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There is no substance. Author: Principal of the Mind School, who laid down the squisition. Creation time:2026.10.16 number of views:34 Comment 0 That belief that there is a self as a substance. He was deceived by his own beliefs. The me that I tried to protect for the rest of my life. The me who I've always tried to complete. The me that I tried to make realize for the rest of my life. But when I saw it at the end... I am from the beginning. Never existed as a substance. It didn't happen. I had some thoughts, but... There was no owner who thought of it. There were feelings, but... I didn't have the ability to possess emotions. I had a body, but... There was no fixed version of myself inside my body. Although there was training, The task that needs to be completed. The substantive self is... It was nowhere to be found. Fellow citizens, Does this statement resonate with you? The reason we suffered throughout our lives is... It's not just because life is tough. A person without substance. Hold on like a substance. That nonexistent me. To protect and safeguard Fiercely for a lifetime. I've fought with my life on the line. Because of it. Things I wanted to be recognized for. Feeling hurt, too. What I feared What I wanted to gain enlightenment. Even the one who has it? At the center of it all is... Always going out as an entity. The illusion that there is a certainty. Deeply positioned and... There was. But if I were to go out as an entity... If it hadn't existed in the first place... How about that? Then, what we were holding onto? The suffering too. Fear too Arrogance of the practitioner The impatience towards enlightenment also... All of them From a different perspective. It makes you look at it. And right then... The most surprising twist is... It happens. The fact that I'm not there means... It is not emptiness. Rather, when the false core collapses... Never disappeared from the beginning. Truth From the beginning, it was inside me. Truth That is, the great light of the Tao. It is revealed brilliantly. Enlightenment completes a flawed version of myself. It's not work. Enlightenment is... I've been holding onto it my whole life. The illusion of me. It's a collapse. Today, this video will take you with three questions. Do I really exist as an entity? How does the illusion of being a country crumble? And after that illusion crumbled... Why is the truth I was looking for? It was already inside me. Are you saying that? If you listen to this video until the end, you might doubt for the first time the belief that it holds onto the very essence of the belief you have held onto for the longest time. And the moment that suspicion deepens Practice is not a future endeavor. It starts right here and now. This is the comment for today. There is no "I" as a substance. Please leave this in the comments. There is no "I" as a substance. Now, let's delve into the one truth that a 40-year practitioner has finally realized. Part 1 I never existed as a substance. A hermit who risked his life and did his best for 40 years. The candid confession of the practitioner I was deceived for 40 years. I never existed as a substance in the first place. What kind of realization did he have that made him say such a shocking thing? Beloved fellow fellow citizens Today, we will directly address something we have never once doubted in our entire lives. We always live like this. I think. I get hurt. I perform it. I pray. I realize. But everyone... Have you ever thought about this? Does that country really exist? Or have you simply believed it existed? From now on, I will thoroughly investigate this issue. Because this issue is truly extremely important. I was deceived for 40 years. What deceived you? It's not like I was deceived by the world. It's not like I was deceived by someone's lies. It's not like I was deceived by fate. The one that was most deceived was... That's exactly what I was deceived by. In my faith. In other words, I mean, a person who has no substance. A me that doesn't even exist in reality. I've been living by holding onto it as if it actually existed. And surprisingly, all human suffering begins right there. Part 1 Why are we deceived for so long? You have been educated in one way since you were young. This is my body. This is my name. This is my opinion. I did a good job. I couldn't do it. After listening like this for decades... What happens? A strong illusion arises. At the heart of all this, always unchanging. There is someone. This illusion is too natural. It's as natural as breathing. It's as natural as opening your eyes. It feels natural, as if it pops out right away when it changes. So most people don't even doubt this. Even when I'm in pain, I think I'm in pain. Even when I'm afraid, I think my future is threatened. Even when I feel wronged, I feel that my existence has been damaged. I believe that even when practicing, I need to rise to a higher level. Look. The desire within me is also because of me. Spiritual desires are still because of me. Even if you want to make a lot of money, it's all because of me. Even if I want to gain enlightenment, it's because of me. Therefore, even when a person is within the world, Holding onto me. Even when I enter into practice, it holds me back. So strange things happen. Even those who are well-off are suffering. Even those who cannot live well suffer. Even people with many desires suffer. It's also painful for those who try to let go of their desires. Why? Because the core issue wasn't touched. The core of this issue is not how much of the world one has, but rather... How much of my heart is the center of me? It depends on whether you actually believe it. There is a self within me as an entity. This very belief If this doesn't collapse... Suffering is simply changed in form. It keeps surviving. Part 2 Where am I? Let's look at it very simply now. People say. Still, aren't you out? Great. Then let's look for it. Where on earth am I as that entity? Is it your body? But the body keeps changing. I had a body when I was young. There was a young man's body. I have my current body. Cells also change. The face has changed, too. My stamina has also changed. Your senses also change. Then, the changing body... Which one is the real me? If I were to say that my current body is... Who was I in the past? If I were to say that my past body was me... Why have I changed now? The body is definitely an object of experience, but... It is difficult to say that I am a fixed entity. That doesn't make sense at all. But aren't we the ones who still live as if we're the one who thinks it's us? Fellow citizens, Shouldn't we finally break free from this tiresome delusion? So, does that mean you feel it? Sometimes the feeling is good. There are times when I dislike it. There are times when I feel indifferent. Joy comes and goes. Sadness comes and goes. Loneliness comes and goes. Anger comes and goes. All feelings come and go. They came and went. How can coming and going? Can I become a lasting self? So, is it just me? The thinking is even worse. It comes to mind even if I don't want to. Even when I try to erase it, it doesn't come off. It changes thousands of times a day. Even what I was just so sure about... I regret it an hour later. But we have thoughts that rise and disappear like that. They say this is who I am, unable to catch it. Doesn't something feel off? Thoughts are a phenomenon that appears and disappears, and we label this phenomenon. I call it me or the self. Then do you remember? My memory is fragmented. Distorted and... Forgotten Some things don't even come to mind exactly what actually happened. Binding such incomplete memories. We call ourselves "na." Among those countless memories, What on earth is me? Is it a bad memory? Or is it a good memory? Everyone, please take a good look. It's neither the body, nor the feeling, nor the thought, nor the memory, nor the emotion. Grab one of them and... This is the unchanging me. I can't say it. There is nothing that can be called me as a substance. And yet, we definitely feel that we are out. Why is that? It's not because there's a substance. Various actions are grouped together. Because it looks like one. It's like if you spin the flame quickly. It looks like a circle, but... In reality, it's like there's no circle. It's not something that has substance, but rather... It's just that continuous action makes it look that way. You need to understand this properly. What we are holding onto is... It feels like it's not me, but me. Fellow citizens, A very important point comes up here. People are not actually holding onto me. To be precise, I'm holding onto the feeling that it's me. Furthermore, it's not something that actually exists and holds onto you, but rather... Thoughts, memories, emotions, bodily reactions, and habitual interpretations are combined. It creates a sense of center. And we mistake that central sense for the entity called ourselves. For example, someone criticizes me. Then, the reaction comes up immediately. I feel upset and my body tense. Thoughts run wild and past memories follow. A sense of injustice arises. And in the midst of all that flow, a single word emerges. Ah, I'm getting angry. I was ignored. You've already been tricked here. What actually happened was just a few words of sound. The sensation of the ear Interpretation of the Mind Recall of memory It's an emotional response. However, in that complex flow... Immediately establish a single owner. I was taken advantage of. This is the problem. Yes, I have never confirmed it myself. However, we are always at the center of events. So the pain increases dramatically. More than criticism itself More than the situation itself. What is more painful than the fact itself is... I was attacked. I failed. I'm done. This is the interpretation. Therefore, suffering does not increase because of the event, but rather... As I got involved in that incident, It's about exploding. Beloved fellow fellow citizens Did you understand correctly? The root of the mental anguish we experience is precisely the existence of the self as a reality. That is the belief. Why does it keep not changing even when I practice? Some people say. I have been practicing for a long time. I prayed a lot. I also practiced Zen meditation. I also read the scriptures. I stole. But why am I still suffering? The reason may be surprisingly simple. Even while trying to let go of myself... Still, as the master of my practice. Because it remains. This is really subtle. I need to become clearer. I must go out and eliminate my worries. You need to reach a level of mastery. I must attain enlightenment. It may seem like a practice on the surface, but... Looking at the structure, it's still the same as before. If the desires within me require more of myself, then the spiritual desires require me to become purer. I just changed my clothes. The central structure is exactly the same. There is still a self as an entity. The center is still the same. Therefore, even if you practice for a long time... The ego, or the ego, can actually become more sophisticated. It is the transformation of the self into a noble self. The secular self transforms into the practitioner self. The desiring ego The ego yearning for enlightenment. It's changing. Then what happens? I judge others. That person is still far from black. I still came this far. I emptied a lot. I let go a lot. Look. This is not emptying, but... I pretending to be empty. In other words, it is the survival method of the ego. Therefore, the most dangerous moment for a practitioner is... It wasn't when I had learned a lot. It was when I started to feel like I was doing it a lot. At that time, I didn't die. They survive by using very subtle spiritual language. And that person... It becomes increasingly difficult to see self-delusions. So what's really scary is... It's not ignorance within me, but rather... Failure to realize self-ignorance It is ignorance of practice. Once a practitioner falls into this trap, it is practically difficult to escape. In the prison of arrogance, you see. Part 5 The true meaning of the phrase "I was deceived for 40 years" I was completely fooled for 40 years. This is not simply a lament that time is wasted. This is what it means. I have been for 40 years. I lived for myself. I fought to protect myself. I tried hard to prove myself. I performed to complete myself, but... In reality, I never existed in the way I had envisioned from the beginning. As an entity, I am. Not even once. It never existed for even a single moment. It never existed. I never existed as a substance from the beginning. It was merely a delusion of the mind. The moment you see this fact... A person is severely shocked. Because during that time, my entire life... Standing on a single illusion. Because of the view. It is moving forward as an entity. That guy Sentiment refers to beings who live within this very illusion. That very illusion. It creates all the suffering. Things I wanted to be praised for... Things I wanted to be recognized for. The things that felt unfairly treated... The things I wanted to get revenge on... What I wanted to prove my life was also... It was all a reaction to maintain the center of the country. But the center of it is... What if it's not the real thing? Then, the numerous things you've done so far... Obsession and Fearful. It was a war to protect the void. It becomes meaning. Isn't this really crazy? Everyone, How long are you going to continue this crazy behavior? Now you have to wake up. It's really time to wake up now. Got it? That's until you die. For that intangible illusion I devoted my entire life to it. If you see this... At first, it may feel empty. Then isn't it all in vain? No, it's not. Many people diverge here. Some people hear selflessness and... It leads to nihilism. I don't have any either. It has no meaning. It's all in vain. But that is another misunderstanding. The saying that I am not an entity is... I'm not saying there's nothing. It means the illusion is shattered. It doesn't mean the truth disappears. It's quite the opposite. If the false center collapses, What was hidden behind it. That is, a great truth is revealed. The more I hold onto it, the more it becomes... Life as it is. Awareness as it is. The stillness as it is. The truth as it is. It is revealed. In other words, enlightenment is not about creating something new, but rather... As the fake center collapses, The original truth In other words, it is an event where the Tao is revealed. If you miss this point right away, The state of selflessness becomes nihilism. Looking at this point, The self becomes the gateway to liberation. Part 6 Why does fear arise? Now, let's examine the fear. Why are people afraid? I'm afraid of death. I'm afraid of illness. I'm afraid the relationship will break. Afraid of losing my property. I'm afraid of losing face. The future is uncertain. But at the heart of all this fear is... The same question is always hidden. What happens to me later? In this statement... I am at the heart of fear. Fear is... More than the future itself. Me, who will be damaged in the future. It grows when you imagine it. More than the pain in my body, I feel like my life is ruined. It's more painful. Rather than being swayed by the situation. I'm more troubled after it ends. In other words, fear is a matter of self-structure before it is a matter of fact. Therefore, the stronger the sense of reality about oneself, the greater the fear becomes. Because I believe there is a part of me that must protect, a part of me that must complete, a part of me that must not be lost, and a part of me that must grow. But everyone, really his out. What if it's not a firm entity? Then fear also appears as a completely different light. The body can be sick. The situation can be shaken. Relationships can change, and thoughts can crumble. However, if there isn't a fixed self in the midst of all those changes, a significant portion of what we struggled to protect could actually be an illusion. Therefore, as my true self weakens, so does my fear. It's not that fear disappears altogether, but rather that the fiction at the center of the fear is quite obscured. So, is there no one in Part 7? Another question comes up here. So, is there no one there? Who sees, who hears, and who lives? Great. This question is very important. What disappears is not a function. What disappears is the fictitious owner attached to the function. The illusion of progress as an entity is disappearing. Seeing things keeps happening. Listening also happens. Thoughts also arise. I talk, walk, eat, and meet people. Life goes on. However, the exaggerated focus that I am doing everything behind it all weakens, as it used to be. Then what happens? Life becomes much lighter. Even when anger rises, the secondary pain of wondering why I am such a person diminishes. Even when sadness comes, the extreme narrative that my life is ruined weakens. Even when a thought arises, the identification that this thought is "me" weakens. In other words, life does not disappear, but rather the central narrative of falsehood that weighed it down is weakening. This is not a cold and empty state. Rather, it's softer, clearer, and more immediate. It is still alive. Because it was being consumed on self-defense. Because an enormous amount of energy is released. The moment you realize that there is no one to protect and safeguard, your heart begins to find complete peace. Part 8: The simplest way to check directly is not to believe in it, but rather... It is about seeing. Then, how to view it can start in a very simple way. Painter. Look at it when it's flying. I'm angry. Up to here. It's true. Look at the immediate question. Leave. I was ignored. They touched me. I am. I can't stand it. Right away. At this moment, pause for a moment. Really. What has been directly confirmed so far? Feeling heat. A thought that brings a sense of frustration to the chest. Up to this point, the recall of judgment memory is confirmed. But, that... Can you see the reality of the country in the middle? Or the reactions? Does it just feel like a single center, intertwining rapidly? Look at times when you feel hurt. I'm afraid. Look at the time. Greed. Please take a closer look when you come up. 2. There are emotions. This idea exists. There is a reaction. But. Where is the fixed owner who owns all of this? The substance? There is none. Do you have any? If you look it up, always? There is an action, but there is no surroundings. The reality of me is never. It's not discovered. Because there is no such thing as a "me" originally. Only the name. It's just that. The title "country" is used. The name always has a flow, but no substance. I always have experience. The fixed reality of the experienced person is not captured. Understanding this with your head. Seeing it in person is completely different from seeing it. If you understand it with your head... It becomes philosophy, but when you see it directly, liberation begins. When does the real phone call happen? People... I look forward to a great spiritual experience, such as seeing the light or an incredible amount of sulfur. A special condition should come, such as a temporary or the feeling of disappearing. I think so. Of course, there might be such experiences. But an experience is just an experience. Experience is about coming and going. Really important calls are not special experiences, so you can't hear them for long. The illusion is collapsing. It doesn't exist. The illusion that there is such a thing as a "not like him" must be shattered. For example. Which one? You've been alive. Ah, I... If life deepens, it becomes more life. I wasn't the one who tried to protect and prove myself. I've truly lived my life being deceived by my faith until now. This won't seem like a grand experience. You can. But if this deepens, it becomes a whole life. The structure changes. The way we approach our major changes, the way we approach our fears changes, the way we drive changes, and the way we see people also changes. Because now all problems are self-imposed. Because it is not handled in a way that reinforces it. In the past, when I was hurt, my ego would react. In the past, if you were not recognized, your ego would waver, and even practice was once a project of the ego. Rather, it was a futile act that only fueled suffering. But now that we know the center is empty, the very way we make mistakes changes. The door to liberation begins to open here. Direct department. To all the fellow practitioners who boast the biggest twist, the biggest twist in today's story is this: Go. The fact that it is not a reality is not a truth intended to make us despair. Rather, it is the truth that saves us. Because we have too many people to protect the intangible version of ourselves. Because it created pain. Anger too. Jealousy, comparison, inferiority, superiority, and obsession all too. Fear, when you look closely, revolves around you. Therefore, the weaker my true nature becomes, the less fuel I fuel my suffering. Here, a person finally becomes a little freer. It's not about having the world and being free. It's because I don't have to protect myself, which is why I am free. It's not because you're above others and thus free, but because the reality of those you can compare becomes weaker. It's not about being perfect and free, but rather having to be perfect. It is because we see that there is no real self that we are free. This is a huge twist. We thought we would only be safe by making ourselves strong throughout our lives. I have lived with the fixed notion that I must make myself complete. But the truth is quite the opposite. That belief in me as a reality continued to make us uneasy. So, how should we live now? Now, there is only one question left. So, how should we live from now on? The answer is surprisingly not grand. First, suspect yourself little by little, as you automatically pop out whenever something happens. I was hurt. If this statement comes out, see if there is truly a wounded entity. I failed. When this statement comes out, see if there are failed incidents, but there is no added narrative that absolutizes those incidents. Um, I'm doing it. If this statement comes out, consider whether even driving is a project that refines the self. Don't trust the second thought too much. Thoughts can sometimes tell facts, but in many cases they are also storytellers to preserve the self. Third, do not suppress your emotions and look at it. Emotions are not sins. The problem is not the emotion itself, but the habit of immediately attaching myself to that emotion. In other words, you must stop identifying with your emotions. Fourth, do not try to become a special person. A special practitioner. The desire to become a special person with special enlightenment can be the secret food that the ego likes most. Finally, quietly but persistently ask. What is directly confirmed at this very moment? This question is not something you answer with your head. This is a question that requires direct observation, direct confirmation, and direct understanding. Part 12, The Path to Enlightenment, perhaps we have been deceived for a very long time. Who deceived us? This is not the world. It is not someone else. It is not fate. Perhaps that old habit of holding onto me, who lacks substance, like a body, has been deceiving us. So the suffering repeated itself, and the fear was revived. Even driving has sometimes become another way to protect oneself. But if you clearly saw just one thing today, that's enough. At the heart of suffering was always the self that had to be protected, and if you looked closely at that self, the reality of the methods we had believed in was nowhere to be seen. This is where the path opens. Enlightenment is not about gaining a new version of oneself. It's not about completing a greater version of myself. Rather, it is the oldest illusion that is crumbling. The truth that has been quietly revealed from the beginning, namely the truth, the way, is revealed only when that ruthless author and determination as a substance collapse. The stillness that exists even without holding on. The source that doesn't collapse even if you don't prove it or protect life. So, if you've been exhausted from protecting yourself until now, or if you've fought for too long trying to prove yourself, please ask honestly. Where am I, the person I was trying to protect, really located? Those who never miss the question until the end will eventually see it. Ah, it's not that I was deceived for 40 years, but the illusion I couldn't get in for 40 years is finally crumbling. From that very moment on, life begins to change completely. Fellow practitioners, please become more free with each passing day. Like the wind that doesn't get caught in a net, the realization of the second chapter, the truth, was already within me. For 40 long years, there was a professional practitioner who risked his life to meditate and practice, but what was the one thing he finally realized? Where is the money for some enlightenment truths? Driver. Have you ever had this thought before? I still have a long way to go. I am still lacking. I haven't realized it yet. Therefore, we need to perform more. Many practitioners live their entire lives with this very mindset. And that road is certainly not in vain. Prayer is needed, sleep meditation is needed, and even abscess is needed. Performance is definitely important. However, among those who have practiced for a very long time, at the end, one person makes an astonishing confession. What I had been searching for so desperately never disappeared from the beginning. This statement sounds strange at first glance. If it had been there from the beginning, why would you practice for 10, 20, or 40 years? That's the crux of today's story. Driving can be about removing the illusions that obscured what was already there, rather than creating something new. Today, we will delve deeply into this issue. Why does some practitioners' year end in sight? Why does a practitioner say that they have gained nothing new at the last moment? Why is it that the strict practice traditions of early Buddhism and the teachings of the fervent Buddha-nature of Mahayana Buddhism are not actually completely different words, but rather inevitably lead to meeting each other in deep-seated situations? And through all these stories, you will see your own heart in a new light. To all the proud friends, are you also desperately searching for something right now? Confidence, salvation, realization, completion. But what if what you are looking for is already within you? Part 2 The longer you practice, the further you drift away. People usually view performance as a process of gaining what is not there. So I think as follows. The current me is filled with worries. Therefore, one must become clean through practice. The current me is ignorant. Therefore, one must gain wisdom through practice. The present me is a sentient being. Therefore, one must eventually become a saint through practice. This statement is partially correct. In reality, we have courage, anger, and foolishness. There are many delusions, obsessions, and suffering. So you have to wipe it. But the problem is that this thought can become subtly distorted at some point. When one's practice deepens, they can fall into very subtle traps. I am not yet. I need to be more. I am still lacking. I haven't reached it yet. On the surface, it appears to be the basic posture of a practitioner, but within it lies a very subtle element, or a foreshadowing. Observe this structure closely: correcting your current self and imagining some ideal version of yourself in the future, while continuing to run towards it. Abandoning yourself here and now and running towards a complete version of yourself in the future is the same as the success structure of the secular world. If you have money, you will be happy. Having a position would satisfy you. If you receive recognition, you will feel at ease. The driving can change in the same way. If you get a small hawk, things will get better. When the Jinbi experience comes, you will gain confidence. Once you pass a certain stage, it will finally come to an end. But at the end of running like that, the person becomes very exhausted. Because the very subject running is actually an illusion. The structure where there is a "me" seeking and a separate realization to seek becomes the most tenacious snare that holds onto practitioners until the very end. The longer someone has practiced, the deeper this trap can become. Because that person couldn't hold onto the identity of the country they were performing for long. I am all a virtuous person. I am a practitioner. I am someone who is going to a deeper level. I am an incomplete person. When these thoughts accumulate, practice can become a highly sophisticated foreshadowing project rather than a free practice. Therefore, some practitioners become more rigid rather than becoming gentler the longer they practice. The longer you do it, the more you become afraid rather than clearer it becomes. The longer you do it, the more it becomes emptier, but rather a finer ego is strengthened. This is where the real transition is needed. The key point pointed out by the lead monk, Ajan Cha, was someone who had a very strong way of awakening people with direct insight rather than complex philosophy. The core that repeatedly emerges from his teachings is this. The problem lies not in the external, but in the clinging mind, or in other words, in the grasping mind. The problem isn't the world, but my inability to grasp it. Why do sentient beings cling to the world and to themselves? That's because they consider both the world and themselves to be real. However, Buddha taught in the exact opposite way. The world is fake too. There is no "I" as an entity within me. This is the Buddha's teaching. Why are neither the world nor I real, but rather an illusion, or fake? Because both this world and I were created through acting. Because it arose dependent on other things, not entirely without the inherent substance within itself, there is no inherent substance. Therefore, everything is vividly visible and felt, but it is an illusion without substance. You need to properly understand and realize this. The problem isn't the thought itself, but rather the fact that we consider the thought to be genuine and hold onto it outwardly. It's not that emotions are the problem, but rather that I consider them real and am being dragged along by them, and this is who I am. The problem is believing that this is my state. You need to properly distinguish and understand this. Listening to the teachings of Ajan Cha Sunim, I keep getting this feeling. Ah, this person isn't someone who wants to add something more. You're actually telling me to keep taking it out. You don't say to become more special, do you? They don't tell you to find a more amazing experience. It doesn't tell you to become a higher being. Instead, it seems like they are saying this. Let go. Don't hold it. Just look. When it comes into being, think it comes into being, and when it disappears, think it disappears. It is not real. That is not you. There is tremendous explosive power in this simple teaching. Because people have lived their entire lives in a way that they only seek to gain something. I try to get it in the world, in relationships, and in driving. However, the direction of the car in front is different. It means to let go of the hand you are trying to obtain. This is very important. Enlightenment may not be a grasp of the hand, but rather the act of releasing the hand you were holding. Peace and peace are not newly created states, but rather the original stillness that emerges when unnecessary resistance has disappeared. Freedom may not be something you gain by going far away, but rather a truth that emerges when the illusion that was questioning you is resolved. So, someone who performed this year said this at the end. What I had slept on was already inside me. This does not mean that no effort was needed. It's quite the opposite. Only after the end of the initial practice did one finally realize what they had been looking for incorrectly. In other words, it was not that practice was unnecessary, but rather that the very method of seeking it at the end of practice was a delusion. This is a very profound paradox. Driving is necessary. However, at the end of practice, the idea of something that can be gained through practice collapses. It is at this point that the insights of early Buddhism and the philosophy of the love-making of Mahayana Buddhism begin to meet. There is a common misunderstanding among many people regarding practices that eliminate pride and the revealed truth. Early Buddhism only denied everything, while Mahayana Buddhism was thought to speak of some positive absolute truth. However, if you go very deep, they often point to the same mountain from different directions rather than fighting. Early Buddhism thoroughly observed the concept of impermanence and the mundane. The body also changes. Feelings and thoughts change. Actions change, and so does consciousness. In other words, everything we were holding onto is a dependent phenomenon that arises over two years and disappears over two years. Therefore, you cannot find an eternal self, a fixed self, or a self that only makes sense there. What does this insight do? Misconception is a reward. I dismantle one by one the writer who is the body, the writer who is the emotion, the writer who is the thought, and the writer who is a fixed entity. But people often stop here. There's nothing left, it seems like everything is just an illusion. Then there's nothing left. It can lead to such nihilism. But Daeseung asks one step further here. Good. The fake was broken. Then what is this that knows the breaking? What is this place that reflects the arising and disappearance of all sorts of delusions? What is this fundamental principle that remains completely untainted even when covered by suffering? The phrase that appears here is the tenth Jangbulseong Jinyeosim. If you misunderstand this, you realize that there is an eternal true self within me. You might misunderstand it like this. However, if you set it that way, it becomes another form of substantialism, namely Atmanian thought. It is more accurate to view the true nature of the mind as a place of purity and truth, rather than an entity that exists like an object that can be grasped, as the possibility of enlightenment that is hidden by delusions and worries but never completely destroyed. What the Mahayana is saying is not about establishing a new self. Rather, it's after thoroughly passing through the annihilation. It is about the dimension of truth that is finally revealed. So, if we connect it to today's topic, it goes like this. The only thing a 40-year practitioner realized at the end was not that they had acquired something new, but that they had finally recognized a place they had never left. The teachings of the "Amazing Analogies" in the Janggyeong series of Part 5 contain many powerful analogies. There is a gold nugget inside the dirty rags. Treasure is buried beneath the floor of a poor house. Surrounded by beehives, there is still honey. There are lotus seeds in the mud. What could these analogies say? On the surface, it may appear shabby, dirty, chaotic, and dark, but it does not mean that the essence has been compromised. The same goes for the hearts of us sentient beings. Courage can arise. Anger can soar, and foolishness can deepen. It can be filled with fear, comparison, inferiority, and obsession. However, not all those afflictions have forever destroyed the nature of your mind. Anguish is fiction, so it cannot destroy the truth. Within you, there are also afflictions, but within you, there is also truth, or the Tao. This gives people tremendous hope. Because ordinary people think this way. I am too dirty. I am too broken. I am too late. I am already wrong. There will be no such thing as enlightenment within me. However, the ten-thin-chief ideology says the opposite. No, it is not. Even though I am currently covered in anguish, beneath that covering lies the originally pure Dharma, or the Way. I just can't see it. It is precisely at this point that it connects to the insight of Ajan tea. Ajan tea doesn't tell you to make something new. Rather, they tell you to let go of what you can't catch. Death says there is an inherent truth. However, they say that suffering is masking it. When you place these two together, a very beautiful picture emerges. The more you let it go, the more it becomes apparent. The more you empty, the more you see it; the less you hold onto it, the brighter it becomes. This is not a movement to acquire new things, but a movement to remove what has been hidden. It's as if the sky revealed by the passing clouds is not something newly created. The sky was always there. It's just that the clouds covered it. It's like washing away mud doesn't create new gold. Gold was always there. I was just covering it up. It's as if waking up means the world isn't new. It's only now that we're finally looking straight at what was there before. The money for truth realization is already within you. Discover it. That is precisely what we see the law, and this is what we call a view. Part 6, but why does it take so long? Here comes an important question. Great. If it had always been there, why does it take so long? Why does some practitioners only see this simple fact after 10, 20, or 40 years? The reason is simple. Because even if you understand it quickly in your head, you don't easily let go of the entire being. Humans are not beings who live solely by their thoughts. I live by habit, by reaction, by fear, and by conditioned reflexes. Even though I speak of nothingness with my mouth, in reality, I hold onto my mood, my wounds, my dignity, my practice, my progress all day long. Even if you say the ball with your mouth, in reality, it crumbles with just a small word. Even though they speak of Buddha-nature with their mouths, in reality, they treat themselves like trash. Because the outward and inward minds are so different, it takes a long time. The practice is therefore necessary. Repeatedly watching, repeatedly playing, repeatedly not being deceived by repetition is repetition. That repetition is the driving force that leads to enlightenment. In that repetitive time, one gradually loses the power of their false center. Then, at some point, a moment of qualitative transformation arrives. In the past, there was a driving version of myself and a goal to realize. But one day, something strange suddenly happens. The movement you were looking for is itself stopping. It wasn't forced to stop. It's not like I gave up and stopped. It just stops because it's visible. Ah, I was constantly running outwards, into the future, to some level of understanding. Ah, but I've never properly seen this moment where I'm aware of it right now. Ah, the peace I was looking for doesn't come after all thoughts have disappeared, but rather this place where thoughts are not tied to them. What I was looking for was already within me. At that time, a person can really laugh in a hollow way. Did you really wander around for so long trying to find this? Therefore, the realization of someone who has practiced for a long time often includes both tears and laughter. I'm not laughing because I feel wronged. It's not like they're crying in Geomu. Because it becomes so clear that we found something so close, something so far away. The true meaning of the sentence should never be taken lightly, given that what you were looking for was already there. What I was looking for was already there. This doesn't mean you don't have to do anything. This is because it originally has Buddha-nature. It's not to say that you can live recklessly. That's not what I mean. The core of this statement lies in the fact that the truth is not an acquisition but a discovery. People have lived their entire lives solely through acquisition. Money, honor, relationships, knowledge, and achievement are also considered objects of acquisition. Therefore, enlightenment is also considered an object of acquisition. But the truth is different. Enlightenment cannot be grasped in that way. Because acquisition is always a structure where the present self occupies something in the future. However, at the heart of enlightenment lies the collapse of the illusion of the current nation. In other words, enlightenment is more like an event where the structure of the person I was trying to obtain is revealed and dismantled than an event where I gain something. When lies are dismantled, truth naturally increases. So this might not seem like a huge success story. It might actually seem very ordinary. Eating, drinking water, walking, speaking, laughing, and crying are all the same. However, a decisive difference arises from within. Before, I interpreted everything from my perspective. Someone ignored me. I lost out. My practice is faltering. My condition has worsened. I failed. But now, that center of gravity is loosening. When a thought comes, I know that a thought is coming. When emotions come, you realize they are coming. If you're sick, you know there's pain. If the situation is difficult, I know there are difficulties. However, that does not immediately become my absolute reality. This is freedom. And right here, the meaning of the tenth chair is also visible again. The term "Yeolhoejang" does not refer to some special mystical experience but rather signifies that there is an inherent place of truth that remains undamaged, inherent potential, and inherent purity amidst all these afflictions and turmoil. Within you, the Tao, a pure and untainted place, untainted by anything, always shines. What should the practitioner of Part 8 help with? Then, let's ask a very practical question now. What on earth should the driver release? You must let go of greed. You must let go of anger and attachment. Of course, that's true. However, what remains until the very end is a bit different. It is me who seeks to be completed through practice. This is really fine. The desires within me are easily noticeable. The greed for money, the greed for recognition, the greed for honor, these things are relatively easy to catch. However, spiritual desires are much more subtle. I want to be cleaner, I want to be deeper. I want to reach a higher level. I want to realize it quickly. Though it appears holy, at its core, there is still me, the ego. I, or the ego, always hinder enlightenment. Because I, that is, the ego, am precisely the suffering. Therefore, the practitioner must place something very strange at the end. It's not just about letting go of bad things. You have to put even the good things in there. It's not just about letting go of worldly things. I must let go of my spiritual self as well. It's not just me, who is ignorant, playing. We must even let go of the image of a wise country. It's not just me who doesn't drive that's being left behind. You have to let go of your identity as a driver. The reason this is scary is that once you get this far, there will be almost nothing left for a person to rely on. So, some practitioners run away right before enlightenment. Because the last center that supported oneself is wavering. Sentient beings cannot let go of the futile thing called "me," or the ego, and they live by holding onto it tightly. But once you pass through that threshold, what surprisingly disappears is not existence but an illusion. What collapses is not existence but a false center. Growing is not life itself, but the way it was distorted and held onto life. That is precisely why Mahayana could call it Buddha-nature. This expression‎ gives the driver tremendous courage, where the original truth is revealed as the false covering is uncovered, rather than being completely extinguished. Noah is fine too. It's not the end. It is not emptiness. Rather, a deeper truth is revealed. How can we apply it to our lives now? You shouldn't take this story as just another grand narrative. This applies directly to our daily lives now. What are you looking for right now? Is it stability? Is it an admission? Is it love? Are you sure? Isn't it a bottle? And perhaps you're still living like this amidst all those frequent occurrences? Once this matter is resolved, I will feel at ease. If that person changes, things will get better. I'll be less anxious if my abilities grow. I will only be satisfied when I become a better person. This structure is exactly the same as the structure of the driver. A structure that always abandons the present and strives for some kind of completion in the future, but this is what the Dharma text today is saying. Before rushing outside right now, first, see the very heart that is running at this very moment. If there is anxiety, observe that there is anxiety. If there is a sense of comparison, see that there is a sense of comparison. If there is a feeling of deficiency, see that there is a feeling of deficiency. And ask very quietly. Who is seeing this thought? Is this place where you notice this anxiety is really wavering? Thoughts are fluctuating, is the very place where they are being held truly collapsing along with them? This question is not something you answer with your head. It's a question you need to see for yourself. If you look at it that way, strange things will gradually happen. Before, thoughts and I were attached. Emotions and I were attached, and wounds and I were attached. But now I know they exist, but it seems that not all of them are me. I really didn't exist as a real person. Right here, we start to breathe easier. And we can see that this very setting is the same direction that words like "Yeol-ae-jang, Bul-seong, original face, and original pure heart" intended to convey. It is not far away. This is right here. Let's return to the initial sentence of the last confession of a practitioner of 40 years. Well, the one thing a 40-year practitioner finally realized was that what they had been searching for so desperately was never outside of themselves from the beginning. It means it was already inside me from the beginning. He could have wandered for a long time. I wandered in search of a state of stillness and sought a mind free from worries. They would have tried to find a state that would never waver. But you find out at the end. Silence wasn't just present after the noise had disappeared. Purity was not only present after the afflictions had completely disappeared. Freedom was not a state without any thoughts. The truth was not a destination to arrive at at some point in the future. Rather, even if I am covered in delusions about this very place where I can recognize all these occurrences and disappearances as they are, the more I try to find this pure place, the more I miss it and let go, the more I reveal this very place has never left from the beginning. So, perhaps the practitioner's final confession might sound like this. For 40 years, I tried to gain something special, but in the end, I gained nothing. It's just that what was covering it has come off a little. And after it was peeled off, I realized that what I had been looking for was always here and now within me. This is not a word of defeat. It's the best victory ever. Because he is no longer dragged into futile external pursuits. The truth I was searching for was already within me. And I, who should have completed it, was originally gone as well. This is freedom, and this is liberation. Now he doesn't have to be special. You don't have to prove it. You don't have to hold onto it. You don't have to constantly create the future. Because it allows you to quietly stay on top of meaningful truth. The 11th rule money is already within you. We spend our lives searching for something. We find happiness, love, stability, meaning, salvation, and enlightenment. The search itself is not inherently bad. Perhaps it was that longing that brought you this far. But at some point, you have to ask a very important question. Am I currently seeking the truth? Or is the country you are looking for continuously reinforcing the illusion? Am I currently practicing? Or are you strengthening your self as a practitioner? Am I quietly returning to my secret spot right now? Or are you chasing some fantasy of the future? Ajan Cha's simple and sharp insight tells us this: Don't hold on. Just look. It is not real. That is not you. Don't identify with yourself. The teachings of the Mahayana's love-love chapter also tell us. Even though you are covered in anguish, your deepest place has not been completely destroyed. It was merely obscured. At the meeting of these two voices, the conclusion for today is one. Enlightenment is not about creating something new from scratch, but about revealing what is hidden. It is about rediscovering the truth that originally existed. Etal is not about arriving far away but about returning to a place one has never left. And someone who has walked for a long time at the end of practice might finally smile like this. What I was looking for was already inside me. The enlightenment truth, money was originally within me. I hope you will stop running outside, even for a moment, and quietly check within yourself at this very moment. Thoughts come and go. Emotions come and go. The body also changes. King Jang also changes. But if you don't hold onto this place that knows all these changes, this place that becomes quiet on its own may be hidden but never completely disappears. Perhaps that was what you were searching for your entire life. This is a Buddhist channel, "Suffering is a fiction." The story of a practitioner who is the collapse of the illusion of sleeping? He has done his best for 40 years. In the cup, I held and sat without a master in the world, dedicating my entire life. However, that practice didn't take 40 years to complete. It ended in a single moment. I have a question for you here. You have to practice for a long time to attain enlightenment so far. Did you believe this much? If so, you might be heading in the completely wrong direction right now. Enlightenment is not the result of time. It's not just the result of effort. Just one. That which you have believed to be me until now. It is the moment when that illusion crumbles. And that moment can happen not just a year after the initial commitment, but even in this very moment. Now I will ask. Have you ever truly seen me as a real person? Have you ever once looked for a day that you take for granted within yourself? I'm really afraid that if I look, I might really not find them. Have you not even attempted to look into your inner self? Some of you are being deceived now. You, who are listening to this video now, have lived your life believing that you have a real self within yourself. Thinking me, feeling me, choosing me, but today that belief will crumble. You would have thought this way, completely irreversibly, that's how you remained. You need to practice for a long time to realize it. It takes decades to do. I still have a long way to go. But is that really the case? There is someone who has been practicing for 40 years. In the city, I dedicated my life to holding and sitting countless times in a cup. However, his practice did not take 40 years to complete. It ended only once, once in a single moment. What could have happened? What did Part 2, 40 years of practice, do? There is a delusion that must be broken first here. It's not that I attained enlightenment after 40 years of practice. Enlightenment is not something you gain. So, what was 40 years? It's a time that weakens the power that prevents you from grasping your illusions. To put it simply, this is it. They had been sharpening the rope for 40 years. The delay was the last time, but in reality, the rope was almost completely attached. So that final moment seems like the result of effort, but in reality, it is the moment when the illusion is shattered. The important thing is this. Enlightenment does not accumulate. What accumulates is not practice, but the weakening of illusions. What on earth has collapsed? So, what illusion was shattered at that moment? It's me. The very thing you're feeling right now is collapsing. You have to look at it precisely here. The me who was originally there did not die. The illusion that something existed originally, something that was mistaken for existing, has disappeared. In Buddhism, they say this. Wow. Simply put, there is no substance called a country. There is no substance that can be considered me. But this is not what I understand. You have to see it for yourself. We need to see it right now. Please check it out for yourself at this very moment. You don't have to close your eyes. I see it as it is. A thought comes to mind right now. Did you come up with this idea? If you look a little more honestly, you can easily see that it's not true. Thoughts just come to mind. Did you all know this fact? Thoughts come to mind even if I don't think of them. Those who have carefully observed their own minds will all know this fact. Then, what about the emotions? Various moods and emotions, annoyance, calmness. Do you create these feelings yourself and feel them yourself? No, it just happens. It feels like it comes from depending on the conditions. You need to observe and understand these facts yourself. You have to see these facts yourself. What about such a body? My heart is beating, and I'll rest and take it out. Did you make your heart beat consciously yourself? Are you doing this yourself? No, it's not. Absolutely not, it's like the body running on its own. Isn't it amazing? Now we've come this far. Neither my thoughts nor my emotions are nor my body is nor my mind. Then what exactly is me? Find me right now. Please search for 10 seconds. Did you find it? Did you discover that day you took for granted? There is none. No matter how hard I search, there is no "me" as a reality. What is never discovered is my soul. But why do I feel like I am myself? What is it? As the Buddha said, if you search, you cannot discover the true self as a substance. So why do we keep feeling like we are ourselves? This is the key point. The answer is habit. The habit of not being able to grasp thoughts as oneself, the habit of identifying emotions as oneself, the habit of believing in one's body to heal, these have been accumulated over decades. But the truth is simple. Thoughts are just thoughts. Emotions are just emotions. The body is just the body. There is no "me" as an entity anywhere. What happens at that moment? I don't have any. The moment you fully see this, oh, that's it. It doesn't require any effort. No understanding is needed. The illusion just doesn't hold there anymore. And what comes to light at that time is very important. Nothing has disappeared. The world remains the same, the body remains the same, and thoughts continue to arise. But the suffering disappears. Can you guess why? Because there is no owner who suffers. Because there is no holding me back. This is the great truth of selflessness that the Buddha spoke of, the seven treasures, this is emptiness. When many people see a fig, they stop here. There's nothing. Then isn't it all meaningless? This is not an enlightenment. It is annihilationism. I'll pinpoint it exactly. 0. There is no fixed entity to any object. Up to this point, that's correct. But if you stop here, you're wrong. Because there is no substance to thought, but it is not as if there is no thought itself. Take a look again. There is no substance to hold onto in the thought. But thoughts definitely arise. Emotions do not have a fixed entity. But it is definitely felt. The body only changes, but there is no fixed version of myself within it. But the body is definitely alive and moving. So the truth is this. Although there is no substance, the phenomenon operates and is revealed as it is. If you don't know this, you'll get lost even if you understand the ball. This is where the middle way comes out. Everything is real. Eternalism originally has nothing. Both nihilism are wrong. The truth is not between them, but the place where both have collapsed. It is neither forgotten nor absent. There is no substance that exists forever, but that doesn't mean there is nothing. Because even if there is no substance, the action is still taking place. This is what the middle ground is. Enlightenment is not about the world disappearing. Thoughts remain the same, emotions remain the same, and the cup continues as it is. However, the illusion of holding onto all of that and thinking, "This is me," disappears. Therefore, the object of suffering disappears. So freedom is revealed. The true meaning of 40 years of issuance and 1 second is now back to the beginning. Forty years of practice, and if you view it as a matter of time, you can never understand it. Forty years is not a time that created enlightenment. It's a time when the power to not grasp illusions has gradually weakened. Doubting, seeing, missing, and seeing again, the faith in me gradually loses its place. And at some point, the illusion that I'm out can no longer be maintained. That's just one second. So, enlightenment is not something that accumulates but something that is cut off in an instant. It's not the result of time, but a momentary collapse of illusion. Forty years was a period of weakening, and one second was a period of collapse. So, is the collapse of the ego, the collapse of unknown afflictions, and the bend possible right here and now? Then, I have a question. Is it possible to see the collapse of that terrible habit of having a self as a substance? Because I am not something that actually exists even at this moment. Even at this moment, I am simply deluded into thinking that there is something that doesn't originally exist. In other words, we can confirm‎ right now that "I" is not something that will disappear in the future, but rather something that never existed in the first place. There is a condition. Are you really going to watch it? Are you really willing to look inside? Fellow fellow practitioners, have you truly ever found yourself within yourself? Actually, this is a very difficult task. It's also the hardest thing to do. Facing one's true self and looking into one's inner self is actually the scariest thing. That's why you have to be brave. In fact, it takes a lot of courage. Only those with a strong heart in the face of a warrior can look within themselves. Please don't forget this. Looking inward is the final battlefield. Please don't forget this. Don't try to understand it with your head, but check it out for yourself now. Find yourself within yourself right now, not through thought, but through experience. If it doesn't become more frequent, the answer is already there. Enlightenment is not about the future, but a matter of confirm‎ing it now. The Buddha's teaching is selfless? Experience and see the fig firsthand now. The final question of the housekeeper: Right at this very moment, does there really exist a fixed entity within you? Has anyone who has looked into me found me? Find the real me that exists, not the me in the story, not the me in the thought. There is none. If you look, you won't find it. The moment you don't avoid this and the moment you muster the courage to look for it, your practice begins to come to an end. And at some point, it ends without any warning. Enlightenment is not something you gain in a single moment, but rather a moment when you are no longer deceived. What did the Buddha attain enlightenment? What is bothering you the most these days? Is it a money issue? Or is it a conflict with family or colleagues? Or is it because of the bleak future that doesn't go as I wish? We often think of enlightenment as something that attains mysterious abilities deep in the mountains, detached from the world. However, the enlightenment Buddha attained under the Bodhi tree 2,600 years ago was by no means such an absurd miracle. Rather, you have discovered the ultimate law of life that has pierced through our reality of shedding tears, being angry, and feeling anxious right now, with the sharpest and clearest insight. What on earth did the Buddha realize that allowed him to attain such complete peace and freedom? From now on, let's delve into the reality of that great realization that can instantly break the chain of suffering that binds your lives. What on earth did some Buddhas realize? If I were to express the one truth that the Buddha attained in just one word, it would be the art of dependent origination. Looking at the early Buddhist scriptures, Sangyudan Ikaya, the Buddha declares his enlightenment in such a simple and clear manner. Because this exists, there is that, and because this arises, that arises. Because there is no one, there is no one, and because this is destroyed, that is destroyed. Does it feel too simple and boring? However, within these short four lines, the secrets of all things in the universe and all the answers to our lives are fully contained. Shall we use an easy analogy? Imagine a cloud floating in the sky. We point to that cloud and say, "There's a cloud over there." But what if we looked closely at those clouds? There is actually no fixed entity called a cloud. The heat of the sun, the direction of the ocean, the direction of the wind, and the temperature of the atmosphere coincide coincide so exquisitely that they briefly take the form of clouds. When the wind blows or the temperature changes, those clouds become rain or disappear without a trace. Our lives, and all the joys and sorrows we experience, are exactly like this cloud. Nothing exists solely through Golo's own power. There isn't a single thing like that in this world. Everything is interconnected like a spiderweb, briefly emerging when causes and conditions meet, and then dispersing when those conditions meet. Part 2: Two Truths of the Act on Dependent Dharma The most fundamental truth that the Buddha realized under the Bodhi tree is called the Act on Dependent Dharma. The method of dependent origination is the core of Buddhism and the core of enlightenment. This acting method contains two great truths that permeate our lives. Simply put, the method of dependent origination consists of two pillars: cause and effect and void. The first truth is the laws of the real world we live in. In Buddhism, this is called Seganbeop or Sokjae. Everything in this world arises from the meeting of numerous causes and conditions. This is called ideological harmony. Just as the cause of the sage must meet the conditions of sunlight and water to bloom as a result of flowers. Things created by such fate inevitably flow along with the flow of cause and effect. It emerges when conditions are met and disappears when conditions are met. Therefore, there is nothing eternal, and clinging to it is painful, and there is no entity that can be called a fixed self. This is the truth of worldly law. This is a secular worldly thing, but the Buddha's enlightenment doesn't end here. A truly great second truth remains. That is the ultimate truth that transcends the world, namely the method of success, the true nature. It is also called Jeunguije No. 1. The unchanging, empty essence behind the ever-changing and disappearing flow of causality is precisely what emptiness is. Many people mistakenly believe that "emptiness" means nothing but empty and meaningless. But that is absolutely not the case. Because the ball is empty, it is actually an infinite possibility that can contain everything and a state of complete freedom. Gong is the key to success and true talent. This state of emptiness is Nirvana, where all suffering has been extinguished, and it is our true self, which is pure and pure. This empty fullness means that your and my true nature is what we truly are. Do you understand? Let's listen to the analogy from just now. We can make rings, necklaces, or earrings out of gold. Over time, they sometimes melt the ring and turn it into a bracelet. Here, it is common practice for shapes and names to constantly change, like rings, necklaces, and bracelets. However, no matter how its shape changes, the nature of the gold itself that makes it up has never changed or disappeared. The unchanging essence of gold is precisely the advising to success. Gong is the key to success, true talent, nirvana, and the way to the legal profession. The moment we realize this amazing truth, a miraculous transformation occurs in our lives. We have lived our lives clinging to the balance of our bank account, our social status, and our aging body as if it were the real me. It's as if they lived their entire lives in fear, believing they were a gold ring and fearing that the ring would be distorted. But the Buddha speaks. You are not the shape of a distorted and changing ring, but the eternally shining gold itself. But what is the problem? The point is that we are unaware of that fact. Practice is also the process of discovering that fact. Knowing that all phenomena in this world are waves of cause and effect that arise and disappear according to fate, and realizing the serene and complete merit of one's nature beneath those waves, those who understand this no longer suffer from being swept away by the changes of the world. I don't become arrogant after succeeding, nor do I resent the world and become frustrated after failing. It is simply gaining absolute freedom of mind to comfortably welcome those who come and peacefully let them go. The real reason we can't help but suffer every day is why do we feel so tormented and stressed every single day? Is it because you're short on money? Is it because of someone who makes me angry? No, it's not. From the Buddha's perspective, the real reason we suffer is just one. Holding onto a cloud formed by fleeting connections, this cloud is mine. You have to stay by my side forever. Because they are obsessed with it. What I'm about to say is the key to completely changing our lives. I hope you will keep this one sentence in mind. Everything in the world is constantly changing, and we hope it lasts forever. It is right here that all the tragedies and suffering begin. I hope youth lasts forever, so my appearance in front of the aging mirror is painful. I experience the pain of the sky falling at the moment of parting because I hope that the person I love will be by my side forever. It is painful because I mistake the money I earned, my status, my pride, and everything else as my beggar, and I am clinging to it tightly. It's like a boiling hot water mass, holding it tightly as if it were a diamond, oh, it's so hot. It's like someone crying out to save me. Buddha's enlightenment is not about someone approaching and extinguishing the fire. It makes us realize that what I am holding is not a diamond but a lump of water that burns us. What do we do the moment we notice it? Of course, they would just let go of the hand they were holding. This is exactly what we call a "let go" milling. The moment you let go of your attachment, there is no more suffering. This is freedom. How can we apply the insights of our lives? If so, how can we concretely apply this profound and subtle truth in our complex and tiring daily lives? We can't abandon everything and go into the mountains like Buddha, and we need to go to work tomorrow to meet the people who are bothering us and earn a living. There is one very excellent practical method. The Diamond Sutra, often called the flower of Buddhist Mahayana scriptures, contains this famous passage. Eungmu Soju Lee Saeng-gi means to be open-minded without staying in any particular place. This means to live fiercely in the world of world law, but not lose the wisdom of the art of success. Shall we take an example? Someone at work is unfairly angry at me. Usually, we are suddenly bound by the chain of cause and effect of anger, thinking that person is ignoring us. But now, we are looking at the situation from the perspective of enlightenment. Ah, the reason that person is angry right now is just a temporary phenomenon caused by numerous conditions. That angry expression‎ is empty, and there's no fixed version of me to be hurt. The moment we step back and observe the situation like this, we are not infected by the other person's anger. While striving to wisely solve real-world problems, it is also possible to protect the peace deep within one's heart from ever being harmed. This is the realization we practice in our daily lives. Sitting with your legs crossed grandly and merely doing a sleek line is not enlightenment. Recognizing that the emotions and events that occur in every moment are phenomena that have been occurring over two years, and living with roots rooted in my unchanging nature is the path to the dormant freedom that Buddha taught us. Part 6: Your nature is already complete. Fellow fellow practitioners, we mistakenly believe that we can only attain enlightenment and be happy by gaining more things and becoming more excellent. However, the greatest truth that Buddha realized is that we are born with a flawless, perfect, and pure nature, or display. Just because rain clouds are heavily covering the sun doesn't mean the sun has disappeared. The dazzling sun always shines above the clouds. Once the cloud of cause and effect—our anxiety, depression, and obsession—passes through, the dazzling sun of enlightenment within you will naturally come to sway its light. Buddha did not invent something new. The truth that has always existed is that you all have already recognized and informed us that even if its form changes, its properties remain unchanged, and that it is inherently nirvana. So tonight, please put down the heavy burdens that have been weighing you down for a moment and say this to yourself. My nature is already sufficient. I am already whole. The absolute freedom and peace that I finally attain is by no means the process of becoming an emotionally barren robot. Rather, it is the only way to live life in the most vivid and beautiful way. Only when we let go of the thread of attachment can we attain true peace, which is nirvana. Nirvana, in Greek, refers to the state where the water flowers of a burning anguish suddenly disappear. The calm and complete peace, like the eye of a typhoon, revealed only when the blanket-like flames of anger, the flames of foolishness are all extinguished. We often fear that if we let go of what we hold, something terrible will happen. However, once you actually put down that stone of obsession, you experience the infinite vitality of the universe and complete freedom permeating into its place. Do not ruin today with anxiety about the future. Do not erode this moment with regrets about the past. What the Buddha realized was not the mysterious world far away, but the most ordinary life here and now. Like a beautiful lotus flower that blooms in the mud but never gets stained by it, if we live in the midst of a complex and noisy world, deeply engraving the truth of this dependent origination method in our hearts, your days will be filled with miraculous peace. This is the comment for today. As a mass, there is no I. Please leave this in the comments. There is no "I" as a substance. 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