WISDOM IS WHEN YOU SEE THROUGH THE EMPTINESS OF THE UNIVERSE
Master Jun Hong Lu: When you see through the emptiness of the universe, you are actually in possession of the wisdom and virtue. Therefore, those who can see through the reality of things are in possession of wisdom.
You must understand that to become a Buddha, you must combine the ‘three bodies’ (trikaya) into one. Understand that your ‘emanation body’ (nirmanakaya) is your body in this human realm, while your ‘reward body’ (sambhogakaya) is the one repaying your karmic debts.
You make use of your ‘emanation body’ in this world to repay your ‘reward body’. When all your karmic obstacles are fully repaid, as a return on your effort, you gain ‘the body of wisdom’, which is also referred to as the ‘dharma body’ (dharmakaya). At this stage, don’t you think you are awakened to become a Buddha?
Among these three bodies, the dharma body is the most important. Your dharma body emerges the moment you truly gain wisdom. What does the ‘emergence of dharma body’ mean? It is when you go, “I understand now and I know”.
To illustrate, assuming you are hungry now. It is the ‘reward body’ that is feeling the hunger because of this physical body of yours. However, you have gastrointestinal discomfort at this moment, yet you can’t curb this craving. Nonetheless, your ‘dharma body’ completely understands that you should abstain from eating because of your health condition and what you are experiencing now is a karmic retribution.
You recognise this sudden urge to have something to bite but the gastrointestinal discomfort that you suffer from tells you that your body can’t take it, you know you should stay away from it. This then prompts you to temporarily give up on the thought of having the food. Is this not wisdom?
Many people only know, “I am hungry, so I must eat”; “I am poor, so I must acquire more”. Am I right? “I cannot understand this, so I must fight”.
You can’t accept things the way they are and your mind is in a state of disequilibrium. Such thought patterns cause you to live in constant strife. Think about it, when this happens, your dharma body will abandon you and you remain entangled in your ‘reward body’. Do you understand?
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms, Volume 8 Chapter 44
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