靈魂交換術5
Soul-Exchange Techniques 5
In my study club, many people learning Buddhism think that “letting go of the idea of a self” is easy to understand. They say that since the body is formed by causes and conditions, they already understand the teaching.
But I tell them: in fact, you do not yet understand.
I am not talking about understanding the words. I mean looking deeply into our real experience and doing our best to see that what we call “I,” whether the body or our thoughts, comes from many causes and conditions. In that state, there is no fixed self.
As Nāgārjuna said:
“Whatever arises from causes and conditions, I call śūnyatā.”
Spiritual practice is not an abstract theory. In the Buddha’s teachings, everything is clear and precise. But very few people can truly reach the meaning behind the words.
Sometimes illusions can instead appear to be the real spiritual practice.
It is like cancer. The real cause is severe physical deterioration, yet some people claim that the illness occurs because the patient has too much anger and not enough compassion.
These kinds of statements often hide the truth and force people, at their most vulnerable moment, to blame themselves.
Everywhere we look there are ideas and statements that are not helpful at all. Reading and accepting these mistaken theories is like drinking poison every day while hoping your illness will be cured.
Master Banji
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