i was reading the scripture Uninstructed
Assutavā Sutta (SN 12:61):
> “Monks, an uninstructed run-of-the-mill person might grow
> disenchanted with this body composed of the four great elements,
> might grow dispassionate toward it, might gain release from it. Why
> is that? Because the growth & decline, the taking up & putting down
> of this body composed of the four great elements are apparent.
> “But as for what’s called ‘mind,’ ‘intellect,’ or ‘consciousness,’ the
> uninstructed run-of-the-mill person is unable to grow disenchanted
> with it, unable to grow dispassionate toward it, unable to gain
> release from it. Why is that? For a long time this has been relished,
> appropriated, and grasped by the uninstructed run-of-the-mill person
> as, ‘This is me, this is my self, this is what I am.’ Thus the
> uninstructed run-of-the-mill person is unable to grow disenchanted
> with it, unable to grow dispassionate toward it, unable to gain
> release from it.
this is difficult to apprehend. i am not capable of *willing* myself to stop using intoxicants, so how does this dhamma make sense? i will have to wait until i die to be released? that's my interpretation...
what exactly grows dispassionate towards the body anyway?
EDIT: THIS QUESTION MAKES VERY LITTLE SENSE...IT LACKS FOCUS. IT CREATES CONFUSION WHERE THERE MIGHT BE NONE. A BETTER APPROACH OR QUESTION WOULD BE 'HOW DOES A SELF-VIEW GENERATE VARIOUS PROBLEMS LIKE ADDICTION; BOTH PRECEDING THE ADDICTION, AND IN THE AFTERMATH?'
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Oct 7, 2022, 03:47 PM
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