"When examining the six sense doors and aggregates, do you find various humans, devas, brahmas, animals, and hungry ghosts, or do you find the five aggregates? Is it because beings aren't found that they don't exist? (Yes, Lord)
#If_they_don't_exist_why_cling_to_humans_devas_brahmas? What we find isn't beings but the five aggregates. Isn't it worth examining how these five aggregates exist?
What's the nature of the form aggregate? (The nature of change and destruction, arising and passing, Lord). Do you find form or its non-existence? If it doesn't exist, how can you cling to it?
What's the nature of the feeling aggregate? (The nature of experiencing, arising and passing, Lord). Do you find feeling or its non-existence? If it doesn't exist, how can you cling to it?
What's the nature of the perception aggregate? (The nature of recognition, arising and passing, Lord). Do you find perception or its non-existence? If it doesn't exist, how can you cling to it?
What's the nature of the formations aggregate? (The nature of volition, arising and passing, Lord). Do you find formations or its non-existence? If it doesn't exist, how can you cling to it?
What's the nature of the consciousness aggregate? (The nature of knowing, arising and passing, Lord). Do you find consciousness or its non-existence? If it doesn't exist, how can you cling to it?
Since beings never existed from the start, is there anything to cling to? The aggregates that seem to exist - don't they arise and pass away? Can they be clung to? Like this, #doesn't_identity_view_fall_away?
This requires faith. #With_faith_and_practice_breakthrough_comes_quickly. Consider this.
Distinguish between what appears and what's found. What appears is beings, what's found is five aggregates. What appears is beings, what's found is mind, mental factors, and matter. What appears is beings, what's found is mind and matter.
With this faith, practicing diligently, isn't it taught you can attain in the morning what you practice in the evening, or attain in the evening what you practice in the morning? Within seven days perhaps. This is essential. #This_needs_repeated_repeated_study..."
Sadhu! Together let us keep the Dharma wheel rolling.
#If_they_don't_exist_why_cling_to_humans_devas_brahmas? What we find isn't beings but the five aggregates. Isn't it worth examining how these five aggregates exist?
What's the nature of the form aggregate? (The nature of change and destruction, arising and passing, Lord). Do you find form or its non-existence? If it doesn't exist, how can you cling to it?
What's the nature of the feeling aggregate? (The nature of experiencing, arising and passing, Lord). Do you find feeling or its non-existence? If it doesn't exist, how can you cling to it?
What's the nature of the perception aggregate? (The nature of recognition, arising and passing, Lord). Do you find perception or its non-existence? If it doesn't exist, how can you cling to it?
What's the nature of the formations aggregate? (The nature of volition, arising and passing, Lord). Do you find formations or its non-existence? If it doesn't exist, how can you cling to it?
What's the nature of the consciousness aggregate? (The nature of knowing, arising and passing, Lord). Do you find consciousness or its non-existence? If it doesn't exist, how can you cling to it?
Since beings never existed from the start, is there anything to cling to? The aggregates that seem to exist - don't they arise and pass away? Can they be clung to? Like this, #doesn't_identity_view_fall_away?
This requires faith. #With_faith_and_practice_breakthrough_comes_quickly. Consider this.
Distinguish between what appears and what's found. What appears is beings, what's found is five aggregates. What appears is beings, what's found is mind, mental factors, and matter. What appears is beings, what's found is mind and matter.
With this faith, practicing diligently, isn't it taught you can attain in the morning what you practice in the evening, or attain in the evening what you practice in the morning? Within seven days perhaps. This is essential. #This_needs_repeated_repeated_study..."
Sadhu! Together let us keep the Dharma wheel rolling.