[NonDualPhil] FW: 1) Dukkha Anybody know uncaused suffering?

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On Jan 20, 2006, at 8:49 AM, Insight wrote

 

 

P: Very Good! Thank you!

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> There is that sphere of being where there

> is no earth, no water, no fire, nor wind,

> no experience of infinity of space, of

> infinity of consciousness, of no-thingness,

> or even of neither-perception-nor-non

> perception; here there is neither this world

> nor another world, neither a moon nor sun;

> this sphere of being I call neither a

> coming nor a going nor a staying still.

> neither a dying nor a reappearance; it has

> no basis, no evolution, and no support;

> it is the end of dukkha. (UD.8.I)

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> Nondual awareness is the direct knowing of this.

> Its the quality of mind that knows, while abiding

> nowhere.

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> There is a story of a wander named Bahiya.

> He stopped the Buddha on the street in Savatthi

> and said, " Venerable Sir, you are the Samana

> Gotama. Your Dhamma is famous throughout

> the land. Please teach me that I may understand

> the truth. "

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> The Buddha replied, " We're on our almsround,

> Bahiya. This is not the right time. "

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> " Life is uncertain, Ven.Sir. We never know when

> we are going to die; please teach me the Dhamma. "

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> This repeats itself three times and finally the Buddha

> says, " When a Tathatagata is pressed three times, he has

> to answer. Listen carefully, Bahiya, and attend to

> what I say:

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> " In the seen there is only the seen.

> In the heard there is oly the heard.

> In the sensed there is only the sensed.

> In the cognized,only the cognized.

> Thus you should see that

> indeed there is no thing here,

> this, Bahiya, is how you should train yourself.

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> Since,Bahiya, there is for you

> in the seen, only the seen,

> in the heard, ony the heard,

> in the sensed, only the sensed,

> in the cognized, only the cognized,

> and you see that there is no thing here,

> you will indeed see that there is no thing here.

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> As you see that there is no thing there,

> you will see that

> you are therefore located neither in the world

> of this, nor in the world of that.

> nor in any place betwixt the two.

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> This alone is the end of suffering. " (UD.I.10)

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> Upon hearing these words Bahiya was immediately

> enlightened. Moments later he was killed by a runaway

> cow. So he was rght: life IS uncertain. Later Bahiya was

> called " The Disciple Who Understood the Teaching Most Quickly. "

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