The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion by Thich Nhat Hanh

Author:Thich Nhat Hanh
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Tripiṭaka, Tripiòtaka, General, Religion, Buddhism, Sacred Writings, Rituals & Practice, Tripi?aka
ISBN: 9781935209447
Publisher: Parallax Press
Published: 1992-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

PART THREE

THE ANSWER IS IN THE QUESTION

9

DWELLING IN PEACE

“What do you think, Subhuti? Does a Stream-Enterer think, ‘I have attained the fruit of Stream-Entry.’?”

Subhuti replied, “No, World-Honored One. Why? Stream-Enterer means to enter the stream, but in fact there is no stream to enter. One does not enter a stream that is form, nor a stream that is sound, smell, taste, touch, or object of mind. That is what we mean when we say entering a stream.”

According to traditional Buddhism, Stream-Entry is the first of the four fruits of the practice. When you become a Stream-Enterer, you enter the stream of awakened mind, which always flows into the ocean of emancipation. Is that stream a dharma that exists independently from other dharmas? Subhuti’s reply is very much in the language of the dialectics of prajñaparamita.

“What do you think, Subhuti? Does a Once-Returner think, ‘I have attained the fruit of Once-Returning.’ ?”

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