September 24, 2546 B.E.
One Will Truly Know only When One Has Attained It
The Rains-Exit Day will be here in just over two weeks. Time is passing by very quickly. This Rains-Retreat has been designated as the season for attaining the Dhammakaya who can be found inside every person on earth regardless of his race or creed, whether or not he knows about Him, and whether or not he believes in His existence. The Dhammakaya is every human’s true refuge, nothing else can be.
This piece of Higher Knowledge was taught by the Lord Buddha and confirmed by our Most Venerable Luang Pu, the Discoverer of Vijja Dhammakaya. The Triple Gem or the Three Gems are our true refuge and they include the Buddha Gem, the Dhamma Gem, and the Sangha Gem. These can be found at the seventh base in the center of one’s body.The Buddha Gem means the Dhammakaya. He is all-knowing, fully awake, and gloriously joyful. He is also gloriously beautiful because He possessesall the thirty-two special physical attributes of the Perfect Man with the addition of a lotus bud on top of His raised crown.
He is clearer than clear, more beautiful than beautiful, and clearer than anything on earth.The Dhamma Gem means the crystal sphere which dwells inside the Buddha Gem. It is the storehouse of all 84,000 topics of Dhamma Knowledge. It is the source of true knowledge.The Sangha Gem means the Refined Dhammakaya that dwell in the center of the Dhamma Gem. They do the work of preserving the Dhamma Gem. These Three Gems are every human’s true refuge.The Dhammakaya is the source of every good thing that anyone can ever wish for.
He possesses the Dhammakaya-Eye, Supernormal Insight, Supernormal Wisdom, Supernormal Knowledge, and Supernormal Brightness. He is all-knowing, fully awake, and gloriously joyful. When one can attain the Dhammakaya, one’s status will be transformed from being ignorant to being all-knowing, fully awake, and gloriously joyful.To truly understand the reality of life, one must attain the Dhammakaya. It is the only way. To truly understand the Lord Buddha’s Teachings, one must attain the Dhammakaya.Therefore, everyone whether he is a monk, a novice monk or a lay devotee, must endeavor to practice meditation earnestly so that everyone can see the Dhammakaya.
Nothing Can Beat Endeavor. Seventy-three days of this Rains-Retreat have now gone past and the Rains-Exit Day will be here in just seventeen days. Everyone must endeavor to practice meditation earnestly and correctly for the rest of the Rains-Retreat. Nothing can beat endeavor. One should continue to diligently and correctly practice meditation. Then what is difficult will become easy. What one thinks is impossible will become possible. Instead of darkness, one will experience brightness. Instead of unhappiness, one will experience happiness. Instead of being ignorant, one will be knowledgeable. It all depends on the level of one’s endeavor. Our Most Venerable Luang Pu often said that the Truth can be accessed by a person of earnestness.
How earnest must one be? To the extent of putting one’s life on the line to practice meditation until one can attain the Dhammakaya.When Kru Mai Yai had been in the monkhood for just a few years, there was a lay devotee who was always pleasant and polite. He was then in his 70’s. He should be in his 90’s now if he is still living.He told Kru Mai Yai that whenever he went to see our Most Venerable Luang Pu, Luang Pu would always tell him things about meditation practice such as… “Meditation practice is truly delicious and its level of deliciousness will continue to increase. It is like a tiffin box containing many layers. The first layer is delicious, but with each successive layer, the level of deliciousness keeps on increasing.”
So this lay devotee said to our Luang Pu, “In that case, Luang Por, when will I be able to experience such deliciousness?”
“That’s not difficult. When would you like to experience it?”
“Today, please, Luang Por!”
“Alright! All you have to do is to light some incense sticks and go to kneel in front of your altar at home and make a resolute wish that you are willing to die if you cannot attain the Dhammakaya. And then go ahead and practice meditation right there until you can bring your mind to a complete standstill. But fear not, you will not die because to die you must first be seriously ill. Since you are not ill, how then can you die? Take me, for example, I did this twice…” That was what Luang Pu said.Luang Pu enjoyed telling this story because when one has been able to do what is most difficult once or twice in one’s life, one will feel joyful and proud for the rest of one’s life. And the experience will not be easily forgotten.
And Kru Mai Yai asked the lay devotee if he did as told and the lay devotee said that he did not yet have the courage to do it. And so Kru Mai Yai told him to take it easy and to continue practicing keeping his mind still and quiet and to enjoy doing it, then in time he will be able to attain the Dhammakaya.Therefore, everyone should continue to practice keeping his mind still and quiet. At least, one should be able to see the Buddha Image brightly and clearly all the time. It does not matter what the image is made of and what it looks like just as long as you can see it all the time. Then this Buddha Image will lead you to attain the Dhammakaya later on. Keep the Buddha Image in the center of your body and one day you will be able to attain the Dhammakaya. Let everyone spend the rest of this Rains-Retreat designated as the season for attaining the Dhammakaya practicing meditation earnestly and correctly.
