August 2, 2546 B.E.
Paccantan: It Has to Be Personally Experienced.
Today is the 20th day of this Rains-Retreat which is the season for attaining the Dhamma where the monks can see the Dhammakaya, the novice monks can see the Dhammakaya, and the lay devotees can see the Dhammakaya.
The Dhammakaya or the Inner Tripple Gem is our highest refuge, none can be compared to Him. If one can attain the Dhammakaya, one will be instantly happy in both body and mind. One will feel safe and secure.
The Dhammakaya besides being the giver of happiness is also the special code needed to be reborn in the Celestial Realm especially the Special Merit Zone of the Tusita Realm. If one wishes to go there, one must be special, hence, different from other people who do not practice righteousness because they are too busily earning a living or having fun. All day long, unwholesomeness passes through their body, speech, and mind such that their mind becomes gloomy,neither bright nor clear. To be special means to attain the Dhammakaya that dwells inside every person whether or not he is aware of Him and regardless of his race and creed. Every human being has the Dhammakaya inside him.
If one does not believe in the existence of the Dhammakaya, then one must try to prove His existence by practicing meditation earnestly and correctly. The Lord Buddha uses the term, "Ehipassiko" which means try it, "Opanayiko", by bringing your mind inside you, "Paccattan", for it must be personally experienced. This is only logical.
Suppose you hit your head against the wall, you need not ask others if it hurts. Suppose you eat ten bird peppers, you need not ask others if it is hot. Such are examples of Paccantan. To find out if different kinds of chili peppers taste differently, you must eat them. The same principle applies to attaining the Dhamma in that one must practice the Dhamma one's self. Once one can attain the Dhammakaya, one has no need to ask others if one is truly happy.Remember, Paccantan veditabbo vinnuhiti: You yourself will know it.
