The following is based on the contents of “Saṃyukta Āgama Sutra 10-263“.
It makes the content of sutras conversational like a group chat. Buddha and his disciples are talking.
What is “no Kleshas”?
Those who are getting awareness have “no Kleshas”.
Kleshas is, for example, desires ,anger, ignorance and etc.
Everyone vaguely thinks so, right?
I agree.
Conversely, People who have Kleshas are not gettinng awakeness.
Yes, I agree.
What do you think, Budda?
What is awakeness……
What is No kleshas…..
So, do you know what is end of Kleshas?
do you see what is sublimation of Kleshas?
What kind of person who is getting awakensee?
What kind of person who have no Kleashas？
What？
What do I need to know to get awakeness?
What do I need to see to get awakeness?
Let’s change your perspective.
For example, here is my body.
can you see it?
Yes, of course.
I can see your body.
What is the body?
The body is the body. I can’t say anything else.
???
Sorry… I don’t understand your question.
Ok. Shall we change the question?
Why is your body here now?
Um… Because I was born.
I build my body to eat, drink and so on.
That’s all?
Change the question again.
What is your body made of?
Bones, muscles, internal organs, blood and cell……
I can’t say enough.
For example, there are 60 trillion cells. I can’t count them one by one.
That’s all?
Of course, No!
We cannot live without food.
Therefore, it can be said that it is made from food.
If you can say it, I can also say that we cannot live without air, water and so on.
Yes……Huh?
We need oxygen in the air.
Oxygen is produced by trees.
Trees need water, sun and so on.
It’s endless.
But it is essential to us.
Change the question again.
What will happen to your body from now?
what happens to this body?
I don’t know what will happen to me……
But I am sure that we will die.
I know that my body will be broken someday.
Anything will be breaking.
Also, my body will be broken someday.
It means to die.
How are you going to die?
It means “getting old”. right?
As we get older, our physical functions will become weak gradually. Our power, beauty and etc will fade.
But when we are young, we grow and grow.
How will it fade?
How does it grow?
How does it change?
Cell division?
Wrinkling is also a change. Being unable to carry heavy objects is also a change. It is also a change that e won’t be able to do what we used to be able to do.
On the contrary, it is also a change that acne heals. Being able to grasp things is also a change.It is also a change that we will be able to do things we couldn’t do before.
Year. It means change.
Every day my condition is different. My physical condition is changing day by day.
Looking at cells, many cells are born and die every day. it’s metabolism.
I see.
Now let’s think other things except for body.
The other thing?
For example, let’s talk about mind.
It can be said to be thought, spirit, or heart.
Anyway, here is my mind.
Can you see it?
Let me see.
umm……I can’t look at my mind.
Watch your mind.
It doesn’t mean visually.
We can see our mind.
Think.
So, what is the mind?
Why is your mind here now?
What is your mind made of?
What will happen to your mind from now?
Let’s get back on topic.
What kind of person who is getting awakensee?
What kind of person who have no Kleashas？
I would say, the person who see as “it” have no Kleshas.
What is “it”？
We have answered your question.
So, we have already got awareness!?
No, No, No……
That’s not true.
We answered his question firmly.
We understood the meaning of the question and answered it.
I am sure that we could talk. I understood the meaning of the words.
But, how can you say that we are getting awareness, and have no Kleshas?
Ok, let me give you an analogy.
For example, here is a chicken egg.
Did you know that chicks hatch from eggs?
Yes, I do know it.
That’s a fertilized egg.
A fertilized egg？
Doesn’t any egg hatch?
Only fertilized eggs hatch into chicks.
The eggs we usually eat are unfertilized eggs.
So, fertilized eggs have chicks.
The egg that Buddha said is the fertilized egg, right?
Anyway, we know that chicks are born from eggs.
Yes, you know it.
If you only know it, will chicks hatch from eggs?
I know at least that eggs must be warmed.
The chick breaks the shell of the egg and hatches.
That’s why?
Because it is warmed.
Kleshas change what you call “No Kleshas” naturally.
That’s why?
Because of practice.
Just knowing is not enough. It need practice.
It is not until I warm the egg, it will hatch.
Conversely, the chick will not hatch unless the egg is warmed.
Practice is like warm the egg.
In short, we should warm. It is practice.
So, I know that I should warm it.
Just warm! Easy.
In practice, for example, it is very difficult to control the temperature for egg.
It’s easier said than done.
I have knowledge that if I should warm an egg, the chicks will hatch. But I have never actually warmed an egg.
I must break my shell like a chick breaking the shell of an egg!!!
So, we need practice! We must do practice!
Is that so!?
Even if the chick doesn’t decide it, the chick breaks the shell of the egg and hatches naturally,.
That’s why?
Because it is warmed.
Kleshas change what you call “No Kleshas” or “Awareness” naturally.
That’s why?
Because of practice.
What?
The chick in the egg is not thinking whether it will be born or not.
Regardless of what the chicks want, they will naturally hatch if they are warmed up.
Oh…..
Maybe we shouldn’t think too much, such as we have to do practice and we are doing practice.
It would be unnatural if the chick came out of the egg saying, “I have to break this shell” and “I’m breaking this shell right now!”
Kleshas change what you call “No Kleshas” or “Awareness” naturally.
That’s why?
Because of practice.
If so, when?
How long should I practice?
Ok. Let’s talk about it using an analogy.
This is the story of a certain lumberjack and his apprentice.
This lumberjack could handle an ax very skillfully. He is professional.
He taught the technique to his apprentice carefully. How to grip, how to swing, how to cut and so on.
His apprentice also followed his guidance and swung their axes very hard.
Yeah! We are also taught by Buddha.
Once he’s taught by teacher how to swing an ax, all he have to do is swing the ax.
Day after day, his apprentices followed his instructions and swung their axes.
His apprentices got blisters on his hands.The skin on his hands became thick and hard.
His apprentices didn’t notice such a small change.
But the lumberjack was watching his hands and fingers.
So, When would his apprentices become a professional lumberjack?
It happened one day. The apprentice’s ax is broken.
At that time, the lumberjack recognized his apprentice as a professional lumberjack.
In short, when the ax is broken, I will be recognized as a professional, won’t be?
Well, in my case, when will my ax be broken? When I will be recognized as master buddhist monk?
The lumberjack who is in a position to teach watches apprentice’s hands and fingers. He doesn’t know whether the ax will break today or tomorrow.
But He do know that one day the ax will break right.
He doesn’t know when it will break, but he knows it will break someday.
Well then, do we have to wait until the time comes to break it?
We can’t achieve it by just waiting, right?
It is wrong to think that all we have to do is wait……
Kleshas change what you call “No Kleshas” or “Awareness” naturally.
No one knows if it will be today or tomorrow.
However, my disciples know that Kleshas will change what you call “No Kleshas” or “Awareness”.
That’s why?
Because of practice.
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