浩然正氣
法眼淨
我相信大部分想追求生命真理的人們，都有著對生命很大的疑惑，
而這部分的修行與學理只有佛陀提出來，
The Purification of the Dharma Eye
I believe that most people who seek the truth of life carry deep questions within them.
This kind of teaching and practice was only clearly explained by Gautama Buddha.
The word “Buddha” means “one who is awakened,” referring to Śākyamuni Buddha (around the 6th–5th century BCE), the founder of Buddhism.
So, whom did the Buddha rely on?
He relied on his own realization—specifically, the insights described as the Four Stages of Enlightenment.
If we have doubts about life, we can only be free by seeing the truth for ourselves.
For example, if I have karmic debts from past lives, I need to see them directly and understand their causes before I can truly be freed from their constraints.
This is not mysticism, nor merely supernatural ability.
It is authentic and profound wisdom.
Master Banji
(AI Data)
In simple terms, “Purified Dharma Eye”
means “a purified eye that sees truth clearly.”
1. Core Meaning: Seeing Dependent Origination
In the Buddhist texts, the standard description of attaining this state is:
“Free from dust and defilements, one gains the pure Dharma Eye:
All phenomena that arise must also cease.”
This means that a practitioner no longer understands things only through words or logic.
Instead, they directly realize how all things (phenomena) work:
Anything that arises due to conditions will also pass away when those conditions change.
This deep and direct insight into dependent originationand impermanence
is what is meant by the “purified Dharma Eye.”
思考
（你能接受就好）
Reflections (Accept It If You Can)
In Taiwan, some readers say that my explanation of the “Four Stages of Enlightenment” is different from what AI sources say.
I believe this reader is well-educated.
However, this raises an important question:
If we adopt such explanations, by what mechanism are greed, aversion, and delusion actually reduced?
Furthermore, how is one to transcend attachment to both the sensual (form) and formless (mental) realms?
In fact, significant inconsistencies already emerge at the level of explaining the first stage of enlightenment.
Since you are clearly sincere, I encourage you to reflect on this yourself.
In Buddhist practice, “doubt” refers to resolving uncertainty about causes, conditions, and results.
If it is interpreted merely as trust in the monastic community, then it is unclear how this alone could dismantle the view of a permanent self.
I have never required anyone to accept my views.
So there is no need to involve me in such discussions.
My writings on the Dharma are intended for dedicated practitioners to explore together.
They are not for general readers. Please understand this clearly.
A Further Explanation of “Doubt”
The study of the Dharma demands significant intellectual and mental effort.
If awakening were based merely on trust, then the sages of Confucianism would suffice, and such intensive study would be unnecessary.
However, Buddhism raises the issue of karma.
If one is told, “You carry debts from a previous life,” can this simply be accepted without question?
Such claims require resolution through inquiry and understanding.
For Buddhist practitioners, this process is not optional but essential. Doubt” means understanding clearly how causes and results work—how the past leads to the present.
Only after attaining the first stage of enlightenment—when the “Dharma Eye” is purified—can one clearly see how past causes lead to present results.
Therefore, the most essential task is to resolve one’s own doubt.
Master Banji
AI Data
1. Sotapanna — First Stage of Enlightenment
“Sotapanna” means “stream-enterer.” It refers to a practitioner who has entered the stream of the noble path and will no longer fall back into the cycle of suffering.
Eliminated Fetters: The first three fetters are cut off:
感謝讀者，回饋大家！
Gratitude to My Readers — Sharing These Insights
Since the time of the Buddha, enlightened practitioners in Buddhism often speak about past lives.
For those of us encountering this for the first time, it can feel confusing and hard to grasp.
But eventually, I understood.
Through deep meditation and a strong mastery of the logic of causes and conditions, such practitioners are able to transcend ordinary limitations of time and space.
For them, knowing about past lives — essentially their personal history — is not difficult.
In a way, this is similar to how we understand human history.
Familiarity with history provides a foundation for future progress.
Similarly, modern medical research, particularly in the study of genetics, begins by examining the past.
By studying the past, we come to recognize its vast scope and complexity.
In Buddhism, the“Four Stages of Enlightenment”are all important, and each stage gives key insights.
(As mentioned in the previous article: Very few people in this world can truly see their past life patterns. According to Buddhist logic:
Only when one can see (understand), can one resolve;
and only then can something either end—or continue forward.)
Master Banji
