Chapter 44 Chapter 4 Nirvana Beyond the Concept-7

When Siddhartha attained enlightenment, he was called Buddha.He is not a personal name, but a state of mind.The word Buddha refers to a kind of merit, which has two aspects: "achievement" and "awakened", in other words, it refers to the one who purifies all defilements and realizes omniscience.Through his enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, the Buddha awakened from the dualistic state trapped in the concept of subject and object.He realized that all combined things cannot exist permanently.He realizes that no emotion can lead to happiness as long as it originates from ego.He realizes that there is no real self, and no real phenomenon can be experienced.He also realized that even enlightenment is beyond concepts.These realizations are what we call "Buddha-wisdom," which is awareness of all reality.Buddha is called the omniscient one.Not that the Buddha visited every university in the world and memorized every book.This kind of learning is based on the binary knowledge of subject and object, limited by its own limitations, norms and goals, and therefore different from awakening perception.We can see clearly that despite all the scientific knowledge we have today, the world is no better; in fact, it may be worse.Omniscient does not mean learned.So to say that someone knows everything means that he does not "know."

The Buddha further pointed out the true face of enlightenment to everyone, so that everyone can break through the cycle of suffering, and because such a compassionate heart is the most respectable.If someone is about to walk across a field of mines without knowing it, we might be able to de-fuze it quickly without him knowing.But that only temporarily protects him, and doesn't provide his full truth.However, explaining to him that there would be landmines for miles in this direction relieved him of immediate and future pain, allowed him to move on, and even allowed him to share the message with others.In the same way, the Buddha taught people that if they want to be rich, they must give alms, and if they want to conquer others, they must be compassionate.But at the same time, he advised everyone that if you want to be rich, you must first know how to be self-sufficient; and if you want to conquer your enemies, you must first conquer your own hatred.In fact, he taught that by deconstructing the ego, suffering can be eradicated at its root, because without the ego, there is no suffering.

Thanks to his teachings, Siddhartha's followers praised him with songs, prayers, and some praised his ability to place the entire universe on an atom.Some followers are reverent.Hope to be reborn in the Buddhaland.The Buddhafield is described as being like an infinitesimal particle, on which there are as many Buddhas as there are atoms in the universe, teaching disciples there.Just like Milarepa's yak horn, unbelievers may think that this is a religious fairy tale, but believers may accept this description without doubt and say, of course the Buddha can do this, he is omniscient and omnipotent.However, if we contemplate reality from the perspective of emptiness, understanding that there is or is no such thing as minimal, maximal, or other dualistic distinctions, it becomes clear that the Buddha did not need arms or brawn to lift the universe up, on an atom.The only strength required is this understanding that there is no big or small.The habits that prevent us from seeing phenomena in this way can be removed, but our limited logic blocks it.We are like an anorexic or bulimic person who, while she may be thin and beautiful, cannot accept what she sees in the mirror, and others have no idea why she thinks she is fat.Buddha dispelled all this confusion and saw that all time, space, gender, and values ​​are free from dualism, so the universe can be placed on an atom.For this realization, his admirers praised him "beyond time and space" in poetry.Including Siddharth's closest disciples of Arhats, they are all famous for seeing that the palm is as big as the sky, and the dust is equal to the gold.

When Siddhartha became enlightened, he didn't stop time or reach the end of time, he was simply untainted by the concept of time.When we say that Siddhartha removed all obscurations of time and space, we don't mean that he destroyed time machines or dismantled compasses—but that he completely transcended all concepts of time and space. Although the actual experience beyond time and space is incomprehensible to us time slaves, it is possible for us to have a flexible and non-fixed perception of the concept of time and space in our mundane life.We meet someone and we're dreaming of the two becoming soul mates, getting married, having kids, maybe even grandchildren.But at this moment, something, such as a trace of saliva dripping from the corner of the lover's mouth, brought us back to reality in horror, and these descendants disappeared without a trace.

Because the benefit beyond time and space is so elusive, we don't try to understand it.We are too accustomed to a world dependent on time and space to want to put effort into such unreal rewards.It may be easier for us to grasp the aspect of enlightenment that transcends dualistic emotional distinctions such as good and evil, joy and sorrow, praise and praise.Our reliance on time and space is understandable -- because they're useful right now -- but these other distinctions are ridiculously useless.Dualism haunts us and makes us spend millions of dollars every year just to keep up appearances.There is no need to look attractive if we are drifting in the desert.So obviously, we want to look good for others, to attract others, to compete with others, to be accepted by others.When someone says, oh, you have beautiful legs.We get excited, keep dressing up and expect more compliments.And this kind of praise is like honey on the blade.

Many of us are so obsessed with our own notions of beauty that we don't realize that what we find attractive may in fact be repulsive to others.We become victims of our own concepts and vanity.This vanity feeds the cosmetics industry, which is one of the causes of the destruction of the natural environment.We are insatiable when we are praised, thinking it is all due.People who long for endless praise and attention are like butterflies that want to fly to the edge of the sky.