The Deepest Fact about Things

Buddhitakso

Why is it so difficult for one to know and see the Ultimate Truth? Why are we here breathing, thinking and talking right now? Why the beginning and then the ending? Why something? Why not nothing? Why this and that?

For one to see the Ultimate Truth, one has to unwind everything back to the moment of the origin. We do know things and happenings exist because it can be known and felt by our senses. And our mind interprets event or happening as a condition that one has to go through, to persevere with, to soldier on with, to carry on with or to undertake with inevitably. And since things and happenings existed long before we have the slightest opportunity to recognise and understand it well, we are bound to suffer ignorantly.

However, as human beings, we have the wisdom to make identification or recognition on the entire circle of events or happenings. In this dependent nature, we do know one thing that is consistently constant i.e. becoming. This becoming process is the main reason for all the things or happenings that we observe right now and then. When there is a becoming process, there is a change process. When there is a change process, there is a circumstance that shapes up some sort of abilities in this nature. This ability of sorts is also known as ‘energy’ in the scientific terminology. As such, we are clear now that energy is something that always exist and remain constant as the Law of Conservation of Energy that says energy in a system can neither be created nor destroyed and the sum of all the energies is a constant or never changes.

When we deal with the subject of energy, indirectly, we also touch on the subject of matter. This is because energy or matter is actually the same thing - both reflected in a different form. Just like, cause or effect is the same thing - both reflected in a different time of event. As a summary, we could conclude that energy is a fundamental element in this dependent nature because every single thing or happening would involve energy aggregates. Even the so-called souls, ghosts or spirits are all part of the energy aggregates because they could positively be detected by electromagnetic devices.

So, when we mentioned that the sum of all the energies in the system is a constant or never changes, it means that there is a need for a balancing act in this dependent nature. Otherwise, constant factor cannot be achieved at all and the natural bounding law that dictates this circumstance of equilibrium in this dependent nature is called the Law of Karma. In other words, the Law of Karma is simply a natural law of balancing. And only when there is a balance circumstance, there is chance for a formation activity to take place i.e. under a balance phenomenon, one could witness shapes or forms arised; under an imbalance phenomenon, one could see no shapes or forms arised - and the cycle of conditional phenomena continues.

For general understanding, the Law of Karma is a comprehensive law that runs in phenomena full of complexity and way beyond the simple and straight forward action-reaction principles discovered by modern scientists. This is because events or happenings in this dependent nature varies in frequency under the conditional influences and thus the working result of Karma is non-conjecturable and to speculate about it would bring madness and vexation to anyone who conjectured about it.

Right now, let us take a look at the other angle of nature that is non-dependent nature. What constitute a non-dependent nature? A non-dependent nature is also known as inherent nature of existence. Anything that inherently exists would not involve change and created objects cannot inherently exist since that would involve change. Therefore, we could conclude that all things or happenings in the dependent nature cannot inherently exist because the process of becoming or change is the key element of it.

So, how could we identify the Ultimate Truth in this nature? Rightfully, we could mention that this nature is ultimately universal and encompassed with both inherent and dependent qualities. The inherent quality of nature can be known as the deepest fact about things. It exists beyond mind, beyond concepts and words and it bears with the characteristics of beginning-less and end-less. Our mind is capable of perceiving this reality of nature and Buddhism is all about transformation from an ignorant state of mind into a realised state of mind. And an enlightened mind is able to discern the deepest fact about things in crystal clear and without hesitation after getting rid of the wave of dependent phenomenon.

As a conclusion, we shall know by now that this nature is universal that bears with the inherent and dependent qualities. The Ultimate Truth would remain unshaken no matter how one interprets it and one should not waste time trying to prove who is right, who is wrong, which school teaches more truth, etc. Trivial arguments would make one looks more foolish among all the other ignorant beings. And the world is not a closed one. Those who see, read, hear and evaluate for themselves can find the truth they seek. The role of religion in this era is not as a blockage but to help explain and educate in a mature manner.

Be bound-less, be stereotype-less, be label-less. Mould a right attitude and it would open up a new horizon of things.

Have a nice living day!

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