August 13, 2546 B.E.
The Timelessness of the Path and Fruit of Nibbana
Today is the 31st day of this Rains-Retreat. We now have two months left of this Rains-Retreat which is the season for attaining the Dhamma. It means that everyone must attain the Dhammakaya whether he is a monk or a householder. Everyone must endeavor to practice meditation in this Rains-Retreat so that he can attain the Dhammakaya.
The attainment of the Dhammakaya is one level of success as a human being because humans are here on earth in order to make clear the Path and Fruit of Nibbana. At the very least, one is here to pursue Perfections. The Path and Fruit of Nibbana can be found inside each person. To make clear the Path and Fruit of Nibbana, one must first attain the Dhammakaya. He will lead one out of darkness and to the brightness of Nibbana. It is like dragging something from darkness out to the light.
Some people believe that the attainment of the Path and Fruit of Nibbana can happen only during the Lord Buddha’s time. But such a belief is contrary to the term, “Akaliko” or timelessness as expressed by the Lord Buddha about the attainment of the Path and Fruit of Nibbana. If one endeavors to practice righteousness and train one’s mind to come to a standstill, one will be able to attain the Path and Fruit of Nibbana. If one can achieve this during the day, one will see the Dhamma during the day. If one can achieve this during the night, one will see the Dhamma during the night. If one can achieve this on land, one will see the Dhamma on land. If one can achieve this in the water, one will see the Dhamma in the water. If one can achieve this in the air as in an airplane, one will see the Dhamma in the air.
One day, a nun was riding in a long-tail boat while another long-tail boat was passing by at a high speed and creating such high waves that the boat she was riding in was in danger of capsizing. She did not know what else to do except to keep her mind still while chanting “Samma Arahang” and indeed, her mind came to a standstill and she saw the arising of the clear and bright Dhammakaya. She saw the Dhammakaya when the boat was about to capsize.
A monk went to Wat Paknam in order to practice meditation. He told me that the car he was riding in was going so fast around the Wongwienyai Circle that he became very scared and started chanting “Samma Arahang”. His mind came to a standstill and he saw the arising of the Dhammakaya.
Once, a young man asked Kru Mai Yai (the name Luang Por Dhammajayo uses to refer to himself when teaching in the Inner Dreams Kindergarten) to teach him meditation practice. Later, Kru Mai Yai found him sitting on his haunches inside a large mortar used for pounding rice grains. He was sitting like that for an hour and a half. When he got out, he said that he saw nothing but the Dhammakaya. Kru Mai Yai would like to hear all of you say that you can see nothing but the Dhammakaya and the crystal sphere.
Once, Kru Mai Yai went to visit an old Chinese man who spoke Thai fluently at a hospital. His children were there attending to him and telling him to chant “Samma Arahang” and so he did and loudly too. All of a sudden, he shouted to his daughter and said, “Hey, who put the crystal ball inside my tummy? You’d better remove it!” You see, he did not know that he was supposed to see a crystal sphere inside him. Even a sick person lying on a hospital bed can see the Dhamma.Remember that the Path and Fruit of Nibbana are Akaliko. It is not limited by time or place. It is attainable by everyone from a young child to a dying person.
