wisdom

1. Mind senses the world.
Look at thisman!
He ispluckingaflower.
Look at thisincident!
The body doesnotknowthat itplucksa flower.Nordoesitsee even.The mindisthe one thatneeds
thisflowertodrag towardshim.But ithas no arms to do it. What itdoesis sendthe bodythere tobring
it closertohim.
What doesitexpectbysendingthe bodythere?
It can not touchthe flower.Nor doesitdrag.What it doesisgettingthe feelings.That’sall.
Mind can see the flower,butbodycannot. (if the bodyhasthe powertosee it,evena deadbodycan
see the flower.)
Mind can smell the fragrance,butthe bodycan not.
Mind can take the tactile sensationof the flower,butthe bodycannot.
So,you can come to a conclusionthatthe bodyisjustlike a DEAD BODY evenif itisalive.Butmind
wantsthe body to move toget itsfeelings.( five feelings.)
SEE! WHOEVER THE CREATURE IN THIS UNIVERSEHAS THE SAME PHENOMENON.
There isa nice example givenbythe LordBuddharegardingthisphenomenon.
There isa disfiguredpersonwhodoesnothave all 4 limbsfromhisbirthbuthe has eyes& anotherone
has all 4 limbsbutdoesnothave eyes.Both,one dayhad a discussiontogofor a journey.One can not
walkbut can see & otherone can walkbut can not see.Bothwere thinkingforawhile aboutthe method
theyshoulduse ingoing.One fellowgota goodidea.The blindmanaskedthe disfiguredone toclimbto
hisshoulder&sit onit so that the blindmancan walk& disfiguredone signalsthe pathway.Bothwent
the picnicwithoutanytrouble.
Likewise,the mindisthe one cansee the path & the bodycan not.What theydo isjoiningthem
togethersothat theycan go alongthisSANSARICPATH.
In thiscontext,youcan see thatthe bodyis onlya scarecrow.Mind isone movingthe bodyfromwithin.
On the otherhand,the mindfeelsorsensesthe 5 sensations.The BODYRUNSIN SEARCH OF
SENSATIONS.Thatis,IN SEARCH OF PICTURES,insearch of sounds,insearch of fragrance,insearch of
tastes,insearchof tactile sensations.

2. So,thinka bit!
Thoughyou call yourbody isgoingbehind the world,itisthe mindthatneedstosee the world. Mind
sensesthe worldbyusingyourbody fromwithin.
See the wonderful discovery,discovered bythe LordBuddha.
Thank you!