修此行者，是般若行。不修即凡；一念修行，自身等佛。善知識！凡夫即佛，煩惱即菩提。前念迷即凡夫，後念悟即佛。前念著境即煩惱；後念離境即菩提。
To cultivate this practice is the Prajna practice. Not cultivate it makes an ordinary man. Singled minded in practice equates Buddha. Virtuous and knowledgeable friend, an ordinary man is a Buddha; stress is bodhi. A preceding deluded thought makes an ordinary man, the ensuing enlightened thought makes a Buddha. A preceding thought clinging to the state is stress; an ensuing thought departing from the state is enlightenment.
Three key points here are:
1. all ordinary men or all sentient beings are Buddhas,
2. all stress is englightenment and
3. if you can free yourself from all attachments, you will awaken. My question to you is how do you free yourself from all attachments and awaken?
The important thing is to focus on Kagyu Mahamudra’s Yoga of One-Pointedness, Yoga of Simplicity, Yoga of One Taste and Yoga of Nonmeditation.
Yoga of Simplicity teaches us how to leave all states. This is what I want you to think, “how do you leave all states of attachment?” If you can’t leave all states of attachment, you still have worries.
Reverend Lian Wan talked about eliminating one’s aggressiveness. If you eliminate your aggressiveness, you’ve departed from the state.
Acharya Lian Huo talked about money. He thinks wealth brings you stress. I say it’s true. Just look at A-Bien. He had the best fortune and held the highest political office, but he didn’t know those would bring him trouble.
All stress is enlightenment. The Sixth Patriarch is enlightened so He can say that. I am enlightened, so I can say that too. But I want you to think, why is stress enlightenment? How can we leave all stress behind and separate from them? If you understand why stress is enlightenment and you know how to free from your worries, you are enlightened!
We can use money for Buddha figures, building temples, spreading dharma, charity and for all good causes. We need money to survive, thus all disciples should use legal methods to work hard and earn money. If you have more money than you need, use it for good causes and charity.
I am free of all attachments. Nothing is related to me, and I don’t care about anything. I know I probably shouldn’t say this here, and if Shimu heard me, she may be mad. She is in Taiwan accompanying the two grand children to learn Chinese, and she works very hard to take care of the two little ones while their parents go to work. I told her not to be stressed out, but she can’t help it. I say “it is not my business” but it does not sound nice. But my point is, I have reached the state of not being attached to anything. I am free of concerns and sentiment. This is what all of Buddhist practitioners should learn to do.
A true enlightened person will not care too much. He realizes nothing really matters and he is not attached to anything.
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