The Buddha...
From "Because it's Sangyu-da. Unlearned Jagyeong"
Breaking our stereotypes
You say something amazing.
Even an uneducated person can let go of their attachment to this body.
You said so.
Because I see with my own eyes that the body ages, gets sick, and eventually collapses.
But what about the invisible heart?
We firmly believe that our hearts are our true selves, and for many years, this is who we are.
They live by holding onto it tightly.
The Buddha compared the essence of this mind to a monkey in the forest.
Like a monkey grabbing this branch and then immediately letting go, grabbing it.
Our hearts also constantly arise and disappear day and night.
Because it is constantly moving.
If that's still the case, why shouldn't we mistake the mind for ourselves?
The scriptures reveal the reason through the Twelve Dharma Principles, a core truth of Buddhism.
The mind is not a fixed entity existing alone, but rather...
It is a conditioned flow that arises only when causes and conditions come together.
The foolishness of being unknown is the foundation.
Intentional actions occur.
What arises from that act according to the conditions of consciousness, that is, consciousness.
Soon, it is the principle of 12 acting.
If the cause still disappears,
The resulting mindset also disappears due to it.
Depending on the conditions, it looks like lightning.
The flow of disappearing smoke.
How can we call it an eternal nation?
Therefore, the Buddha speaks firmly.
I would rather call this body me.
Do not mistakenly believe that a mind that arises and perishes according to conditions is you and cling to it.
I can't control my mind as I please. If I was in pain...
Remember the words of this scripture today.
Suffering is...
The heart is mine.
It arose from a mistake.
The heart is not me, but...
A fleeting moment depending on the conditions.
It's just a monkey gesture.
Holding onto something that isn't even mine.
There is no need to suffer.
Ultimately, a common person's body with a tangible form is...
I can see it collapsing.
It's easy to let go of attachment, but...
The invisible heart
Despite constant change,
Mistaking it for a fixed self.
I cling to it more strongly.
So, the Buddha...
I'd rather take my body.
A heart that rises and perishes faster than the body.
Mistaking it for me.
Don't be obsessed.
That's what you said.
The body and mind, that is, the five and all, are called me.
As long as you are mistaken and obsessive
The first step of a saint, achieving the Sudawon, is...
Absolutely impossible.
"The Unlearned Self-Kyung in the Sangyu Da Nikaya"