045-The unshakable - Buddhism in daily life

This is how I have heard!

One day, the exalted Buddha spoke to the beggars (this is how monks are referred to in Theravada Buddhism): "You beggars."

They replied, "Venerable sir."

"unwholesome states of mind, such as greed, hatred, and delusion, arise from sense pleasures, for these are delusive and false. For disciples, these unwholesome states of mind are an obstacle to overcome in order to let themselves fall inwardly as well," the Teacher of All Teachers elaborated.

"He who practices also attains confidence for his mind, so that with an enlarged heart he touches the unshakable, whereupon wisdom comes to him. All material form results from the four elements, so that the practitioner, after his extinction, continues to explore the unshakable, experiences the awareness of it.

All forms in the here and now and also in future incarnations are transient, not worth holding on to. In the practitioner a spiritual climate of confidence arises more and more, so that he now reaches the unshakable, or else he experiences the full wisdom. After his passing, his consciousness can lead him to the unshakable.

But where the perception of all states ends without retaining any parts, there the seeker comes to the most peaceful, to the complete nothingness, which is more sublime than any perception, empty of a self, freed from wanting, without desires. I belong to no one, and no one belongs to me, I perceive nothing, but I also do not perceive nothing, the dual state progresses.

Some students will reach nirvana, but others will not, overcome what has arisen, even if nirvana is not for you (yet). Maybe it is not yours, it will not be yours (yet), nevertheless do not attach to Nirvana, an attachment prevents the attainment, the ultimate consequence always remains "enlightenment".

Unwholesome states of mind, sensual pleasures, confidence, the material forms in the here and now, but also in a new incarnation, the perception of the great nothingness in the midst of nothingness, neither perceiving anything, nor perceiving nothing, this is the pathless path to the gateless gate, to "non-death" through "non-attachment".

Noble Lords, I tell you that this is how you can cross the stream, this is how you will find salvation.

Infinity awaits those who let go, perceive nothing, and yet perceive, who see no forms and no emptiness, who see those who cling to nothing, who have left their selves behind in one-dimensionality, thus attain perfect perception.

Sense pleasures and sense perceptions are inhibitors, because nothing will remain, everything will pass away, the way is the goal!

Violence over the will gives also violence over the body.

- Buddha - honorary name of Siddharta Gautama - 560 to 480 before the year zero

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