道理我明白，就是做不到 [ 中英对照 ]

Robin 编后语

I Know the Theory

But I Cannot Do It

Normally we are not able to be supported by the terms such as emptiness, impermanence, no-self, and sufferings caused by feelings. Since we feel these words are too abstract to be practiced and applied in our lives, we always say “Although I know the theory, I just cannot apply it”. As a result, these terms became abstract theories instead of theories of ultimate reality.

Ultimate reality is all-pervasive, vast, beyond birth and death and away from artificial efforts. The force of the merits of the ultimate reality is the source of all kinds of forces, is the foundation of the no-difference among the heart, Buddha and all beings, and is where Dharma-nature manifests. If one has ever touched the merits of the ultimate reality or practiced to use it, this abstract theory will be changed into an inconceivable power of self-nature, Dharma-nature, or enlightened-nature. The all-inclusion of the self-nature, the purity of the Dharma-nature and the perfection of the enlightened-nature will instantly show up. Upon just one thought, everyone will realize the merits of three bodies 1 of Buddha in his own body, which are given by the whole dharma realms.

Feeling abstract means that we are not clear about the ultimate reality, we cannot use its strength, or it doesn’t work as a lever.  As a result, it will be easy for us to be deeply trapped by the phenomena and not be able to get away with them, plagued with constant troubles. In fact, the ultimate reality is right in front of us, in the phenomena and in our attachment, but we are simply not able to use it. So we need to return to the reality through the abstraction or get back to the nature through the phenomena, then our heart will become complete and powerful.

Our heart is pure and perfect in nature. Let’s get back to the heart first and then solve our issues or problems. We will find the happening of the issue is merely transitory, interdependent-arising or -ceasing, and impermanent. Our heart will then become stronger compared to the issue to be solved, and it will be able to control the issue instead of being controlled. If the heart loses its purity and perfection, it will become abstract, weak and hollow. By contrast, if the heart complies with the ultimate reality, its power will manifest itself automatically.

Note 1 ：

Three bodies: called “Trikayah” in Sanskrit. It means three kinds of bodies of Buddha in terms of dharma-body, reward-body, and manifest-body, which are also named self-nature body, enjoyment body and transformation body. In addition to the appearance of the body, the word “body” also means of “accumulation”, meaning that Buddha’s bodies are achieved by the enlightenment and the accumulation of merits.