"Knowledge and seeing are established." There is knowledge and seeing, and there is purity and awareness. "Knowledge is the root of ignorance." This knowledge itself is the root of ignorance, which is

"Knowledge and seeing are established." There is knowledge and seeing, and there is purity and awareness. "Knowledge is the root of ignorance." This knowledge itself is the root of ignorance, which is the affliction. "Knowing and seeing nothing", everything is empty, principles are empty, thoughts are empty, emptiness is empty, "seeing this is nirvana", seeing this is enlightenment. This is when he has enlightened the Tao, and after he has broken down the sentences, he understands it. Now that we have explained this principle, we have been talking for a long time. Don’t turn away and talk about the self-view, the human view, the sentient being view, and the life-span view. The Diamond Sutra mentioned the four aspects in the front, the self-appearance, the human form, the sentient beings view, and the life-span view. Appearance, as mentioned in the middle, sees me with form and seeks me with sound. Such people practice wrong views and cannot see the Tathagata. At this point, there is a sudden change, and "seeing" is mentioned instead of appearance. Appearances are appearances, teacups are phenomena, towels are phenomena, books are also phenomena, I am also a phenomenon, he is also a phenomenon, you are also a phenomenon, all the houses in the mountains, rivers and earth are phenomena, even the void is a phenomenon, purity is also a phenomenon, sleeping is also a phase, doing Dreams are also phenomena, waking up is also a phenomenon, and all phenomena are changes of birth and death. So some people meditate every day and ask if he is okay? OK! So clean. Look good! With a pure appearance. The form is not the Tao, and the Tao is not in the form. Knowledge and seeing are established, knowing is the origin of ignorance, knowing and seeing is nothing, and seeing this is nirvana. You need to establish a pure and pure path, plus the Du channel on your back is open, and the Ren channel on the front is open. If you turn on the faucet and pour it in, it will become clear. That is not enlightenment, it is all appearance. Once you know the appearance, you know and see. Knowing is the origin of ignorance; knowing and seeing nothingness, seeing this is nirvana. So now tell you what the view of knowledge is? He told Subhuti, if someone says, I put forward the view of self, the view of human beings, the view of living beings, and the view of life, please tell me, does that person understand what I mean? Is he really a Buddhist and understands the Dharma? No. World Honored One. These people do not understand the meaning of what the Tathagata said.

Subhuti said, that’s not right. Although this person is a Buddhist, he is completely ignorant and does not understand the principles of Buddhism.

Why. World Honored One. It is said that I see people, see sentient beings, see those who have longevity. That is to say, it is not my view of seeing people, seeing sentient beings, and seeing longevity. This is called "I see people, see sentient beings, see people with longevity".

Then the Buddha also said, you are now asking me a hypothetical question, the view of me, the view of people, the view of living beings, the view of life, the view of seeing the Tao, this is just a convenient way of speaking; Suppose there is such a view, a view of knowing one's mind, seeing one's nature, and seeing the Tao, it is just a method of expression, a term that exposes the true meaning. In fact, Ming has no place to understand; view has no place to see, so it is called the view of self, the view of others, the view of sentient beings, and the view of longevity.

Such knowledge

Subhuti. Those who have the mind of Anuttarasamyaksambodhi. to all laws. You should know this. So seen. If so, I understand. No Dharma appears.

The Buddha told Subhuti the final conclusion, you should pay attention! Those who truly study Mahayana Buddhism, develop Anuttarasamyaksambodhi, and want to achieve great enlightenment should "know this" about all dharmas, including mundane dharma and transcendental dharma. They must understand the layers of the Diamond Sutra. reason. "Seeing it this way" means having such an opinion, so there is knowledge and insight. The word "knowledge and view" is added with an explanation that all Mahayana and Mahayana Buddhism, especially Hinayana Buddhism, are precepts, concentration, wisdom, liberation, and liberating knowledge and view, in five orders. Practice in order, first observe the precepts, then cultivate concentration, and then develop wisdom and enlightenment through concentration. Really enlightened, freed from all suffering, but the highest degree of liberation is still all the constraints of the material world. After all the troubles and emotions in these realms of desire and form are liberated, there is still something left that is the knowledge and seeing of the mind. This knowledge and seeing must still be liberated, and finally it must be completely empty. The knowledge and view just mentioned are the origin of ignorance. Knowledge and view are non-existent, and seeing this is nirvana. It is also said here that if you have the Mahayana heart and want to become a Buddha from an ordinary person, you should know all dharma, "Know it like this, see it like this." ”. How do you know? How to meet? The so-called Buddha Dharma is not Buddha Dharma, but is called Buddha Dharma; the so-called heretics are not heretics, but is called heretics; the so-called devil is not the devil, but is called devil; the so-called self is not me, but is called me. That’s it! "Everything", summed up as a whole, does not live in anything or anything, has no dwelling, and has no attachment. Therefore, all dharmas should be known and seen in this way. You understand and see this truth. If you "believe in this understanding" and are rationally clear, you will not be superstitious.

If you don’t understand the teachings of Buddhism and come to learn Buddhism and Zen out of emotion, it’s all superstition! Therefore, if you have clear knowledge and views, then you can have correct faith. It is rational to understand it in this way after having correct faith. Studying Buddhism and cultivating Taoism is rational, not emotional, not blind superstition, but a rational belief and understanding.

Our own Dharma

Why is it said that "the Dharma does not arise"? Why don't you say that you don't "use" the Dharma, or you don't "live" in the Dharma, you don't "attach" the Dharma, and you don't "fall into" the Dharma? There is a difference between using these words and not using "generating" the Dharma. First we need to understand what is the Dharma? All phenomena and concepts are phenomena, a form formed by consciousness and thought. Everyone has an idea or fantasy in their consciousness. After a long time, the fantasy becomes an unbreakable model, and you can hold it firmly. This is the form in the realm of consciousness, which is called Dharma in Buddhist terms. Dharma includes all things, all principles, all things, and all ideas. For example, everyone thinks that great enlightenment is a bright light, all in pure light. In the minds of ordinary people, the subconscious mind has already formed a shape. They think that after enlightenment and sitting up, there will be light both inside and outside, and even the generator of the electric power company will be unnecessary. Think of light as electric light, sun light, or moon light, and subconsciously form the Dharma and form a form there. Another example is that after enlightenment, you probably don’t want anything, have nothing to do with anything, and don’t care about anything. You go to an ancient temple deep in the mountains, sit there alone, and think you have become a Buddha. If we become such a Buddha, it does not matter to us if there are a thousand more Buddhas in the world. There are already Buddhas in the mountains, with many stones and mud placed there. From the beginning of the world to the present, they can all be called Buddhas. Anyway, they ignore everything and everything that is worldly. In other words, it is the absolute self, which seems to be liberating and free from all things. In fact, it is the self, just for the self! He thinks that I am like this because his subconscious ideology has this image. Most people don't know anything when they meditate. That's not Buddhism. It's your ideology. It's you who created this Dharma. It goes so far as to say that everything that is empty is a Buddha, and emptiness is also a dharma phase and a phenomenon. Some people have their Rendu meridians opened, their eight extra meridians opened, and their rivers and chariots turning around, all of which are Dharma signs. I often ask: When do you transfer to the river car? Don't get carried away. You turn around...there will always be times when you don't turn around, right? When will it be transferred and then stopped? The two meridians of Ren and Du have been opened, where will they go? Leading to the gutter? Or go to the power company? Or does it lead to God and Bodhisattva? You have to figure it out! But many of us have fallen into our own dharma without even realizing it. Self-consciousness forms a concept of Tao, a Tao appearance, and a Tao model. From this we can understand why the world's religions, depending on different nations and countries, paint different pictures of heaven. Our paradise is made up of ancient emperors wearing big robes, and all the houses are from ancient China. The Westerners' paradise is a bungalow, and their gods and gods also have high noses and blue eyes; the Arabs paint differently. Therefore, heaven is composed according to one's own psychological form. Who can prove it? These are all phenomena formed subconsciously by one’s own psychology. The Consciousness-only Sect of Buddhism is also called the Dharma-Xiang Sect. The Dharma-Xiang Sect starts with the analysis and study of the phenomenal world, which is everything in the world, the so-called all dharma. Finally, it studies the psychological state and the original nature of the mind, so that it can be realized. The entire universe. In other words, Dharma-Xiang Sect analyzes the existing life and the existing world, attributes it to the heart, and then returns to the metaphysical ontology. To use a Buddhist term, this starts with one's own body and mind, and then breaks down the body and mind to realize the metaphysical ontology. The Huayan Sect is different from the Faxiang Sect. It starts with a metaphysical view of the universe, starting from the huge and incomparable universe, slowly shrinking it, and finally understanding it in the heart, so that you can understand yourself from the original body. In ordinary Buddhism, you understand the essence by yourself. These are two different education methods, and we must clarify them. These different routes and methods are called Dharma in Buddhist terms, all Dharmas.

"The chirping of the crane in the sky is traceless", that is to say, the Buddha's sermons are like the white crane in the sky. The cry resounds through the sky, waking up everyone in the world from their dreams. But have we ever been awakened by him? There are many people in the world who cannot be woken up. It is really sad to think about it. As a result, he traveled thousands of miles to study Buddhism, and whether he was a monk or a monk at home, he became like a cuckoo.

"The cuckoo lost its soul after weeping blood." It is said that the cuckoo was an emperor's son in ancient times who was extremely sad because of the subjugation of his country. Because he cried every day, his soul later turned into a cuckoo, and he continued to cry. In the end, the eyes bleed and drip on the soil, turning into the current rhododendron. Du Juan also has many names, including Du Yu and Dizi, the son of the emperor of Shu. Those of us in later generations who study Buddhism and Taoism are all cuckoos. They abandon their families and children and concentrate on studying Buddhism. In the end, they don’t even see the shadow of Taoism. They only blame themselves for not meeting the Master, not meeting the Buddha, and not getting the Dharma. In fact, Buddhism is the most ordinary and simple, and the Buddha has said it all in the Diamond Sutra.

"The sound of the lion's string is intermittent." The Diamond Sutra is equivalent to the lion's string. It is a piano made of the sinews of the lion's body. The sound it makes will give all beasts a headache when they hear it. If it is any heavier, , the beasts’ brains were split when they heard it, because the lion is the king of beasts. The Dharma taught by Buddha is philosophy within philosophy, classic within classics, the true metaphysical Taoism in the world. It is straightforward and tells us everything, but we don’t know it. This music score was played to the lion string, and this sound was playing the Diamond Sutra, the Lotus Sutra, and the Avatamsaka Sutra. They were all played to us intermittently, and all the brilliant songs were sung to us. Still don't understand. It's like a beggar singing the song "Lotus Falls" along the door. No one paid attention to it after singing for a long time, and people didn't think it was pleasant.

"For whom are you working hard to sing about the deserted village"! This is a humorous reference to Shakyamuni Buddha. In fact, I shed tears of sympathy for Sakyamuni Buddha. He has reached the thirty-first chapter and is almost finished. Who understands him? Why should he speak there? For whom are you working hard to sing Deserted Village? It's useless to sing it again, because it's hard to find a true friend and you'll never understand it. In fact, he said it most kindly and most mundanely. Now let's look back again. At the very beginning of the Diamond Sutra, the first key point is three words - kind and protective thoughts. Whether you are an ordinary person or you become a Buddha, there is only one method, which is to protect your thoughts well. What do you want to protect? Nowhere to live. Why don't you have a place to live? It's very simple, it doesn't give rise to Dharma. What about people who become Buddhas? It's the same, eating and dressing, washing your feet and meditating when you're full, it's just so ordinary. There is no such thing as a head-shine! My heart is shining brightly! Six magical powers! None come. Eat, dress and sit down. Then you ask and he answers, it's that simple. The Diamond Sutra is the truth within the ordinary, the transcendence within the ordinary.

(Respectfully select the 31st chapter of Master Nan Huaijin’s "What Does the Diamond Sutra Say" - Knowledge and Seeing are Not Born)