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1、RightRestraintbyAjahnChahRestrainandbecautiousaboutthesixsensefacultiesoftheeyeseeingforms,theearhearingsounds,andsoforth.Thisiswhatweareconstantlyteachingaboutinsomanydifferentways.Italwayscomesbacktothis.Buttobetruthfulwithourselves,arewereallyawareofwhatgoeson?Whentheeyeseessomething,doesdelight
2、comeabout?Dowereallyinvestigate?Ifweinvestigate,wewillknowthatitisjustthisdelightthatisthecauseforsufferingtobeborn.Aversionisthecauseforsufferingtobeborn.Thesetworeactionsactuallyhavethesamevalue.Whentheyoccur,wecanseethefaultofthem.Ifthereisdelight,itismerelydelight.Ifthereisaversion,itismerelyav
3、ersion.Thisisthewaytoquellthem.Forexample,weattachspecialimportancetothehead.Fromthetimeweareborn,inthissociety,welearnthattheheadissomethingoftheutmostsignificance.Ifanyonetouchesitorhitsit,wearereadytodie.Ifweareslappedonotherpartsofourbody,it'snobigdeal,butwegivethisspecialimportancetothehead,an
4、dwewillgetreallyangryifanyoneslapsit.It'sthesamewiththesenses.Sexualintercourseexcitesthemindsofpeople,butitreallyisn'tdifferentfromstickingafingerinyournostril.Wouldthatmeananythingspecialtoyou?Butworldlybeingshavethisattachmenttotheotherentrance;whetheritisanimalsorhumans,ithasspecialimportanceto
5、them.Ifitwereafingerpickinganostril,theywouldn'tgetexcitedoverthat.Butthesightofthisoneinflamesus.Whyisthis?Thisiswherebecomingis.Ifwedon'tattachspecialimportancetoit,thenit'sjustthesameasputtingafingerinyournostril.Whateverhappenedinside,youwouldn'tgetexcited;you'djustpulloutsomesnotandbedonewithi
6、t.Buthowfarisyourthinkingfromsuchaperception?Theordinary,naturaltruthofthematterisjustlikethis.Seeinginthisway,wearen'tcreatinganybecoming,andwithoutbecomingtherewon'tbeabirth-therewon'tbehappinessorsufferingoverit,therewon'tbedelightcomingabout.Thereisnograspingattachmentwhenwerealizethisplaceforw
7、hatitis.Butworldlybeingswanttoputsomethingthere.That'swhattheylike.Theywanttoworkinthedirtyplace.Workinginacleanplaceisnotinteresting,buttheyrushtoworkinthisplace.Andtheydon'tevenhavetobepaidtodoit!Pleaselo