and know. You know the breathing in, and you know the breathing out. If you know like that, if you really know like that, then it”s like the Buddha himself is here, to know the breathing in and the breathing out. The Buddha reached enlightenment by watching the breathing in and the breathing out.

　　Make up your mind, that you would like to know, what the Buddha knew. You want to see old age, sickness and death. You want to see it and know it. You want to know it by eyes and ears. Those of you who have entered the order of the Sangha, remember that your preceptor who gave you the precepts, wanted you to know old age, sickness and death. To get a deeper understanding of these truths, the preceptor gave you in the ordination ceremony the five “outer” meditation objects (panca kammatthana): hair of the head (kesa), hair that grows all over the body (loma), nails of fingers and toes (nakha), teeth (danta), and skin (tacco).

　　It is his first meditation instruction, a monk receives. If then the monk doesn”t strive, recollect and practice these five objects, if he does not strive for liberation, then the question comes up – why did he ordain

　　 You really should reflect on these five objects: hair of the head, hair of the body, nails of fingers and toes, teeth in your mouth and the skin. Reflect on these five objects of contemplation, which the preceptor gave you in the ordination ceremony. And not just monks but every person who ordains should see and contemplate these five objects.

　　Now I give you instruction to contemplate on the hair of the head, hair of the body, nails of fingers and toes, teeth and the skin. Go through these objects again and again. Repeat: hair of the head, hair of the body, nails, teeth and skin, try to see them – know them.

　　The monk who leads the ordination procedure also says: “Kinamosi” and the initiate answers: “Ama bhante.” I do translate the meaning of this as: take “Namo” to yourself, or drink the Dhamma. You should pay respect to the Buddha. Repeat “Namo tassa Bhagavato, Arahato, Samma Sambuddhassa”. (Homage to the Blessed One, who is far from all defilements, the One - fully Enlightened through Himself).

　　When I instruct you today I want you to “Kinamosi - Dhamma” – take “Namo” to yourself, a…

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