1 00:00:00,366 --> 00:00:01,533 Take yourself as a continent 2 00:00:01,566 --> 00:00:04,366 What did the Buddha say on the last passage? 3 00:00:04,566 --> 00:00:05,200 Last episode 4 00:00:05,233 --> 00:00:07,700 We told the story of King Ajax. 5 00:00:07,733 --> 00:00:08,666 patricide 6 00:00:08,666 --> 00:00:09,500 seize power 7 00:00:09,533 --> 00:00:11,566 Then walk into the bamboo forest house 8 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,400 To meet the person he's been afraid to meet deep down 9 00:00:15,333 --> 00:00:16,400 Buddha did not reject him 10 00:00:17,233 --> 00:00:17,866 today 11 00:00:17,866 --> 00:00:18,866 We keep going. 12 00:00:19,700 --> 00:00:20,266 Hello 13 00:00:20,300 --> 00:00:21,100 Hello. 14 00:00:21,100 --> 00:00:22,300 I am Wang Lijie 15 00:00:22,533 --> 00:00:24,833 Around 483 BC 16 00:00:24,866 --> 00:00:26,133 Central India 17 00:00:26,133 --> 00:00:28,466 An 80-year-old man was walking north. 18 00:00:29,366 --> 00:00:30,400 exact year 19 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:31,266 It was controversial. 20 00:00:31,966 --> 00:00:33,700 There are two main schools of thought. 21 00:00:33,733 --> 00:00:35,033 One is long school. 22 00:00:35,033 --> 00:00:38,266 It is believed that he was born around 563 BC 23 00:00:38,266 --> 00:00:39,866 Ended in 483 BC 24 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:41,966 The second is short-term 25 00:00:41,966 --> 00:00:45,466 It is believed that he was born around 480 BC 26 00:00:45,466 --> 00:00:46,633 The first 400 years 27 00:00:47,500 --> 00:00:51,333 Pali tradition and Theravada follow the former 28 00:00:51,366 --> 00:00:54,233 So today we also use this coordinate as a benchmark 29 00:00:54,666 --> 00:00:55,500 Buddha 30 00:00:55,700 --> 00:00:57,900 Around 483 BC 31 00:00:57,900 --> 00:00:59,600 Left this world 32 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:00,900 He was eighty. 33 00:01:01,133 --> 00:01:02,633 He has been ill for many years 34 00:01:03,133 --> 00:01:04,433 The body is getting worse 35 00:01:04,966 --> 00:01:06,466 But he didn't stop. 36 00:01:06,466 --> 00:01:08,466 Did not return to Wangshe City 37 00:01:08,466 --> 00:01:12,600 Not waiting to die in that big city with easy access to medical care and adequate support 38 00:01:12,966 --> 00:01:14,366 He chooses to go 39 00:01:14,366 --> 00:01:15,466 Go north 40 00:01:15,500 --> 00:01:16,800 Go to Kumanaro 41 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,333 A small town that was already quite in decline at that time 42 00:01:19,900 --> 00:01:22,900 It's a place that most people don't go to. 43 00:01:23,133 --> 00:01:23,833 This section of the road 44 00:01:23,833 --> 00:01:25,133 About 300 kilometers. 45 00:01:25,566 --> 00:01:27,400 According to his physical condition at that time 46 00:01:27,433 --> 00:01:28,866 Been gone for almost three months 47 00:01:29,366 --> 00:01:30,633 He's been teaching the Fa all the way 48 00:01:30,900 --> 00:01:32,233 What I'm going to talk about today 49 00:01:32,266 --> 00:01:35,833 It comes from the Pali scriptures, the Great Prajnirvana scriptures. 50 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,333 It is the longest sutra in the Pali < long part > 51 00:01:39,700 --> 00:01:42,133 The information density of this sutra is very high 52 00:01:42,166 --> 00:01:44,533 Recorded the last three months of Buddha's life 53 00:01:44,533 --> 00:01:46,800 Almost every important thing that happens 54 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,866 Let's start with a scene before we set out 55 00:01:50,266 --> 00:01:52,266 Buddha was still near Wangshe City at that time 56 00:01:53,100 --> 00:01:55,666 The minister of Magadha, Usher, visited 57 00:01:55,700 --> 00:01:57,833 With a question from King Ajax 58 00:01:58,100 --> 00:02:01,600 King Ajay plans to attack the Republic of Baja in the north 59 00:02:01,900 --> 00:02:02,866 He wanted to know. 60 00:02:02,866 --> 00:02:03,833 Are there any odds? 61 00:02:04,466 --> 00:02:06,100 The Buddha did not answer directly 62 00:02:06,300 --> 00:02:09,300 Instead, he turned to ask the waiter Ananda seven questions 63 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:10,433 Baqi 64 00:02:10,466 --> 00:02:12,566 Are you still holding regular national rallies? 65 00:02:13,233 --> 00:02:14,233 Their assembly 66 00:02:14,233 --> 00:02:17,166 Did it start nicely and end nicely? 67 00:02:17,333 --> 00:02:20,400 Are they still obeying the laws handed down from their ancestors? 68 00:02:20,500 --> 00:02:23,666 Are they still respecting and listening to the older elders? 69 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:27,433 They haven't started using coercion against women? 70 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,866 Are they still protecting and nurturing religious sites within their borders? 71 00:02:31,633 --> 00:02:33,700 They are still taking good care of the practitioners 72 00:02:33,733 --> 00:02:35,900 Are those practitioners supported? 73 00:02:36,533 --> 00:02:37,866 Ananda answered one by one 74 00:02:37,900 --> 00:02:38,700 Yes 75 00:02:38,700 --> 00:02:39,266 both 76 00:02:39,933 --> 00:02:40,800 Buddha said 77 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,300 As long as the Ba Qi people can achieve these seven things 78 00:02:43,300 --> 00:02:45,300 They would not be doomed to decline. 79 00:02:45,533 --> 00:02:46,500 Ajax 80 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:47,466 Can't attack them 81 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,700 Yu She said something before leaving 82 00:02:49,700 --> 00:02:50,933 I just realized today. 83 00:02:50,933 --> 00:02:52,900 Why did Ba Qi have such prosperity? 84 00:02:53,233 --> 00:02:54,300 This is the scene. 85 00:02:54,300 --> 00:02:56,700 Ostensibly a judgment about a war 86 00:02:57,033 --> 00:02:58,333 But its true intention 87 00:02:58,333 --> 00:03:00,166 To lay the groundwork for what follows 88 00:03:00,533 --> 00:03:02,200 Because after Yu She left 89 00:03:02,233 --> 00:03:04,266 The Buddha immediately called his disciples 90 00:03:04,266 --> 00:03:05,733 Told the Sangha the Seven Non-Retreat Method 91 00:03:06,533 --> 00:03:07,266 So he says. 92 00:03:07,266 --> 00:03:08,133 monks 93 00:03:08,166 --> 00:03:10,266 As long as you can do these seven things 94 00:03:10,266 --> 00:03:11,500 The Sangha will not decline 95 00:03:12,633 --> 00:03:13,433 first 96 00:03:13,466 --> 00:03:14,633 meet regularly 97 00:03:14,633 --> 00:03:15,866 Harmony 98 00:03:15,900 --> 00:03:16,800 second 99 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,533 Do not arbitrarily add or subtract existing regulations during meetings 100 00:03:19,533 --> 00:03:21,300 Just follow the original rules 101 00:03:21,500 --> 00:03:22,533 third 102 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,933 Do not abolish the norms set by the elders 103 00:03:24,966 --> 00:03:26,633 Do not underestimate their teaching 104 00:03:26,633 --> 00:03:27,433 fourth 105 00:03:27,433 --> 00:03:29,466 Not to be hijacked by lust and craving 106 00:03:29,500 --> 00:03:31,500 Don't let selfish desires influence collective decision-making 107 00:03:31,766 --> 00:03:32,666 fifth 108 00:03:32,866 --> 00:03:34,500 Happy to be quiet and practice 109 00:03:34,533 --> 00:03:36,266 Take pleasure in being alone 110 00:03:36,266 --> 00:03:37,300 sixth 111 00:03:37,333 --> 00:03:40,700 Create an environment where new practitioners can find support 112 00:03:40,700 --> 00:03:41,433 seventh 113 00:03:41,433 --> 00:03:43,333 Guard the virtuous bhikkhus 114 00:03:43,533 --> 00:03:45,566 Enable them to be protected and supported 115 00:03:45,866 --> 00:03:46,766 You listen 116 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,433 Don't you think these conditions are very simple? 117 00:03:49,533 --> 00:03:50,000 Yes! 118 00:03:50,733 --> 00:03:53,600 The Buddha is using the health indicators of the Jain Republic 119 00:03:53,633 --> 00:03:57,233 Mapping the core requirements of an organization to stay viable 120 00:03:57,633 --> 00:03:59,166 He is telling his disciples 121 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:00,833 The survival of an organization 122 00:04:00,866 --> 00:04:02,233 It's a mechanism. 123 00:04:02,233 --> 00:04:03,300 Not a leader 124 00:04:03,700 --> 00:04:05,700 I didn't say that casually. 125 00:04:05,833 --> 00:04:07,333 He was 80 years old. 126 00:04:07,333 --> 00:04:09,300 Life is counting down. 127 00:04:09,633 --> 00:04:10,500 He knows. 128 00:04:10,533 --> 00:04:12,666 This is the final series of lectures 129 00:04:12,966 --> 00:04:15,300 He is making the last institutional plan 130 00:04:15,633 --> 00:04:17,166 Leave Wangshe City 131 00:04:17,166 --> 00:04:18,233 Go north 132 00:04:18,333 --> 00:04:19,933 And they came to Visheli. 133 00:04:19,933 --> 00:04:22,266 A wealthy republican city 134 00:04:22,500 --> 00:04:25,733 This was the last time the Buddha stayed in Vishali 135 00:04:26,066 --> 00:04:27,233 There is a detail 136 00:04:27,266 --> 00:04:28,300 It is worth noting 137 00:04:28,633 --> 00:04:29,800 After eating 138 00:04:29,833 --> 00:04:32,366 He walked over to a place called the shrine. 139 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,233 We do "elephant retrospect." 140 00:04:34,233 --> 00:04:36,466 Looking back at Visheli for the last time 141 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:37,666 Elephant Review 142 00:04:37,700 --> 00:04:42,133 It's the way the elephant turns around with its whole body looking at it. 143 00:04:42,133 --> 00:04:44,400 Not the kind of person who glances back 144 00:04:44,566 --> 00:04:48,533 It means a very complete, very conscious gaze. 145 00:04:48,633 --> 00:04:50,200 Not randomly looking back 146 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,133 It's saying goodbye to involving the whole body. 147 00:04:53,933 --> 00:04:55,433 Ananda records this detail 148 00:04:55,466 --> 00:04:57,100 Not for literary effect 149 00:04:57,133 --> 00:04:58,866 It was because he felt it at the time 150 00:04:58,900 --> 00:05:00,800 And it wasn't just any looking back. 151 00:05:01,166 --> 00:05:02,200 In Visheli 152 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:03,700 The Buddha told his disciples 153 00:05:03,733 --> 00:05:04,766 Three months later. 154 00:05:04,766 --> 00:05:06,266 I will perish here 155 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:07,233 finish 156 00:05:07,233 --> 00:05:09,733 He did something that surprised his disciples 157 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:11,366 He continued to preach 158 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:14,133 And it talks about very practical spiritual content 159 00:05:14,666 --> 00:05:18,400 During this time, he repeatedly emphasized the four thoughts 160 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:23,600 It is the focus of the four practices of mindfulness, mindfulness, mindfulness, and mindfulness 161 00:05:23,966 --> 00:05:24,800 So he says. 162 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:25,733 monks 163 00:05:25,733 --> 00:05:27,933 This is the only path to liberation 164 00:05:28,133 --> 00:05:28,933 only 165 00:05:29,433 --> 00:05:31,233 Not one of many paths 166 00:05:31,266 --> 00:05:32,366 But the only one 167 00:05:32,500 --> 00:05:33,166 So he says. 168 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:36,600 This is the practitioner purifying the body and mind, transcending misery 169 00:05:36,833 --> 00:05:38,533 The Straight Path to Nirvana 170 00:05:39,033 --> 00:05:39,933 Think about it. 171 00:05:39,933 --> 00:05:41,200 At this point in time 172 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,866 He knew he was going to die in three months 173 00:05:43,866 --> 00:05:45,566 But he wasn't talking about a will. 174 00:05:45,566 --> 00:05:47,600 It's not a summary of my life. 175 00:05:47,633 --> 00:05:49,566 It's not a memorial speech. 176 00:05:49,566 --> 00:05:52,233 It's a very specific methodology. 177 00:05:52,266 --> 00:05:53,500 See the body as the body 178 00:05:53,533 --> 00:05:54,833 viewing is like receiving 179 00:05:54,833 --> 00:05:56,166 Watch the heart as the heart 180 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:57,566 Viewing the law as the law 181 00:05:58,133 --> 00:05:59,733 It's like a surgeon. 182 00:05:59,733 --> 00:06:01,733 I know I'm retiring tomorrow 183 00:06:01,733 --> 00:06:04,500 But I'm still working in the operating room today. 184 00:06:04,533 --> 00:06:07,066 While teaching students how to cut and sew 185 00:06:07,466 --> 00:06:08,733 His full attention 186 00:06:08,733 --> 00:06:10,366 Not on yourself 187 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:11,800 On the job at hand 188 00:06:12,766 --> 00:06:13,400 And then... 189 00:06:13,566 --> 00:06:14,466 He called Ananda 190 00:06:15,233 --> 00:06:17,633 Ananda followed the Buddha for about 25 years 191 00:06:17,966 --> 00:06:19,933 Was his closest waiter in his later years 192 00:06:20,300 --> 00:06:21,900 Of course he was confused inside. 193 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:23,200 He asked 194 00:06:23,233 --> 00:06:24,100 Blessed One 195 00:06:24,100 --> 00:06:25,100 After you leave 196 00:06:25,100 --> 00:06:26,333 What about the Sangha? 197 00:06:26,533 --> 00:06:28,133 Who will lead us? 198 00:06:28,233 --> 00:06:29,433 Have you ever considered 199 00:06:29,433 --> 00:06:31,733 What lies behind this question? 200 00:06:31,900 --> 00:06:34,200 Ananda is not asking where power belongs 201 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:35,333 He is asking 202 00:06:35,333 --> 00:06:36,433 I lost you 203 00:06:36,466 --> 00:06:38,133 Where do I go to find directions? 204 00:06:38,266 --> 00:06:40,333 A man who has been with us for 25 years 205 00:06:40,333 --> 00:06:42,666 When the most trusted person is about to leave 206 00:06:43,033 --> 00:06:45,266 The kind of fundamental confusion that emanates 207 00:06:45,766 --> 00:06:46,800 Buddha's answer 208 00:06:46,833 --> 00:06:48,666 Became the entire history of Buddhism 209 00:06:48,700 --> 00:06:51,533 The most important sentence at the level of institutional design 210 00:06:51,933 --> 00:06:52,766 Ananda 211 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:54,000 Take yourself as a continent 212 00:06:54,033 --> 00:06:55,233 France as a continent 213 00:06:55,500 --> 00:06:57,066 Don't take other places as a continent 214 00:06:57,366 --> 00:06:58,566 Depend on yourself 215 00:06:58,566 --> 00:06:59,900 law-based 216 00:06:59,933 --> 00:07:01,366 Don't rely on other places 217 00:07:01,700 --> 00:07:03,433 The first time you read this sentence 218 00:07:03,433 --> 00:07:05,700 Do you feel a little lonely? 219 00:07:05,866 --> 00:07:06,533 Yes, I do. 220 00:07:06,666 --> 00:07:08,200 There are several layers to this sentence 221 00:07:08,566 --> 00:07:09,466 first floor 222 00:07:09,466 --> 00:07:10,866 The most direct meaning is 223 00:07:10,900 --> 00:07:14,333 You don't need an outside authority to tell you what to do 224 00:07:14,566 --> 00:07:16,266 Your own internal practice 225 00:07:16,300 --> 00:07:17,333 And the law itself 226 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:18,733 Is your support 227 00:07:18,833 --> 00:07:19,833 second floor 228 00:07:19,833 --> 00:07:21,933 This is a decision about the system 229 00:07:22,133 --> 00:07:23,133 Buddha is here 230 00:07:23,166 --> 00:07:25,433 Explicitly refuse to appoint an heir 231 00:07:25,733 --> 00:07:26,833 He took authority 232 00:07:26,833 --> 00:07:29,400 Distracted from the abstract notion of law. 233 00:07:29,433 --> 00:07:31,466 Rather than any one specific person 234 00:07:31,833 --> 00:07:32,966 Third floor 235 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:34,866 The historical impact of this decision 236 00:07:34,866 --> 00:07:36,300 Too big to measure 237 00:07:36,533 --> 00:07:38,133 It is because of this sentence 238 00:07:38,166 --> 00:07:39,900 Buddhism from the very beginning 239 00:07:39,900 --> 00:07:41,233 There is no pope 240 00:07:41,266 --> 00:07:44,466 There is no sole legitimate heir to this structure 241 00:07:44,733 --> 00:07:46,333 No one can say 242 00:07:46,366 --> 00:07:49,966 I am the only authentic Buddha who has been certified 243 00:07:50,333 --> 00:07:51,500 Every practitioner 244 00:07:51,533 --> 00:07:54,033 You must rely on your own practice 245 00:07:54,033 --> 00:07:55,600 Law-based 246 00:07:55,866 --> 00:07:56,866 This design 247 00:07:56,866 --> 00:07:59,500 Created an incredible diversity of Buddhism 248 00:07:59,733 --> 00:08:02,700 The southern tradition retains close to the original Pali language 249 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,333 After the Han Dynasty collided with Chinese culture 250 00:08:06,366 --> 00:08:09,800 Growing Zen, Pure Land, Huayan 251 00:08:10,233 --> 00:08:13,266 Tantra has taken a completely different path of practice 252 00:08:13,766 --> 00:08:15,466 But also because of this design 253 00:08:15,700 --> 00:08:18,100 Buddhism has also lost its unified judge 254 00:08:18,533 --> 00:08:20,033 2,500 years 255 00:08:20,233 --> 00:08:23,800 All sects deny each other and call each other authentic 256 00:08:24,066 --> 00:08:26,966 South Legend has retained the factory settings for itself. 257 00:08:26,966 --> 00:08:29,800 Han legend has it that he has the deepest prajna 258 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,333 Tantra says it has the highest amount of evidence 259 00:08:32,833 --> 00:08:34,966 They don't speak the same language 260 00:08:35,266 --> 00:08:37,100 They don't solve the same problem. 261 00:08:37,633 --> 00:08:38,500 All of this. 262 00:08:38,500 --> 00:08:41,633 It can be traced back to this sentence by Visheli 263 00:08:42,066 --> 00:08:44,500 You think it's a genius design 264 00:08:44,500 --> 00:08:47,266 Or a Pandora's box of endless controversy for future generations 265 00:08:47,866 --> 00:08:49,433 I want to make a comparison for you 266 00:08:49,733 --> 00:08:52,066 In several major human religious traditions 267 00:08:52,066 --> 00:08:55,400 Different succession systems produce very different fates 268 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,533 Christianity later established the papacy 269 00:08:58,566 --> 00:09:00,800 There is a single supreme authority 270 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:02,966 So there was the Reformation. 271 00:09:02,966 --> 00:09:04,166 Parties appeared 272 00:09:04,166 --> 00:09:07,533 "Who is God's agent on earth?" 273 00:09:08,466 --> 00:09:10,900 Islam after the death of Muhammad 274 00:09:10,900 --> 00:09:13,066 The first thing is to fight for the heir 275 00:09:13,566 --> 00:09:17,433 The debate has divided Sunnis and Shiites 276 00:09:17,466 --> 00:09:20,233 That division is still bleeding today. 277 00:09:20,566 --> 00:09:21,266 Buddhism 278 00:09:21,466 --> 00:09:23,233 Because of the sentence "Take yourself as the continent" 279 00:09:23,333 --> 00:09:24,666 Take France as the Continent " 280 00:09:24,700 --> 00:09:26,366 Took a very unique path 281 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:28,133 No Pope 282 00:09:28,166 --> 00:09:30,633 But there is no authority that can unify Buddhism 283 00:09:30,866 --> 00:09:32,966 It produces the richest diversity 284 00:09:33,233 --> 00:09:35,333 It also pays the price of not being able to integrate 285 00:09:36,300 --> 00:09:37,166 This comparison 286 00:09:37,233 --> 00:09:38,533 There is no standard answer 287 00:09:38,566 --> 00:09:40,100 But it helps you understand 288 00:09:40,133 --> 00:09:41,766 The weight behind that sentence 289 00:09:42,033 --> 00:09:43,333 We continue north 290 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:45,200 Departure from Pishe 291 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:47,033 And they came to Pava. 292 00:09:47,533 --> 00:09:48,266 Right there. 293 00:09:48,300 --> 00:09:50,000 A blacksmith named Chuntuo 294 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:51,833 Offering a meal to the Buddha 295 00:09:52,233 --> 00:09:53,800 Regarding the content of that meal 296 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,633 And the Pali scripture says "thanal." 297 00:09:56,633 --> 00:09:59,066 There are two schools of interpretation in English. 298 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:01,800 One school thinks it's a mushroom 299 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:03,333 One school thinks it's pork 300 00:10:03,666 --> 00:10:04,600 What exactly? 301 00:10:04,633 --> 00:10:06,366 There is no confirmation today. 302 00:10:06,966 --> 00:10:08,100 After the Buddha ate 303 00:10:08,233 --> 00:10:09,300 severe diarrhea 304 00:10:09,433 --> 00:10:10,433 severe pain 305 00:10:10,500 --> 00:10:11,300 Blood gushing 306 00:10:12,300 --> 00:10:14,533 He's still walking in the direction of Kumanaro 307 00:10:14,900 --> 00:10:15,566 on the road 308 00:10:15,700 --> 00:10:16,966 He commanded Ananda 309 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,133 Go and tell Chuntuo a word for me 310 00:10:19,166 --> 00:10:20,000 Tell him 311 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,333 Don't feel guilty about this. 312 00:10:22,866 --> 00:10:23,700 history 313 00:10:23,733 --> 00:10:25,633 There are two meals of equal weight 314 00:10:26,333 --> 00:10:27,200 first meal 315 00:10:27,233 --> 00:10:28,633 Before I became enlightened 316 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,366 That meal that restored my strength 317 00:10:31,933 --> 00:10:32,766 Second meal 318 00:10:32,766 --> 00:10:34,700 It's this meal of Chuntuo today 319 00:10:35,233 --> 00:10:38,500 They've taken an equal place in my life's history. 320 00:10:38,866 --> 00:10:39,900 The same merit 321 00:10:39,900 --> 00:10:40,966 You stop and think. 322 00:10:41,500 --> 00:10:44,866 An old man with severe abdominal pain who could collapse at any time 323 00:10:44,866 --> 00:10:46,133 With the last bit of effort 324 00:10:46,300 --> 00:10:48,966 Arrange for someone to tell the ordinary blacksmith who supports him 325 00:10:48,966 --> 00:10:50,000 Don't feel guilty. 326 00:10:50,366 --> 00:10:51,466 His attention 327 00:10:51,500 --> 00:10:52,533 At this moment 328 00:10:52,566 --> 00:10:53,900 Not on yourself 329 00:10:54,466 --> 00:10:56,133 This is not a moral performance 330 00:10:56,300 --> 00:10:58,666 It's a natural outpouring of an inner state. 331 00:10:58,933 --> 00:11:00,666 They reached Komonaro 332 00:11:01,100 --> 00:11:02,133 This city 333 00:11:02,166 --> 00:11:06,000 In history, there is no reputation like Wang She City and She Wei City 334 00:11:06,166 --> 00:11:09,466 It was a pretty run-down town. 335 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:11,400 A disciple asked the Buddha 336 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:13,166 Why are you dying here? 337 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,133 Why not in a big city? 338 00:11:15,300 --> 00:11:16,200 His answer 339 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:17,233 I won't tell you. 340 00:11:17,266 --> 00:11:18,766 Leave that to you. 341 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:20,233 After arrival 342 00:11:20,233 --> 00:11:23,800 The Buddha asked Ananda to make a bed between two sara trees 343 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:25,200 Head north 344 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:26,166 Lying on the right 345 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:27,000 Facing west 346 00:11:27,966 --> 00:11:29,733 Saul tree sensed something 347 00:11:29,733 --> 00:11:31,933 Bloom flowers outside the season for him 348 00:11:31,966 --> 00:11:33,833 Sprinkle flowers on him 349 00:11:34,100 --> 00:11:35,300 Just at this time 350 00:11:35,300 --> 00:11:37,733 Here comes an old wandering practitioner 351 00:11:37,733 --> 00:11:39,133 Suvartha 352 00:11:39,933 --> 00:11:41,466 He traveled most of his life 353 00:11:41,500 --> 00:11:43,033 Met many mentors 354 00:11:43,033 --> 00:11:45,666 He never found an answer that really satisfied him 355 00:11:46,066 --> 00:11:47,666 I heard that someone is about to die 356 00:11:47,666 --> 00:11:48,766 He came to see 357 00:11:49,300 --> 00:11:50,433 Ananda tried to stop him 358 00:11:50,566 --> 00:11:51,600 Ananda said 359 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:53,000 The Blessed One is weak 360 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:54,400 Don't bother 361 00:11:54,966 --> 00:11:56,600 Buddha heard it from his bed 362 00:11:56,666 --> 00:11:57,366 Say 363 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:58,066 Ananda 364 00:11:58,100 --> 00:11:59,000 Send him in. 365 00:11:59,300 --> 00:12:00,700 Suvartha sit down 366 00:12:00,900 --> 00:12:03,233 I asked him a question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time 367 00:12:03,733 --> 00:12:04,733 So he says. 368 00:12:04,733 --> 00:12:07,300 There were many famous spiritual teachers at that time 369 00:12:07,300 --> 00:12:10,466 They each claim to have attained the highest state 370 00:12:10,500 --> 00:12:12,266 But they all said different things. 371 00:12:12,533 --> 00:12:14,666 Whose story is true? 372 00:12:15,333 --> 00:12:17,166 The Buddha did not evaluate those people 373 00:12:17,166 --> 00:12:18,666 He only said one sentence 374 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:20,333 Suvartha 375 00:12:20,533 --> 00:12:22,100 Any spiritual practice system 376 00:12:22,100 --> 00:12:24,200 If the Eightfold Path is not among them 377 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,966 There will be no true spiritual results 378 00:12:27,666 --> 00:12:28,333 And then... 379 00:12:28,333 --> 00:12:30,433 He preached the Noble Eightfold Path to Suvarata 380 00:12:30,966 --> 00:12:32,966 Subata became a monk on the spot 381 00:12:32,966 --> 00:12:35,933 Become the last personal disciple of the Buddha in his life 382 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:37,633 Every time I read this passage 383 00:12:37,633 --> 00:12:38,833 Will stop 384 00:12:39,100 --> 00:12:40,700 He was in terrible pain. 385 00:12:40,966 --> 00:12:42,666 May die at any time 386 00:12:42,666 --> 00:12:44,400 Just then someone knocked on the door 387 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:46,000 Ananda wants to block 388 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:46,866 So he says. 389 00:12:46,866 --> 00:12:47,700 Let him in! 390 00:12:48,066 --> 00:12:50,466 Then he patiently explained the Fa to the stranger 391 00:12:50,700 --> 00:12:51,666 Watch him become a monk 392 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:53,533 The word compassion 393 00:12:53,533 --> 00:12:54,800 I think it's too light. 394 00:12:55,100 --> 00:12:58,933 It's a state that's only possible after you've forgotten yourself. 395 00:12:59,666 --> 00:13:00,900 Just before and after 396 00:13:00,900 --> 00:13:03,500 And something else happened that was very moving for me. 397 00:13:03,766 --> 00:13:05,133 Ananda steps aside 398 00:13:05,166 --> 00:13:06,166 Against the door frame 399 00:13:06,166 --> 00:13:07,133 Bow your head and cry 400 00:13:07,433 --> 00:13:08,866 Why is he crying? 401 00:13:08,966 --> 00:13:10,066 He later said 402 00:13:10,100 --> 00:13:11,766 I haven't done it in my life 403 00:13:11,766 --> 00:13:13,600 My mentor is about to perish 404 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:14,800 He was so nice to me. 405 00:13:14,833 --> 00:13:16,533 And I have not yet been able to preach 406 00:13:16,933 --> 00:13:18,866 The Buddha noticed that Ananda was gone 407 00:13:18,900 --> 00:13:20,066 Let someone find it 408 00:13:20,100 --> 00:13:21,000 After finding 409 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:22,133 Call him in. 410 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:23,233 So he says. 411 00:13:23,266 --> 00:13:23,900 Ananda 412 00:13:23,900 --> 00:13:24,666 Don't cry. 413 00:13:24,700 --> 00:13:25,633 Don't be sad 414 00:13:25,966 --> 00:13:27,900 Didn't I tell you already? 415 00:13:27,900 --> 00:13:29,900 All dear and beautiful things 416 00:13:29,900 --> 00:13:31,233 Will eventually be separated 417 00:13:31,233 --> 00:13:32,700 That's the nature of impermanence. 418 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:34,233 I'm leaving soon 419 00:13:34,233 --> 00:13:35,566 But I want to tell you 420 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:37,033 Of all my waiters 421 00:13:37,066 --> 00:13:39,400 You are the kindest and most considerate one 422 00:13:39,766 --> 00:13:40,533 Ananda 423 00:13:40,566 --> 00:13:42,233 You have been practicing for a long time 424 00:13:42,233 --> 00:13:43,233 Keep improving 425 00:13:43,233 --> 00:13:45,100 You will soon preach 426 00:13:45,500 --> 00:13:46,233 And then... 427 00:13:46,266 --> 00:13:48,166 The Buddha said to the other disciples 428 00:13:48,166 --> 00:13:49,633 And you know what? 429 00:13:49,666 --> 00:13:52,233 There was always a Buddha in history. 430 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:54,333 There is such a waiter 431 00:13:54,500 --> 00:13:56,100 Just like Ananda today 432 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:58,633 Ananda is a very rare person 433 00:13:59,166 --> 00:14:00,166 This record 434 00:14:00,166 --> 00:14:01,200 Every time I read 435 00:14:01,233 --> 00:14:02,833 I feel very distressed 436 00:14:02,833 --> 00:14:03,900 Also very warm 437 00:14:04,066 --> 00:14:05,833 A person is dying 438 00:14:05,833 --> 00:14:07,466 In his final days 439 00:14:07,500 --> 00:14:09,700 He saw the person next to him crying 440 00:14:09,733 --> 00:14:11,366 He took the initiative to find this person 441 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:12,600 comfort him 442 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:13,700 sure he 443 00:14:13,733 --> 00:14:14,733 Tell him 444 00:14:14,733 --> 00:14:15,766 You are fine 445 00:14:15,766 --> 00:14:16,966 You will do it. 446 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:18,533 His death 447 00:14:18,566 --> 00:14:20,066 It's even warm. 448 00:14:20,700 --> 00:14:21,333 And finally. 449 00:14:21,333 --> 00:14:22,966 Buddha entered into meditation 450 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:25,033 Enter from the first meditation 451 00:14:25,100 --> 00:14:27,066 Go deep layer by layer 452 00:14:27,100 --> 00:14:28,200 Second meditation 453 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:29,333 Third meditation 454 00:14:29,333 --> 00:14:30,633 Fourth meditation 455 00:14:30,666 --> 00:14:34,066 And then move on to the deeper invisible boundaries 456 00:14:34,433 --> 00:14:35,933 Ananda is standing beside 457 00:14:35,933 --> 00:14:37,700 I thought he was destroyed in the deepest part 458 00:14:38,333 --> 00:14:40,500 But Analeus, who is proficient in meditation, says 459 00:14:40,533 --> 00:14:41,200 Not yet. 460 00:14:41,233 --> 00:14:42,366 The Blessed One is still there 461 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:45,200 He's just reached the point where he wants to die. 462 00:14:45,366 --> 00:14:46,366 It's not dead yet. 463 00:14:46,833 --> 00:14:47,600 And then... 464 00:14:47,666 --> 00:14:49,533 Buddha walked back from the deepest place 465 00:14:50,166 --> 00:14:51,800 Exit layer by layer 466 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,800 Through all levels of the invisible world 467 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:56,133 Return to the fourth meditation 468 00:14:56,166 --> 00:14:57,400 Third meditation 469 00:14:57,400 --> 00:14:58,566 Second meditation 470 00:14:58,566 --> 00:14:59,833 First meditation 471 00:14:59,866 --> 00:15:01,966 Then go deeper again 472 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:03,533 Return to the fourth meditation 473 00:15:04,500 --> 00:15:05,933 In the fourth meditation 474 00:15:05,966 --> 00:15:06,700 He perishes 475 00:15:07,100 --> 00:15:08,233 The disciples present 476 00:15:08,233 --> 00:15:09,866 Then I recited a verse 477 00:15:09,900 --> 00:15:11,033 Impermanence 478 00:15:11,066 --> 00:15:12,133 It's birth and death. 479 00:15:12,500 --> 00:15:13,800 Birth and death 480 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:14,733 Silence for joy 481 00:15:15,066 --> 00:15:16,000 This verse 482 00:15:16,033 --> 00:15:19,466 From then on, it was tied to this scene forever 483 00:15:20,300 --> 00:15:22,900 He left no description of where he had gone 484 00:15:23,533 --> 00:15:25,966 He didn't say wait until you meet on the other side 485 00:15:26,733 --> 00:15:30,766 He also left no one who could replace him as the final referee 486 00:15:31,566 --> 00:15:33,166 The last words he left behind 487 00:15:33,166 --> 00:15:35,733 It was said to the disciples before entering meditation 488 00:15:35,733 --> 00:15:36,900 All promising law 489 00:15:37,066 --> 00:15:38,166 Are impermanent 490 00:15:38,700 --> 00:15:40,433 Please use unbridled diligence 491 00:15:40,466 --> 00:15:41,966 Finish your own liberating work 492 00:15:42,566 --> 00:15:43,366 This sentence 493 00:15:43,566 --> 00:15:46,566 And what he said in Pisheli, "Take yourself as your continent." 494 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:47,866 Take France as the Continent " 495 00:15:47,866 --> 00:15:50,800 The two pillars that formed the final stage of his life 496 00:15:50,966 --> 00:15:52,600 One is at the institutional level 497 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:54,000 Don't look to outside authorities 498 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:55,366 Law is to rely on 499 00:15:56,066 --> 00:15:57,733 One is the spiritual level 500 00:15:57,733 --> 00:15:58,966 Don't rely on anyone 501 00:15:59,133 --> 00:16:00,466 Diligence is your own business 502 00:16:01,233 --> 00:16:02,566 Put the two sentences together 503 00:16:02,833 --> 00:16:05,100 Is the final core of his entire teaching 504 00:16:05,366 --> 00:16:06,300 consciousness 505 00:16:06,300 --> 00:16:07,800 It's your own business 506 00:16:07,833 --> 00:16:09,266 No one can replace you 507 00:16:09,300 --> 00:16:12,933 No one's blessing can allow you to bypass your own practice 508 00:16:13,300 --> 00:16:14,600 Two and a half thousand years have passed. 509 00:16:14,766 --> 00:16:16,300 These two sentences are still sharp 510 00:16:16,533 --> 00:16:17,266 even 511 00:16:17,466 --> 00:16:21,666 In an age of high-dimensional teachers, enlightenment certifications, and energy transfer 512 00:16:21,933 --> 00:16:24,233 They are more piercing than ever 513 00:16:24,366 --> 00:16:25,466 Because they are saying 514 00:16:25,466 --> 00:16:26,266 There are no shortcuts. 515 00:16:26,266 --> 00:16:27,266 Not doing it for you. 516 00:16:27,266 --> 00:16:29,266 No one else can walk for you 517 00:16:29,733 --> 00:16:30,333 Certainly. 518 00:16:30,466 --> 00:16:33,566 His death also left a very huge suspense 519 00:16:33,866 --> 00:16:34,933 After he left 520 00:16:34,933 --> 00:16:36,433 What about these disciples? 521 00:16:36,533 --> 00:16:37,666 Ananda that night 522 00:16:37,700 --> 00:16:39,133 What happened 523 00:16:39,266 --> 00:16:41,100 What decision did Dajiaye make? 524 00:16:41,166 --> 00:16:43,900 For the first time, they gathered all their disciples together 525 00:16:43,933 --> 00:16:46,200 It was not a harmonious academic conference. 526 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:49,600 It's a big gathering full of tension and games 527 00:16:49,900 --> 00:16:51,500 Who recites the scriptures that count? 528 00:16:51,900 --> 00:16:54,100 The Book of Ananda and the Book of Kasyapa 529 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:55,266 Can it match? 530 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:56,633 Gathering this time 531 00:16:56,666 --> 00:17:00,433 And they fundamentally shaped Buddhism for the next 2,500 years. 532 00:17:00,900 --> 00:17:03,433 That's where we're going in the next episode 533 00:17:03,700 --> 00:17:05,266 That's it for today's episode. 534 00:17:05,300 --> 00:17:06,700 I'd like to ask you a question. 535 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,066 Take yourself as the continent 536 00:17:09,366 --> 00:17:10,333 Buddha's meaning 537 00:17:10,333 --> 00:17:13,166 It is for everyone to rely on their own inner practice 538 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:14,433 But today 539 00:17:14,466 --> 00:17:15,766 How do we tell the difference? 540 00:17:15,766 --> 00:17:17,333 Sober-mindedness 541 00:17:17,333 --> 00:17:19,133 And self-centered arrogance 542 00:17:19,900 --> 00:17:22,200 The former is a kind of self-reliance 543 00:17:22,533 --> 00:17:25,833 The latter is a self-enclosure that refuses to be corrected 544 00:17:26,333 --> 00:17:27,900 The boundary between the two 545 00:17:27,900 --> 00:17:29,233 How do you row? 546 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:31,933 Please let me know your opinion in the comment section. 547 00:17:32,333 --> 00:17:33,300 I am Wang Lijie 548 00:17:33,466 --> 00:17:34,666 See you next time.