The Vedanā Through the Experience of Taste (အရသာအတွေ့အကြုံမှတဆင့် ဝေဒနာကို နားလည်ခြင်း)
Wisdom is our refuge, and kamma is what we should trust. How should we understand this? Let's contemplate.Consider eating: Aren't there people who can eat chili and those who cannot? Those who like chili feel unsatisfied if their rice doesn't have chili. Are they content? No, they're not.When such a person chews a piece of chicken with some chili on it, doesn't the person who can't eat spicy food spit it out? They spit out even the chicken, thinking "This is so spicy, I'll die!" Are they spitting it out because it's good or bad? Because it's bad, right?The person who can eat spicy food feels unsatisfied without chili. When they find a piece with chili and eat it, don't they say "Now this tastes good!"?We need to examine this spiciness. Do all hundred and one races have the same word for chili? The names differ, but #the_spicy_nature_is_the_same for everyone. Isn't this worth examining?Therefore, #we_need_to_understand_the_nature_of_spiciness. Does it discriminate between making you feel good or bad? Those who can't eat it object, those who can eat it approve.One says chili is good, another says it's bad, but isn't the spicy nature the same? Are good and bad the same? Think about this.That's why the Mogok Sayadaw taught: Doesn't pleasant feeling (somanassa vedanā) and unpleasant feeling (domanassa vedanā) arise in the mind? Does it arise in the aggregates or #in_the_mind?#The_mind_takes_concepts_as_objects. Aren't there concepts and ultimate realities? The five aggregates are ultimate realities, while persons and beings are concepts. Isn't this worth contemplating?The spicy taste doesn't show favoritism, does it? Doesn't it transcend good and bad? Neutral feeling (upekkhā vedanā) arises on the tongue - #it_arises_in_the_aggregates - does it involve good and bad?When you swallow it, does it remain? Isn't it impermanent? Do you find feeling or its absence? Think about this. Isn't this worth studying?Pleasant and unpleasant feelings arise in the mind, while bodily pleasure and pain arise in the body. Neutral feeling arises in the tongue, nose, ears, and eyes. Isn't this worth examining?
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