1 00:00:00,366 --> 00:00:01,600 Buddhist supernatural powers 2 00:00:01,766 --> 00:00:03,033 It's not the superpower you think 3 00:00:03,866 --> 00:00:05,000 Have you ever considered 4 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:09,233 A person who explicitly forbids disciples from performing supernatural powers in public 5 00:00:09,266 --> 00:00:13,066 Why does he spend a lot of time in his classics discussing supernatural powers? 6 00:00:13,666 --> 00:00:14,866 Isn't that contradictory? 7 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:16,633 And here's what's even more outrageous. 8 00:00:16,666 --> 00:00:18,766 The Buddha listed six magical powers 9 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,600 Five of them, he said, can also be practiced 10 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:23,400 Only one is unique to Buddhism 11 00:00:24,266 --> 00:00:25,733 And this is the only one 12 00:00:25,766 --> 00:00:27,833 Precisely the one that doesn't look like a superpower the most 13 00:00:28,733 --> 00:00:29,433 today 14 00:00:29,466 --> 00:00:32,600 Let's take apart this concept that has been misunderstood for 2,500 years 15 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:33,833 Hello 16 00:00:33,866 --> 00:00:34,633 Hello. 17 00:00:34,633 --> 00:00:35,433 I am Wang Lijie 18 00:00:35,766 --> 00:00:37,700 Let's take the word supernatural power apart first 19 00:00:38,433 --> 00:00:38,966 god 20 00:00:39,266 --> 00:00:41,766 It doesn't mean fairy in ancient Chinese. 21 00:00:41,766 --> 00:00:43,533 It's about the unthinkable. 22 00:00:43,566 --> 00:00:44,833 Beyond conventional knowledge 23 00:00:45,700 --> 00:00:46,266 pass 24 00:00:46,266 --> 00:00:47,266 It's access. 25 00:00:47,266 --> 00:00:48,300 Is through 26 00:00:48,900 --> 00:00:50,666 So the literal meaning of supernatural power is 27 00:00:51,100 --> 00:00:54,233 You have mastery of a domain outside of normal cognition. 28 00:00:55,066 --> 00:00:56,166 Its original Sanskrit word 29 00:00:56,166 --> 00:00:57,166 Translate it as 30 00:00:57,466 --> 00:00:58,700 Extraordinary knowledge 31 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:00,800 Beyond conventional direct cognition 32 00:01:01,433 --> 00:01:02,666 Notice the root 33 00:01:02,866 --> 00:01:03,566 is knowledge 34 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:04,466 Not a spell 35 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:05,533 Not magic 36 00:01:06,233 --> 00:01:07,600 From an etymological point of view 37 00:01:07,933 --> 00:01:09,133 Buddhist supernatural powers 38 00:01:09,333 --> 00:01:11,266 It's essentially a cognitive ability. 39 00:01:11,666 --> 00:01:12,933 It's not supernatural. 40 00:01:13,566 --> 00:01:14,733 This is very important. 41 00:01:15,100 --> 00:01:18,833 Because it directly determines the underlying framework for our understanding of the entire Buddhist system 42 00:01:19,266 --> 00:01:19,766 OK 43 00:01:20,133 --> 00:01:22,233 What are the six magical powers that the Buddha talked about? 44 00:01:22,766 --> 00:01:23,733 Let's go one by one. 45 00:01:24,266 --> 00:01:25,066 The first one. 46 00:01:25,066 --> 00:01:25,733 Skyvision 47 00:01:26,366 --> 00:01:28,833 It literally means the ability to see beyond the naked eye. 48 00:01:29,666 --> 00:01:30,766 The scriptures say 49 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,766 Those who have achieved vision can see distant things 50 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:35,400 See where the reincarnation of all beings goes 51 00:01:36,300 --> 00:01:38,700 If you put aside the reincarnation part for now 52 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:40,266 Just look at the first half of the sentence 53 00:01:40,300 --> 00:01:44,300 Isn't that the ability to access information beyond the limitations of physical distance? 54 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:45,900 You think it's mysterious 55 00:01:45,966 --> 00:01:47,500 We have satellite remote sensing today. 56 00:01:47,766 --> 00:01:48,866 Infrared Imaging 57 00:01:48,866 --> 00:01:50,066 radio telescope 58 00:01:50,066 --> 00:01:51,733 Which one is not the eye of the sky? 59 00:01:51,866 --> 00:01:54,200 It took 2,500 years. 60 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,200 The function of Tianyantong has been partially realized by technical means 61 00:01:57,733 --> 00:01:58,500 Certainly. 62 00:01:58,500 --> 00:02:00,766 This analogy is just a bridge to help understand 63 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,500 It's not that technique equals meditation achievement. 64 00:02:03,900 --> 00:02:04,633 Second 65 00:02:04,833 --> 00:02:05,666 tianertong 66 00:02:06,300 --> 00:02:08,366 You can hear sounds that ordinary people can't hear 67 00:02:08,933 --> 00:02:09,900 Same reason. 68 00:02:10,033 --> 00:02:11,333 ultrasonic detector 69 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,033 radio receiver 70 00:02:13,500 --> 00:02:15,366 Laser interference attractive force observatory 71 00:02:15,733 --> 00:02:16,800 Also known as LIGO 72 00:02:17,166 --> 00:02:19,666 Essentially some form of earring 73 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:20,800 third 74 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:21,700 He knows 75 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:23,700 Know what other people are thinking 76 00:02:24,266 --> 00:02:26,000 Now, don't call it mind-reading. 77 00:02:26,866 --> 00:02:30,766 There's a very well-established concept in modern psychology called the theory of mind. 78 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:35,100 It's the innate ability of humans to infer the mental state of others 79 00:02:35,766 --> 00:02:36,966 Advanced empathy 80 00:02:37,233 --> 00:02:38,433 micro-expression recognition 81 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,366 In a sense, it is a low-end version of his heart 82 00:02:42,533 --> 00:02:43,600 And it's interesting that 83 00:02:44,033 --> 00:02:47,000 Modern neuroscience through functional magnetic resonance imaging 84 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,600 Already able to learn to some extent from the patterns of brain activity 85 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,466 Decode what someone is thinking 86 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:53,700 You see 87 00:02:53,900 --> 00:02:57,100 Isn't this partially achieved using silicon-based technology? 88 00:02:57,700 --> 00:02:58,633 Fourth 89 00:02:58,666 --> 00:02:59,666 Destiny Pass 90 00:03:00,333 --> 00:03:02,533 Know your own and others' experiences of death 91 00:03:03,033 --> 00:03:05,966 This is the most difficult to correspond under the framework of modern science 92 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,566 But if you look at it from an information theorist perspective 93 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,766 Our genes carry information about billions of years of evolution. 94 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,833 Our culture carries thousands of years of collective memory 95 00:03:15,333 --> 00:03:17,333 Jung's Talk about the Collective Unconscious 96 00:03:17,333 --> 00:03:20,066 Isn't it a kind of destiny in a sense? 97 00:03:20,666 --> 00:03:21,233 Certainly. 98 00:03:21,366 --> 00:03:22,733 The analogy is rather forced 99 00:03:23,100 --> 00:03:25,066 I'm just offering a way of thinking. 100 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:26,766 I'm not saying they're the same. 101 00:03:27,166 --> 00:03:28,000 Fifth 102 00:03:28,166 --> 00:03:28,966 Shentong 103 00:03:29,700 --> 00:03:30,833 Also called Ruyitong 104 00:03:31,166 --> 00:03:33,300 It says that the body is free to change 105 00:03:33,466 --> 00:03:34,333 teleportation 106 00:03:34,833 --> 00:03:36,166 In all six supernatural powers 107 00:03:36,466 --> 00:03:38,400 This one sounds most like a superhero. 108 00:03:38,933 --> 00:03:39,733 But please note 109 00:03:40,100 --> 00:03:43,533 The Buddha himself never used this ability to escape any difficulties 110 00:03:44,300 --> 00:03:46,833 It was useless when he was attacked by the devil under the Bodhi tree 111 00:03:47,366 --> 00:03:49,466 It was useless when he was chased by Devadatta 112 00:03:50,033 --> 00:03:52,700 It didn't help when he was seriously ill on his deathbed 113 00:03:53,500 --> 00:03:55,700 If you have superpowers but never use them 114 00:03:56,066 --> 00:03:58,500 So what is the significance of this superpower? 115 00:03:59,033 --> 00:03:59,733 This question 116 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,266 We'll get back to that. 117 00:04:01,666 --> 00:04:02,333 sixth 118 00:04:02,533 --> 00:04:03,233 missed pass 119 00:04:03,833 --> 00:04:04,200 Attention 120 00:04:04,500 --> 00:04:06,366 The first five all carry a pass character 121 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:07,833 This sixth one is also brought. 122 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:09,733 But the message is completely different. 123 00:04:10,333 --> 00:04:10,800 leak 124 00:04:10,933 --> 00:04:13,433 It's a byword for defilement in Buddhism. 125 00:04:13,766 --> 00:04:16,200 It's greed, anger, delusion, suspicion, these psychological impurities 126 00:04:16,533 --> 00:04:16,966 do 127 00:04:17,166 --> 00:04:18,233 Is complete elimination 128 00:04:18,966 --> 00:04:20,900 So the meaning of omitted is 129 00:04:21,233 --> 00:04:24,033 A state of access that completely eliminates all psychological troubles 130 00:04:24,566 --> 00:04:25,466 Did you find it? 131 00:04:26,066 --> 00:04:30,733 The first five magical powers describe some kind of supernormal sensory or physical ability 132 00:04:31,133 --> 00:04:32,133 Only the sixth 133 00:04:32,266 --> 00:04:33,866 It describes a state of mind 134 00:04:34,466 --> 00:04:35,800 The first five are outward-looking 135 00:04:36,100 --> 00:04:37,433 The sixth is inward. 136 00:04:37,900 --> 00:04:39,633 The first five are expansions of capability. 137 00:04:40,166 --> 00:04:41,900 The sixth is the elimination of worries 138 00:04:42,533 --> 00:04:43,400 And the Buddha said 139 00:04:43,433 --> 00:04:44,366 Only the sixth 140 00:04:44,500 --> 00:04:45,700 Is unique to Buddhism 141 00:04:46,033 --> 00:04:46,966 What do you mean? 142 00:04:47,233 --> 00:04:49,000 It means the first five superpowers 143 00:04:49,233 --> 00:04:51,333 You may practice it even if you don't study Buddhism 144 00:04:51,733 --> 00:04:53,333 Hindu ascetics can 145 00:04:53,533 --> 00:04:54,566 Yogis can 146 00:04:54,733 --> 00:04:56,233 Even heretical immortals can 147 00:04:56,666 --> 00:04:57,566 But missed everything 148 00:04:57,566 --> 00:04:59,766 Only through the core practice of Buddhism 149 00:04:59,933 --> 00:05:01,300 That's right. Impermanence. 150 00:05:01,300 --> 00:05:02,033 selflessness 151 00:05:02,033 --> 00:05:03,633 Deep insight into origin 152 00:05:03,633 --> 00:05:04,500 To achieve 153 00:05:04,900 --> 00:05:05,766 In other words 154 00:05:05,766 --> 00:05:07,400 In the Buddha's cognitive framework 155 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,466 It's nothing to be able to see things a thousand kilometers away 156 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:12,900 It's okay to hear ultrasound. 157 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:14,800 It's nothing to be able to read minds 158 00:05:15,366 --> 00:05:17,366 The only superpower worth pursuing 159 00:05:17,633 --> 00:05:21,133 It is you who can completely get rid of the control of your heart by greed and hatred 160 00:05:21,700 --> 00:05:24,033 Now this sort of ranking is inherently counterintuitive. 161 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,066 We ordinary people dream of the first five 162 00:05:27,366 --> 00:05:28,133 Buddha said 163 00:05:28,133 --> 00:05:29,000 Excuse me. 164 00:05:29,166 --> 00:05:30,400 Those five are by-products. 165 00:05:30,433 --> 00:05:31,900 The sixth one is genuine. 166 00:05:32,033 --> 00:05:34,566 Let me tell you a famous story from the classics. 167 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,200 In the Solid Sutra of the Chang'ahan Sutra 168 00:05:37,533 --> 00:05:38,900 There is a layman named Solid 169 00:05:39,633 --> 00:05:43,666 He asked the Buddha to let his disciples display their divine powers in public 170 00:05:44,100 --> 00:05:45,533 So more people will believe in Buddhism 171 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:47,633 Buddha rejected it outright 172 00:05:48,300 --> 00:05:48,866 So he says. 173 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,233 This is not how I teach my disciples 174 00:05:52,066 --> 00:05:53,266 And he gave an example. 175 00:05:54,100 --> 00:05:57,300 He said that if a monk flies into the sky in front of everyone 176 00:05:57,566 --> 00:05:58,566 Drill into the ground 177 00:05:58,766 --> 00:05:59,700 Through the wall 178 00:06:00,300 --> 00:06:01,966 What will the unbelievers say? 179 00:06:02,566 --> 00:06:03,333 They will say 180 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:03,933 Oh. 181 00:06:04,166 --> 00:06:06,000 It's just some kind of spell 182 00:06:06,333 --> 00:06:07,233 What's the big deal? 183 00:06:07,833 --> 00:06:09,733 You savor the Buddha's insight 184 00:06:10,633 --> 00:06:13,800 2,500 years ago, he saw through the essence of human nature 185 00:06:14,300 --> 00:06:16,766 People don't change their beliefs just because they see a miracle 186 00:06:17,433 --> 00:06:20,800 People only use their existing cognitive framework to explain miracles 187 00:06:21,266 --> 00:06:23,300 Then continue to maintain the original belief 188 00:06:23,900 --> 00:06:24,700 This insight 189 00:06:24,966 --> 00:06:28,566 It has an amazing resonance with predictive coding in modern cognitive science. 190 00:06:29,466 --> 00:06:32,433 The brain is not a passive receiving machine 191 00:06:33,133 --> 00:06:34,766 The brain is a predictive machine 192 00:06:35,266 --> 00:06:37,966 It preferentially uses existing models to explain new information 193 00:06:38,266 --> 00:06:40,466 Rather than allowing new information to overturn existing models 194 00:06:41,266 --> 00:06:43,133 Buddha 2,500 years ago 195 00:06:43,366 --> 00:06:45,200 With a simple everyday scenario 196 00:06:45,433 --> 00:06:47,866 Captures this deep law of human cognition 197 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,066 What did the Buddha recommend? 198 00:06:50,266 --> 00:06:51,566 In the same scripture 199 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:52,933 He said there are three kinds of guidance 200 00:06:53,733 --> 00:06:55,533 The first is called God's Transfiguration 201 00:06:55,933 --> 00:06:57,133 Is to perform supernatural powers 202 00:06:57,700 --> 00:06:59,700 The second is called mindfulness indication 203 00:06:59,833 --> 00:07:01,166 Is to read other people's minds 204 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:03,866 The third is called teaching and guidance 205 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:04,766 Is to teach 206 00:07:05,700 --> 00:07:06,666 Buddha made it clear that 207 00:07:06,900 --> 00:07:08,333 He only approves of the third 208 00:07:08,900 --> 00:07:09,466 Why is that? 209 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:13,800 Because only teaching can fundamentally change one's cognitive structure. 210 00:07:14,333 --> 00:07:15,900 Avatar can only shock people 211 00:07:16,166 --> 00:07:17,800 Teaching is what awakens 212 00:07:18,733 --> 00:07:20,600 Shock is a temporary mood swing 213 00:07:21,133 --> 00:07:23,333 Awakening is a permanent paradigm shift 214 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:25,600 Let me tell you one more story. 215 00:07:26,266 --> 00:07:27,666 Buddha's disciple Moganlian 216 00:07:27,933 --> 00:07:29,100 Known as the first supernatural power 217 00:07:29,566 --> 00:07:31,900 He is the most powerful supernatural power among all the disciples 218 00:07:32,633 --> 00:07:34,133 But how did he die in the end? 219 00:07:34,666 --> 00:07:37,466 Pushed down the mountain by naked outsiders 220 00:07:37,733 --> 00:07:38,666 Smashed to death 221 00:07:39,566 --> 00:07:40,466 With his supernatural powers 222 00:07:40,700 --> 00:07:41,900 He can completely avoid 223 00:07:42,333 --> 00:07:44,666 In fact, he did escape twice before 224 00:07:45,366 --> 00:07:46,233 But the last time 225 00:07:46,500 --> 00:07:47,033 He didn't. 226 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:48,166 Why is that? 227 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,366 Because he believes it is the result of past karma 228 00:07:51,666 --> 00:07:52,933 He chose to accept it 229 00:07:53,933 --> 00:07:55,133 It's a profound story. 230 00:07:55,966 --> 00:07:57,600 It tells you a core message. 231 00:07:58,066 --> 00:07:59,266 In the Buddha's system 232 00:07:59,666 --> 00:08:01,733 Avatar cannot change the law of cause and effect 233 00:08:02,266 --> 00:08:05,000 Avatar cannot allow you to escape the basic laws of life 234 00:08:05,933 --> 00:08:08,600 If the strongest supernatural power can't stop a stone 235 00:08:08,933 --> 00:08:10,466 What is the use of that supernatural power? 236 00:08:10,766 --> 00:08:11,333 Here's the answer. 237 00:08:11,533 --> 00:08:13,800 The first five superpowers are really useless 238 00:08:14,333 --> 00:08:15,600 At least according to the Buddha 239 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:17,500 They are not the goals of the practice 240 00:08:17,900 --> 00:08:20,366 At best, it is a side effect of the spiritual process 241 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,166 It's like when you run a marathon, your leg muscles get thicker. 242 00:08:24,533 --> 00:08:26,966 Muscle thickening is not what you're running a marathon for. 243 00:08:27,300 --> 00:08:28,700 It's just a side effect 244 00:08:29,166 --> 00:08:30,400 Really useful 245 00:08:30,433 --> 00:08:31,466 Is the sixth 246 00:08:31,500 --> 00:08:32,366 missed pass 247 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,400 Now I want to look at it from the perspective of modern science. 248 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:37,533 Help you understand what the leak is talking about 249 00:08:37,933 --> 00:08:40,800 If you saw my previous issue on predictive coding 250 00:08:41,233 --> 00:08:45,300 You'll remember that the core operation of the brain is to continuously generate predictions 251 00:08:45,300 --> 00:08:48,066 And then we use sensory input to correct that prediction. 252 00:08:48,466 --> 00:08:50,000 And our emotional responses 253 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,500 Essentially a signal of prediction error 254 00:08:52,833 --> 00:08:54,566 When reality deviates from expectations 255 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,466 The brain generates negative emotions 256 00:08:57,033 --> 00:08:58,666 It's an automated process. 257 00:08:59,166 --> 00:08:59,700 greed 258 00:08:59,733 --> 00:09:00,533 What's that? 259 00:09:00,666 --> 00:09:03,800 It's the brain that predicts what will bring you happiness. 260 00:09:03,833 --> 00:09:05,600 Then drive you to pursue 261 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:06,600 anger 262 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:07,233 What's that? 263 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,400 It's the brain that predicts that something is going to threaten you. 264 00:09:10,433 --> 00:09:12,833 And it drives you to fight or run away. 265 00:09:13,566 --> 00:09:14,200 crazy 266 00:09:14,266 --> 00:09:15,066 What's that? 267 00:09:15,333 --> 00:09:18,200 It's the brain's predictive models that go wrong. 268 00:09:18,333 --> 00:09:21,666 You had a fundamental miscalculation of reality without even realizing it. 269 00:09:22,233 --> 00:09:23,900 What I'm missing is 270 00:09:23,933 --> 00:09:28,133 You see all these automated prediction error response patterns. 271 00:09:28,333 --> 00:09:29,233 See through 272 00:09:29,233 --> 00:09:31,166 And they don't kidnap you anymore. 273 00:09:31,533 --> 00:09:33,500 You will still have emotions 274 00:09:33,500 --> 00:09:35,500 But you're no longer driven by your emotions. 275 00:09:36,100 --> 00:09:38,833 Like the lucid dream analogy we talked about 276 00:09:38,833 --> 00:09:40,333 Chased by a tiger in a dream 277 00:09:40,333 --> 00:09:41,466 You are afraid 278 00:09:41,500 --> 00:09:42,733 You run like crazy. 279 00:09:43,166 --> 00:09:44,500 But suddenly you realize 280 00:09:44,733 --> 00:09:45,666 It was a dream. 281 00:09:45,966 --> 00:09:47,133 You are still dreaming 282 00:09:47,133 --> 00:09:48,433 The tiger is still there 283 00:09:48,466 --> 00:09:49,866 But the fear dissipated 284 00:09:50,433 --> 00:09:52,766 You gain a metacognition of the entire dream 285 00:09:53,366 --> 00:09:54,066 missed pass 286 00:09:54,333 --> 00:09:57,100 It's the ultimate meta-understanding of the big dream of life 287 00:09:57,633 --> 00:09:58,033 Certainly. 288 00:09:58,333 --> 00:09:59,533 Let me be clear here. 289 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:01,433 What Buddhism says 290 00:10:01,733 --> 00:10:02,633 It's radical. 291 00:10:02,866 --> 00:10:04,000 Irreversible liberation 292 00:10:04,566 --> 00:10:06,533 And modern psychology talks about metacognition 293 00:10:06,533 --> 00:10:08,100 It's a degree of improvement. 294 00:10:08,133 --> 00:10:09,300 It can be regressed. 295 00:10:09,900 --> 00:10:12,066 The depth of the two is not the same 296 00:10:12,433 --> 00:10:14,066 But the direction they point 297 00:10:14,066 --> 00:10:15,000 Is consistent 298 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:17,500 From the perspective of modern psychology 299 00:10:17,500 --> 00:10:20,900 The description of the omission is highly consistent with several frontier fields 300 00:10:21,033 --> 00:10:21,966 first 301 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,833 Mindfulness meditation promoted by Kaabakin, founder of Mindfulness Reduction 302 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:30,200 The core goal is to develop an unreactive awareness of inner experience 303 00:10:30,566 --> 00:10:32,633 You watch emotions rise and fall. 304 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:33,866 But don't follow it 305 00:10:34,333 --> 00:10:34,900 second 306 00:10:34,933 --> 00:10:38,033 The core principle of cognitive behavioral therapy is to make you see 307 00:10:38,033 --> 00:10:39,466 automated mindset 308 00:10:39,833 --> 00:10:41,433 And you untie it. 309 00:10:41,933 --> 00:10:42,833 third 310 00:10:42,833 --> 00:10:45,833 Cognitive Dissociation in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 311 00:10:45,833 --> 00:10:48,700 It's about putting a distance between you and what you think. 312 00:10:49,700 --> 00:10:52,200 Each of these modern therapies took decades to develop. 313 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:54,000 The core operation explored 314 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:57,200 It is the same as what the Buddha described 2,500 years ago 315 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:58,633 Pointing in the same direction 316 00:10:59,233 --> 00:11:01,600 It's between you and your reaction. 317 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:03,333 Create a space for observation 318 00:11:03,666 --> 00:11:04,966 With this space 319 00:11:04,966 --> 00:11:06,800 You are no longer a slave to reaction 320 00:11:06,833 --> 00:11:08,400 They're witnesses to the reaction. 321 00:11:08,733 --> 00:11:09,733 You might ask 322 00:11:09,766 --> 00:11:12,900 Are the first five superpowers real or fake? 323 00:11:13,533 --> 00:11:14,633 My answer is 324 00:11:14,900 --> 00:11:16,633 In the Buddha's own system 325 00:11:16,633 --> 00:11:18,500 That's not a big question. 326 00:11:19,100 --> 00:11:20,533 He said it himself 327 00:11:20,533 --> 00:11:22,366 Showing supernatural powers doesn't make sense 328 00:11:22,700 --> 00:11:24,366 The pursuit of supernatural powers is the wrong way 329 00:11:25,033 --> 00:11:27,400 What he repeatedly emphasized was the omission 330 00:11:27,766 --> 00:11:29,233 It is a relief from suffering 331 00:11:29,766 --> 00:11:33,266 But if you have to understand the first five superpowers in a modern framework 332 00:11:33,500 --> 00:11:35,233 I'll give you a way to think about it. 333 00:11:35,933 --> 00:11:37,400 In a state of deep meditation 334 00:11:37,666 --> 00:11:39,966 Perception does change. 335 00:11:40,566 --> 00:11:44,000 And there's a lot of data to support this in modern meditation studies. 336 00:11:44,633 --> 00:11:49,400 Scientists have done a number of fMRI studies of long-term meditators 337 00:11:49,966 --> 00:11:53,600 Discovering the synchronicity of gamma waves in the brains of experienced meditators 338 00:11:53,900 --> 00:11:55,266 The precision of attention 339 00:11:55,666 --> 00:11:56,966 Emotion regulation ability 340 00:11:57,233 --> 00:11:58,833 Are significantly above average 341 00:11:59,433 --> 00:12:01,066 But these findings 342 00:12:01,100 --> 00:12:03,200 Away from the classic description 343 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:04,100 tianertong 344 00:12:04,133 --> 00:12:05,166 It's not even close. 345 00:12:05,666 --> 00:12:07,033 The scientific approach is 346 00:12:07,066 --> 00:12:09,333 How much evidence? How much to say? 347 00:12:09,966 --> 00:12:11,000 We can say 348 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:14,400 Long-term meditation can indeed change brain function 349 00:12:14,433 --> 00:12:15,766 Expand the Perceptual Boundary 350 00:12:16,266 --> 00:12:20,966 But it cannot be said that it has proved the supernormal phenomena described in the classics 351 00:12:21,233 --> 00:12:22,966 We need to make that clear. 352 00:12:23,666 --> 00:12:24,466 And finally. 353 00:12:24,500 --> 00:12:26,666 Let's go back to the original question 354 00:12:27,266 --> 00:12:29,400 A person who forbids disciples from performing supernatural powers 355 00:12:29,433 --> 00:12:31,866 Why discuss supernatural powers in the classics? 356 00:12:32,333 --> 00:12:33,633 My understanding is 357 00:12:33,633 --> 00:12:35,966 The true purpose of Buddha's discussion of divine powers 358 00:12:36,266 --> 00:12:38,633 Not to tell you how powerful these abilities are 359 00:12:38,900 --> 00:12:41,433 It's about how unimportant they are. 360 00:12:41,933 --> 00:12:45,000 He put everyone's favorite superpower on the table 361 00:12:45,333 --> 00:12:47,566 And he pointed to the least obvious one and he said 362 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:48,900 This is what you're looking for. 363 00:12:49,566 --> 00:12:53,600 It's like an investment guru putting all the hot tracks in front of you 364 00:12:54,066 --> 00:12:55,033 Cryptocurrency 365 00:12:55,033 --> 00:12:56,033 artificial intelligence 366 00:12:56,066 --> 00:12:57,100 quantum computing 367 00:12:57,100 --> 00:12:58,200 Biotechnology 368 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,233 Then he pointed to an inconspicuous little corner next to him and said 369 00:13:01,233 --> 00:13:02,933 The true alpha coefficient is here 370 00:13:03,833 --> 00:13:06,266 Humanity is always attracted to the brightest things 371 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:09,966 And the real treasure is often hidden in the most overlooked places 372 00:13:10,633 --> 00:13:13,066 Buddha spent a lot of time talking about divine powers 373 00:13:13,100 --> 00:13:15,833 Essentially a carefully designed teaching strategy 374 00:13:16,466 --> 00:13:18,300 He satisfies your curiosity first 375 00:13:18,300 --> 00:13:20,566 Let you see a panorama of these superpowers 376 00:13:21,033 --> 00:13:23,333 Then I'll tell you when you're most excited 377 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:24,800 These are all by-products 378 00:13:25,566 --> 00:13:27,466 It truly changes the quality of your life 379 00:13:27,833 --> 00:13:30,033 It's about understanding your inner workings. 380 00:13:30,300 --> 00:13:33,333 Freedom from automated emotional responses 381 00:13:33,900 --> 00:13:36,333 Isn't that what our channel has been talking about? 382 00:13:36,833 --> 00:13:38,333 The direction of awakening is inward 383 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:39,166 Not outward 384 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:40,400 You see 385 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:44,766 The wisdom of 2,500 years ago and modern cognitive science share a common goal 386 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,333 Predictive coding tells us that the brain is a prediction machine. 387 00:13:48,866 --> 00:13:52,866 The Buddha told us that to miss everything is to see through the workings of this machine. 388 00:13:53,433 --> 00:13:57,300 What the free energy principle tells us is that organisms consistently minimize the prediction error. 389 00:13:57,766 --> 00:14:01,000 The Buddha taught us to focus on minimizing uncertainty itself 390 00:14:01,033 --> 00:14:01,866 Is the root of suffering 391 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,666 Metacognitive research tells us to reflect on our own thought processes 392 00:14:05,700 --> 00:14:07,633 Can improve mental toughness 393 00:14:07,666 --> 00:14:10,333 The Buddha taught us that this is the path to liberation 394 00:14:11,033 --> 00:14:11,700 So 395 00:14:11,733 --> 00:14:13,833 What is the supernatural power of Buddhism? 396 00:14:14,166 --> 00:14:15,400 Not flying 397 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:16,766 Not air pickup 398 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:18,566 True supernatural powers 399 00:14:18,766 --> 00:14:22,466 It's your ability to stay awake during an emotional storm 400 00:14:22,966 --> 00:14:27,100 It is your ability to see desire itself when driven by desire 401 00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:30,966 It's the ability for you to observe fear when it strikes. 402 00:14:31,300 --> 00:14:33,400 The ability not to be consumed by fear 403 00:14:34,066 --> 00:14:37,666 This is an ability that you don't need any supernatural powers to cultivate 404 00:14:38,166 --> 00:14:39,533 Also among all abilities 405 00:14:39,533 --> 00:14:43,233 The only thing that can fundamentally change the quality of your life 406 00:14:43,833 --> 00:14:45,033 That's it. 407 00:14:45,033 --> 00:14:47,733 What's your new take on Buddhist supernatural powers? 408 00:14:48,300 --> 00:14:51,766 Do you think this echo between modern science and ancient wisdom 409 00:14:51,766 --> 00:14:53,466 Is it coincidence or necessity? 410 00:14:53,933 --> 00:14:56,466 Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments section 411 00:14:57,233 --> 00:14:58,166 I am Wang Lijie 412 00:14:58,300 --> 00:14:59,000 See you next time.