Sāṭheyya 虛偽 hypocrisy

我們有許多人不能接受佛陀的教導，為什麼？

因為 「 偽善」！

我們標榜自己很好。但是....真的嗎？

佛陀定義業為 「意圖 」（AN6.63）

只要任何思想、說話、行為是帶有貪、嗔、癡--任一種煩惱---的話，那就是不善業

任何思想、說話、行為是乾淨、不帶任何貪、嗔、癡的話，那就是善業（AN10.47）

除了佛陀、獨覺佛、阿羅漢完全沒有貪嗔癡、已臻全善之境以外；根本人人都有貪嗔癡

佛陀更說，除了漏盡者（根除了一切煩惱的人）以外，自稱心片刻間無病的有情是非常難得到的 （AN4.157）

但我們卻認為自己很好。

當已經這麼好了，還怎樣需要修習八聖道去除貪嗔癡？ 對嗎？

試問，有哪位在家人敢說自己是全善、沒有貪嗔癡、完全無私的？

除了阿羅漢外，有哪位出家人、法師敢說自己是全善、沒有貪嗔癡、完全無私的？

編輯不是阿羅漢，也有貪嗔癡啊！ 承認有什麼難？

許多時我們以為自己沒有貪嗔癡，只是因為正念不強而自己看不見而已！

佛陀教導說，任何身、口、意的惡行都會導致痛苦、不幸、不好的遭遇(AN1.284-286)

但許多人接受不到。

當自己遭受不幸，然後別人解釋說這是過去惡業成熟時，就生氣，指責這是在貼標籤、污名化

試問今生今世，有誰沒有犯過錯、作過惡？

這裡要說一個《聖經》故事了：

這個故事記載在《約翰福音》第8章1-11節

有一次，文士和法利賽人帶著一個行淫時被抓住的婦人來見耶穌，說摩西律法規定這種人要用石頭打死，問耶穌該怎麼辦（他們其實是想試探他）。

耶穌沒有立刻回答，而是彎下腰用手指在地上寫字。然後他直起身來說：「你們中間誰是沒有罪的，誰就可以先拿石頭打她。」

那些人聽見這話，就從老到少一個一個地離開了。只剩下耶穌和那個婦人站在那裡。

耶穌問她：「婦人，那些人在哪裡呢？沒有人定你的罪嗎？」

她說：「主啊，沒有。」

耶穌說：「我也不定你的罪。去吧，從此不要再犯罪了。」

就算今生真的沒有犯過任何錯，過去生也一定有！就連佛陀也有！

佛陀今生也曾遭遇被人誹謗、被提婆達多傷害的惡報；佛陀也開心見誠地和比丘們分享，過去世自己做過什麼惡業，而導致投生到地獄、惡道，然後今生有這樣的餘報 （UdA.38）

編輯也有啊！

有人看過編輯的過去世，她說編輯多生多世都是玉皇 大帝（帝釋天王）的南門大將軍，負責維持三十三天的紀律。下來人間累積夠功德後就會返回天界當值去。

當下來投胎時，都是兵將、官之類的。當做兵將時，天界的對頭就會來跣一穫（陷害）；推編輯殺人、造惡業，讓編輯不能重返天界。祂們也有成功過啊！編輯也下過地獄、當過畜生啊！

不過是不是真的，就有待大家用天眼看一看，然後回來和編輯說😁

有Ajahn 也看到編輯過去世曾經造下飲酒的惡業，所以導致今生有一段時間沒有正念啊！

有許多人接受不到過去世自己曾經壞過，所以連帶輪迴也一併否認.....

**English**

Many of us cannot accept the Buddha’s teachings. Why? 

Because of “hypocrisy”!

We proclaim that we are very good. But… is that really true? 

The Buddha defines kamma as “intention” (AN 6.63). 

As long as any thought, speech, or action is accompanied by greed, aversion, or delusion—any one of the defilements—it is unwholesome kamma. 

Any thought, speech, or action that is pure and free from greed, aversion, and delusion is wholesome kamma (AN 10.47).

Except for the Buddha, Paccekabuddhas, and Arahants—who are completely free from greed, aversion, and delusion and have reached the state of complete purity and goodness—everyone else has greed, aversion, and delusion. 

The Buddha further said that, apart from those who have destroyed the taints (those who have uprooted all defilements), it is extremely rare to find a being who claims that their mind is free from disease even for a moment (AN 4.157).

Yet we still think we are very good. 

If we are already so good, how can we still need to practice the Noble Eightfold Path to remove greed, aversion, and delusion? Is that right?

Let me ask: Which layperson dares to say that they are completely pure, free from greed, aversion, and delusion, and entirely selfless? 

Apart from Arahants, which monk or teacher dares to say that they are completely pure, free from greed, aversion, and delusion, and entirely selfless?

The editor is not an Arahant and also has greed, aversion, and delusion! What’s so hard about admitting it?

Often we think we have no greed, hatred, or delusion simply because our mindfulness is not strong enough and we cannot see them ourselves!

The Buddha taught that any unwholesome bodily, verbal, or mental action leads to suffering, misfortune, and bad outcomes (AN 1.284–286). 

But many people cannot accept this. 

When they themselves encounter misfortune and others explain that it is the ripening of past unwholesome kamma, they get angry and accuse others of labeling or stigmatizing them.

Let me ask: In this present life, who has never made a mistake or done something bad? 

Here I must tell a story from the Bible: 

This story is recorded in the Gospel of John, chapter 8, verses 1–11. 

Once, the scribes and Pharisees brought a woman caught in the act of adultery to Jesus, saying that the Law of Moses required such a person to be stoned to death, and asked Jesus what should be done (they were actually testing him). 

Jesus did not answer immediately. Instead, he bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger. Then he stood up and said, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” 

When they heard this, they left one by one, from the oldest to the youngest. Only Jesus and the woman remained standing there. 

Jesus asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” 

She said, “No one, Lord.” 

Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on sin no more.”

Even if in this life one has truly never made any mistake, one must have done so in past lives! Even the Buddha did! 

In this life, the Buddha also experienced the bad results of being slandered and being harmed by Devadatta. The Buddha also openly shared with the monks what unwholesome kamma he had done in past lives that led him to be reborn in hell and the lower realms, and thus to experience residual results in this life (UdA 38).

The editor also has them! 

Someone once saw the editor’s past lives and said that for many lifetimes the editor was the great general of the southern gate of King Jade (Sakka, the king of the Thirty-three gods), responsible for maintaining discipline in Tāvatiṃsa heaven. After accumulating enough merit in the human world, the editor would return to heaven to resume duty. 

When descending to take birth, it was always as a soldier, general, or official. When serving as a soldier or general, heavenly rivals would come to cause trouble (frame the editor); they pushed the editor to kill and create unwholesome kamma so that the editor could not return to heaven. They succeeded sometimes! The editor has also been to hell and been reborn as an animal! 

Whether this is true or not, everyone is welcome to look with the divine eye and then come back and tell the editor 😁

There was also an Ajahn who saw that the editor had created the unwholesome kamma of drinking alcohol in a past life, which led to a period in this life without mindfulness!

Many people cannot accept that they themselves were bad in past lives, so they end up denying rebirth as well…

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**ภาษาไทย**

พวกเราส่วนมากไม่สามารถยอมรับคำสอนของพระพุทธเจ้าได้ ทำไม? 

เพราะ “ความเสแสร้ง”!

เราประกาศว่าตัวเองดีมาก แต่… จริงหรือ? 

พระพุทธเจ้าทรงนิยามกรรมว่า “เจตนา” (อังคุตตรนิกาย 6.63) 

ตราบใดที่ความคิด คำพูด หรือการกระทำใด ๆ ประกอบด้วยโลภะ โทสะ หรือโมหะ—กิเลสอย่างใดอย่างหนึ่ง—นั่นคืออกุศลกรรม 

ความคิด คำพูด หรือการกระทำใดที่สะอาด ปราศจากโลภะ โทสะ และโมหะ นั่นคือกุศลกรรม (อังคุตตรนิกาย 10.47)

ยกเว้นพระพุทธเจ้า พระปัจเจกพุทธเจ้า และพระอรหันต์—ผู้ที่ปราศจากโลภะ โทสะ โมหะโดยสิ้นเชิง และได้บรรลุถึงความบริสุทธิ์และความดีงามสมบูรณ์แล้ว—นอกนั้นทุกคนมีโลภะ โทสะ และโมหะ 

พระพุทธเจ้ายังตรัสว่า นอกจากผู้ที่สิ้นอาสวะ (ผู้ที่ถอนรากกิเลสทั้งหมด) แล้ว สัตว์ผู้ที่อ้างว่าจิตของตนไม่มีโรคแม้ชั่วขณะหนึ่งนั้นหายากยิ่ง (อังคุตตรนิกาย 4.157)

แต่เรากลับคิดว่าตัวเองดีมาก 

ถ้าดีขนาดนั้นแล้ว ยังจำเป็นต้องปฏิบัติอริยมรรคมีองค์แปดเพื่อกำจัดโลภะ โทสะ และโมหะได้อย่างไร? ใช่ไหม?

ขอถามว่า มีคฤหัสถ์คนไหนกล้าพูดว่าตัวเองบริสุทธิ์สมบูรณ์ ปราศจากโลภะ โทสะ โมหะ และไม่เห็นแก่ตัวโดยสิ้นเชิง? 

นอกจากพระอรหันต์แล้ว มีพระภิกษุหรือพระอาจารย์คนไหนกล้าพูดว่าตัวเองบริสุทธิ์สมบูรณ์ ปราศจากโลภะ โทสะ โมหะ และไม่เห็นแก่ตัวโดยสิ้นเชิง?

บรรณาธิการไม่ใช่พระอรหันต์ และก็มีโลภะ โทสะ และโมหะ! ยอมรับยากอะไร?

หลายครั้งเราคิดว่าตัวเองไม่มีโลภะ โทสะ หรือโมหะ เพียงเพราะสติไม่เข้มแข็งพอ และมองไม่เห็นด้วยตัวเอง!

พระพุทธเจ้าทรงสอนว่า การกระทำทางกาย วาจา หรือใจที่เป็นอกุศลใด ๆ จะนำไปสู่ความทุกข์ ความโชคร้าย และผลที่ไม่ดี (อังคุตตรนิกาย 1.284–286) 

แต่หลายคนยอมรับไม่ได้ 

เมื่อตัวเองประสบความโชคร้าย แล้วคนอื่นอธิบายว่าเป็นผลของอกุศลกรรมในอดีตที่สุกงอม ก็โกรธ และกล่าวหาว่าเป็นการติดป้ายหรือทำให้เสื่อมเสียชื่อเสียง

ขอถามว่า ในชาตินี้ ใครบ้างที่ไม่เคยทำผิดหรือทำสิ่งไม่ดี? 

ตรงนี้ต้องเล่าเรื่องจากพระคัมภีร์ไบเบิล: 

เรื่องนี้บันทึกไว้ในพระกิตติคุณยอห์น บทที่ 8 ข้อ 1–11 

ครั้งหนึ่ง พวกธรรมาจารย์และฟาริสีพาหญิงที่ถูกจับได้ขณะล่วงประเวณีมาหาพระเยซู โดยกล่าวว่าตามธรรมบัญญัติของโมเสส คนเช่นนี้ต้องถูกหินขว้างจนตาย และถามพระเยซูว่าควรทำอย่างไร (จริง ๆ แล้วพวกเขาต้องการทดสอบพระองค์) 

พระเยซูไม่ได้ตอบทันที แต่ทรงโน้มตัวลงและใช้นิ้วเขียนบนพื้น จากนั้นทรงยืนขึ้นและตรัสว่า “ผู้ใดในพวกท่านที่ไม่มีความผิด จงเป็นคนแรกที่ขว้างก้อนหินใส่เธอ” 

เมื่อได้ยินเช่นนั้น พวกเขาก็จากไปทีละคน ตั้งแต่คนแก่ที่สุดไปจนถึงคนหนุ่มที่สุด เหลือเพียงพระเยซูและหญิงคนนั้นยืนอยู่ที่นั่น 

พระเยซูถามนางว่า “หญิงเอ๋ย พวกเขาอยู่ที่ไหน? ไม่มีใครลงโทษเจ้าหรือ?” 

นางตอบว่า “ไม่มีเลย องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้า” 

พระเยซูตรัสว่า “เราก็ไม่ลงโทษเจ้า จงไปเถิด และตั้งแต่นี้ไปอย่าทำบาปอีก”

แม้ในชาตินี้จะไม่เคยทำผิดจริง ๆ ก็ต้องเคยทำในชาติก่อน! แม้แต่พระพุทธเจ้าก็เคย! 

ในชาตินี้ พระพุทธเจ้าก็เคยประสบผลร้ายจากการถูกใส่ร้ายและถูกพระเทวทัตทำร้าย พระพุทธเจ้ายังทรงเปิดเผยต่อพระภิกษุทั้งหลายถึงอกุศลกรรมที่พระองค์ทรงทำในอดีตชาติ ซึ่งนำไปสู่การเกิดในนรกและทุคติ และจึงมีผลตกค้างในชาตินี้ (อุทานอรรถกถา 38)

บรรณาธิการก็มีเหมือนกัน! 

มีคนเคยเห็นชาติก่อนของบรรณาธิการ และบอกว่าหลายชาติบรรณาธิการเป็นแม่ทัพใหญ่ของประตูทิศใต้ของท้าวสักกะ (กษัตริย์แห่งสวรรค์ชั้นดาวดึงส์) รับผิดชอบรักษาวินัยในสวรรค์ชั้นดาวดึงส์ เมื่อสะสมบุญเพียงพอในมนุษย์โลกแล้ว ก็จะกลับไปสวรรค์ทำหน้าที่ต่อ 

เมื่อลงมาเกิด ก็มักเกิดเป็นทหาร นายทหาร หรือขุนนาง เมื่อเป็นทหารหรือนายทหาร คู่แข่งจากสวรรค์จะมาสร้างปัญหา (ใส่ร้ายบรรณาธิการ) ผลักดันให้บรรณาธิการฆ่าและสร้างอกุศลกรรม เพื่อไม่ให้กลับไปสวรรค์ได้ บางครั้งพวกเขาก็สำเร็จ! บรรณาธิการก็เคยตกนรกและเกิดเป็นสัตว์ด้วย! 

ว่าจริงหรือไม่ ทุกคนเชิญดูด้วยทิพยจักษุแล้วกลับมาบอกบรรณาธิการได้เลย 😁

มีพระอาจารย์องค์หนึ่งเคยเห็นว่าบรรณาธิการเคยสร้างอกุศลกรรมจากการดื่มสุราในชาติก่อน ซึ่งทำให้ในชาตินี้มีช่วงหนึ่งที่ขาดสติ!

หลายคนไม่สามารถยอมรับได้ว่าตัวเองเคยเลวในชาติก่อน จึงปฏิเสธการเวียนว่ายตายเกิดไปด้วย…

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**Tiếng Việt**

Nhiều người trong chúng ta không thể chấp nhận lời dạy của Đức Phật. Tại sao? 

Vì “giả đạo đức”!

Chúng ta tự nhận mình rất tốt. Nhưng… có thật vậy không? 

Đức Phật định nghĩa nghiệp là “ý định” (Tăng Chi Bộ 6.63). 

Chừng nào bất kỳ ý nghĩ, lời nói hay hành động nào còn kèm theo tham, sân hoặc si—bất kỳ một phiền não nào—thì đó là bất thiện nghiệp. 

Bất kỳ ý nghĩ, lời nói hay hành động nào trong sạch, không kèm theo tham, sân và si thì đó là thiện nghiệp (Tăng Chi Bộ 10.47).

Ngoại trừ Đức Phật, Độc Giác Phật và A-la-hán—những vị hoàn toàn không còn tham, sân, si và đã đạt đến cảnh giới toàn thiện và thanh tịnh—còn lại mọi người đều có tham, sân và si. 

Đức Phật còn nói rằng, ngoài những vị đã đoạn trừ lậu hoặc (những người đã nhổ sạch mọi phiền não), rất khó tìm được chúng sanh nào dám tự nhận tâm mình không bệnh dù chỉ trong một khoảnh khắc (Tăng Chi Bộ 4.157).

Nhưng chúng ta vẫn nghĩ mình rất tốt. 

Nếu đã tốt đến vậy rồi, thì còn cần gì phải tu tập Bát Chánh Đạo để trừ tham, sân và si nữa? Đúng không?

Xin hỏi: Có cư sĩ nào dám nói mình hoàn toàn thanh tịnh, không còn tham, sân, si và hoàn toàn vô tư? 

Ngoài các vị A-la-hán, có vị xuất gia hay pháp sư nào dám nói mình hoàn toàn thanh tịnh, không còn tham, sân, si và hoàn toàn vô tư?

Biên tập viên không phải là A-la-hán, cũng có tham, sân và si! Thừa nhận có gì khó đâu?

Nhiều khi chúng ta tưởng mình không còn tham, sân hay si chỉ vì chánh niệm chưa đủ mạnh nên tự mình không nhìn thấy thôi!

Đức Phật dạy rằng bất kỳ ác hành nào của thân, khẩu hay ý đều dẫn đến đau khổ, bất hạnh và kết quả xấu (Tăng Chi Bộ 1.284–286). 

Nhưng nhiều người không chấp nhận được. 

Khi bản thân gặp bất hạnh, rồi người khác giải thích rằng đó là ác nghiệp quá khứ chín muồi, họ liền nổi giận, cáo buộc người khác là dán nhãn, làm ô danh.

Xin hỏi: Trong kiếp này, ai chưa từng phạm lỗi, từng làm điều ác? 

Ở đây phải kể một câu chuyện trong Kinh Thánh: 

Câu chuyện này được ghi trong Phúc Âm Giăng, chương 8, câu 1–11. 

Có lần, các thầy thông luật và người Pha-ri-si dẫn một người phụ nữ bị bắt quả tang phạm tội ngoại tình đến gặp Chúa Giê-su, nói rằng theo luật Môi-se thì người như vậy phải bị ném đá chết, và hỏi Chúa Giê-su nên làm thế nào (thực ra họ muốn thử Ngài). 

Chúa Giê-su không trả lời ngay, mà cúi xuống viết trên đất bằng ngón tay. Rồi Ngài đứng dậy nói: “Ai trong các ngươi không có tội, hãy ném đá người này trước.” 

Nghe vậy, họ lần lượt bỏ đi, từ người già nhất đến người trẻ nhất. Chỉ còn Chúa Giê-su và người phụ nữ đứng lại đó. 

Chúa Giê-su hỏi bà: “Hỡi người phụ nữ, họ đâu cả rồi? Không ai kết tội con sao?” 

Bà thưa: “Không ai cả, thưa Chúa.” 

Chúa Giê-su nói: “Ta cũng không kết tội con. Hãy đi và từ nay đừng phạm tội nữa.”

Dù kiếp này thật sự chưa từng phạm lỗi, thì kiếp trước chắc chắn cũng từng! Ngay cả Đức Phật cũng vậy! 

Trong kiếp này, Đức Phật cũng từng chịu quả báo xấu bị vu khống và bị Đề-bà-đạt-đa hại. Đức Phật cũng đã thẳng thắn chia sẻ với các Tỳ-kheo về những ác nghiệp Ngài từng tạo trong các kiếp trước, dẫn đến việc tái sinh vào địa ngục, ác đạo, và do đó kiếp này còn chịu dư báo (Chú giải Udāna 38).

Biên tập viên cũng có! 

Có người từng thấy các kiếp trước của biên tập viên, nói rằng nhiều đời biên tập viên là đại tướng cửa Nam của Ngọc Hoàng (Đế Thích Thiên Vương), phụ trách duy trì kỷ luật ở cõi Tam Thập Tam Thiên. Sau khi tích lũy đủ công đức ở nhân gian sẽ trở lại thiên giới tiếp tục nhiệm vụ. 

Khi xuống đầu thai, thường là làm binh lính, tướng lĩnh hoặc quan chức. Khi làm binh tướng, đối thủ từ thiên giới sẽ đến gây rối (hãm hại biên tập viên); xúi giục biên tập viên giết người, tạo ác nghiệp để không thể trở lại thiên giới. Họ cũng từng thành công! Biên tập viên cũng từng đọa địa ngục, từng làm súc sinh! 

Có thật hay không, mọi người hãy dùng thiên nhãn xem rồi về nói với biên tập viên nhé 😁

Có vị Ajahn từng thấy biên tập viên đã tạo ác nghiệp uống rượu ở kiếp trước, nên dẫn đến một thời gian trong kiếp này không có chánh niệm!

Nhiều người không thể chấp nhận được rằng mình từng xấu trong các kiếp trước, nên đi đến chỗ phủ nhận cả luân hồi…

編輯這幾天Post 了那麼多 林作Jolam ，但其實真的沒有收他錢😂

不信大家可以私訊他問問

Post 這段是因為這讓編輯想起了一段經文，他的話呼應了佛陀的教導。

曾經有一位夜叉問佛陀，怎樣做才能獲得名聲呢？

大家知道佛陀怎樣回答嗎？

佛陀回答，‘靠真實能贏得名聲’ （Sn10）

真的！做人最忌‘假’！

據說有一次，袁國勇教授對著一班醫學生授課

說著說著，竟然說起人生大道理

他說到，港大醫科的畢業生，每一年都總會有一個人被釘牌

然後說到，

有些是因為貪錢

有些是因為貪名

有些是因為貪權

有些是因為好色....

然後提醒大家要小心

袁國勇教授之後說什麼，大家猜猜？

他說，其實他自己：

也貪錢....---一點點

也貪名....---一點點

也貪權....---一點點

也好色....---一點點

又有另外一次，他在教會裡做分享

當時正值社會運動

然後他寄望，整個社會能夠多一點‘真實’

袁國勇在香港大學、 醫護界、基督教界，甚至在整個香港也備受尊重、讚賞

大家現在知道為什麼了嗎？

其中一個原因，就是他夠‘真’！

這個世界，德行圓滿的，只有佛陀和他的阿羅漢弟子們

他們完全根斷了一切貪、嗔、癡

他們透徹地領悟‘無我’，所以根斷了一切自私心

如果說到完全完美的人，就只有佛陀

只有他才是面面俱圓

哎！所以誰常常吹噓自己很好、很善良、很無私

真的很假😂

可能我們自己真的這樣認為，但其實我們自己看不到自己的貪、嗔、癡和自私心而已

然後外人一見到就會嗤之以鼻

不是阿羅漢就不要說自己是阿羅漢

不是聖者就不要說自己是聖者

這樣做其實是對自己好

好像網絡上有位法師這方面是做得好的，

他就是永雋師 Saddha Yongjun

他在 2026.6.9 的Post 特別提到：‘我不是聖人，不是羅漢，

被人批評幾句，被人誤會，

其實也沒什麼。

這才是「正常的事」。’

然後也在2026.6.29 日的Post ，說起自己帶著恐懼登塔的經歷。

別人看到就會覺得真！

如果我們不是聖者卻說自己是聖者，其實會心虛的

我們會時時擔驚受怕，恐怕別人來拆穿我們

那些知道的人，只需要問我們幾句、跟我們聊幾句，觀察一段時間，就已經能夠知道我們是什麼料子了

最笨是什麼？不是阿羅漢說自己是阿羅漢

只要我們有一絲煩惱給別人看到，我們之前靠虛偽來堆砌的名聲就會一下子坍塌，變成過街老鼠

大家真的太小看social media 了

有許多大師父都有用 facebook

我們吹得那麼大，就會引起他們的注意了：‘哇，說到好像是阿羅漢berr’

然後入定一看：‘哎！漆黑一團’

立即拆穿😂

所以，

是，就是

不是，就不是

不是，就不要裝是

虛偽沒人會欣賞的

一旦我們夠‘真’，就算我們不完美，別人也會稱讚我們

名聲就是這樣來了

**English**

The Editor’s posted so much about Lam Jok (Jolam) these past few days, but he really haven’t taken any money from him 😂 

If you don’t believe him, you can private-message him and ask.

He's posting this because it reminded the editor of a verse from the scriptures. Jolam's words echo the Buddha’s teaching.

Once a yakkha asked the Buddha: “How can one gain fame?” 

Do you know how the Buddha answered? 

The Buddha replied: “By truth one wins fame.” (Sn 10)

Really! The greatest taboo in being human is being “fake”!

It is said that once Professor Yuen Kwok-yung was teaching a class of medical students. 

As he spoke, he suddenly started talking about the big principles of life. 

He said that among the medical graduates of the University of Hong Kong every year, there is always one who ends up being struck off the register. 

Then he added: 

Some because of greed for money, 

Some because of greed for fame, 

Some because of greed for power, 

Some because of lust… 

And he reminded everyone to be careful.

What did Professor Yuen Kwok-yung say next? Can you guess? 

He said that he himself: 

Also loves money… a little, 

Also loves fame… a little, 

Also loves power… a little, 

Also loves sex… a little.

On another occasion, while sharing in church during the social movement, 

he expressed the hope that the whole of society could have a bit more “truthfulness.”

Professor Yuen is highly respected and praised in the University of Hong Kong, the medical community, the Christian community, and even throughout Hong Kong. 

Do you now know why? 

One of the reasons is that he is sufficiently “real”!

In this world, only the Buddha and his Arahant disciples are perfect in virtue. 

They have completely eradicated all greed, aversion and delusion. 

They thoroughly realise “non-self,” and so have uprooted all selfishness. 

If we speak of a completely perfect person, there is only the Buddha. 

Only he is perfect in every aspect.

Ah! So anyone who constantly boasts that they are very good, very kind, very selfless 

is really very fake 😂 

Perhaps we ourselves truly believe that, but in reality we simply cannot see our own greed, aversion, delusion and selfishness. 

Outsiders, however, see it at a glance and scoff.

If you are not an Arahant, do not claim to be an Arahant. 

If you are not a noble one, do not claim to be a noble one. 

Doing so is actually good for yourself.

There is a monk online who does this well — 

Venerable Yongjun (Saddha Yongjun). 

In his post on 9 June 2026 he specifically said: 

“I am not a saint, not an Arahant. 

Being criticised a few times, being misunderstood — 

actually it’s nothing. 

This is what is ‘normal.’”

And in his post on 29 June 2026 he spoke about his experience of climbing a pagoda while carrying fear. 

When people see that, they feel it is real!

If we are not noble ones yet claim to be, we will actually feel guilty. 

We will constantly live in fear that someone will expose us. 

Those who know only need to ask us a few questions, chat with us a little, and observe us for a while, and they will already know what stuff we are made of.

What is the stupidest thing? Claiming to be an Arahant when you are not. 

As soon as others see even a trace of our defilements, the reputation we built through pretence will collapse in an instant, and we will become the rat that everyone chases on the street.

People really underestimate social media. 

Many great masters use Facebook. 

When we boast so loudly, we attract their attention: “Wow, talking as if he’s an Arahant.” 

Then they enter jhāna and look: “Aiya! Pitch black.” 

Immediately exposed 😂

So, 

What is, is. 

What is not, is not. 

If it is not, do not pretend it is.

No one appreciates hypocrisy. 

Once we are sufficiently “real,” even if we are imperfect, others will still praise us. 

That is how reputation is won.

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**Thai**

ช่วงนี้บรรณาธิการโพสต์เกี่ยวกับ หลิน จั๊ก (Jolam) ไปเยอะมาก แต่จริง ๆ แล้วไม่ได้รับเงินจากเขาเลยนะ 😂 

ไม่เชื่อก็ทักไปถามเขาได้เลย

โพสต์เรื่องนี้เพราะมันทำให้นึกถึงข้อความในคัมภีร์ คำพูดของเขาตรงกับคำสอนของพระพุทธเจ้า

ครั้งหนึ่งมียักษ์ถามพระพุทธเจ้าว่า ทำอย่างไรจึงจะได้ชื่อเสียง 

รู้ไหมว่าพระพุทธเจ้าตอบอย่างไร? 

พระพุทธเจ้าตรัสว่า “ด้วยความจริง สามารถชนะชื่อเสียงได้” (สน. 10)

จริง ๆ! การเป็นคน กลัวที่สุดคือ “ปลอม”!

ได้ยินมาว่าครั้งหนึ่ง ศาสตราจารย์หยวน กั๋วหย่ง กำลังสอนนักศึกษาแพทย์ 

พูดไปพูดมา กลับพูดถึงหลักการใหญ่ของชีวิต 

เขาบอกว่า บัณฑิตแพทย์จากมหาวิทยาลัยฮ่องกงทุกปี จะมีคนถูกถอดใบประกอบวิชาชีพเสมอ 

แล้วก็พูดต่อว่า 

บางคนเพราะโลภเงิน 

บางคนเพราะโลภชื่อเสียง 

บางคนเพราะโลภอำนาจ 

บางคนเพราะชอบเรื่องทางเพศ… 

แล้วก็เตือนทุกคนให้ระวัง

แล้วศาสตราจารย์หยวน กั๋วหย่ง พูดอะไรต่อ? เดาได้ไหม? 

เขาบอกว่า ตัวเขาเอง: 

ก็โลภเงิน… นิดหน่อย 

ก็โลภชื่อเสียง… นิดหน่อย 

ก็โลภอำนาจ… นิดหน่อย 

ก็ชอบเรื่องทางเพศ… นิดหน่อย

อีกครั้งหนึ่ง เขาไปแบ่งปันในโบสถ์ 

ช่วงที่เกิดการเคลื่อนไหวทางสังคม 

เขาหวังว่าสังคมทั้งใบจะมีความ “จริง” มากขึ้นหน่อย

ศาสตราจารย์หยวนได้รับการเคารพและชื่นชมอย่างสูงทั้งในมหาวิทยาลัยฮ่องกง วงการแพทย์ วงการคริสเตียน และแม้กระทั่งทั้งฮ่องกง 

ตอนนี้รู้แล้วใช่ไหมว่าทำไม? 

เหตุผลหนึ่งก็คือเขา “จริง” พอ!

ในโลกนี้ มีเพียงพระพุทธเจ้าและพระอรหันต์สาวกเท่านั้นที่มีศีลธรรมบริบูรณ์ 

ท่านทั้งหลายตัดรากถอนโคนกิเลสทั้งโลภะ โทสะ โมหะได้หมดสิ้น 

ท่านเข้าใจ “อนัตตา” อย่างลึกซึ้ง จึงตัดความเห็นแก่ตัวได้หมด 

ถ้าพูดถึงคนที่สมบูรณ์แบบทุกด้าน มีเพียงพระพุทธเจ้าเท่านั้น 

มีเพียงพระองค์เท่านั้นที่ครบถ้วนทุกด้าน

อ๊ะ! ดังนั้นใครที่ชอบคุยโวว่าตัวเองดีมาก ใจดีมาก เสียสละมาก 

จริง ๆ แล้วปลอมมาก 😂 

อาจจะเราเองก็คิดว่าเป็นแบบนั้นจริง แต่ความจริงเราแค่ไม่เห็นกิเลสและความเห็นแก่ตัวของตัวเองเท่านั้น 

คนอื่นเห็นทีเดียวก็หัวเราะเยาะแล้ว

ไม่ใช่พระอรหันต์ ก็อย่าพูดว่าตัวเองเป็นพระอรหันต์ 

ไม่ใช่พระอริยะ ก็อย่าพูดว่าตัวเองเป็นพระอริยะ 

การทำแบบนี้จริง ๆ แล้วดีต่อตัวเราเอง

มีพระรูปหนึ่งบนโลกออนไลน์ที่ทำด้านนี้ได้ดี 

คือ พระยงจวิ่น (Saddha Yongjun) 

ในโพสต์วันที่ 9 มิถุนายน 2026 ท่านกล่าวไว้ชัดเจนว่า: 

“ผมไม่ใช่คนศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ไม่ใช่พระอรหันต์ 

ถูกวิจารณ์สองสามคำ ถูกเข้าใจผิด 

จริง ๆ แล้วก็ไม่เป็นไร 

นี่แหละคือเรื่องที่ ‘ปกติ’”

และในโพสต์วันที่ 29 มิถุนายน 2026 ท่านเล่าถึงประสบการณ์ที่ขึ้นเจดีย์ด้วยความกลัว 

คนที่เห็นก็จะรู้สึกว่าจริง!

ถ้าเราไม่ใช่พระอริยะแต่พูดว่าเป็น เราจะรู้สึกใจไม่นิ่ง 

เราจะคอยกลัวว่าคนอื่นจะมาเปิดโปงเรา 

คนที่รู้เพียงแค่ถามเราไม่กี่คำ พูดคุยสักพัก สังเกตสักระยะ ก็รู้แล้วว่าเราเป็นคนแบบไหน

อะไรโง่ที่สุด? ไม่ใช่พระอรหันต์แต่พูดว่าเป็นพระอรหันต์ 

แค่มีกิเลสนิดเดียวให้คนอื่นเห็น ชื่อเสียงที่สร้างด้วยความหน้าซื่อใจคดก็จะพังทลายในพริบตา กลายเป็นหนูที่ถูกไล่ต้อนตามถนน

คนเราประเมินโซเชียลมีเดียต่ำไปจริง ๆ 

มีพระอาจารย์ใหญ่หลายท่านที่ใช้เฟซบุ๊ก 

เราคุยใหญ่ขนาดนี้ ก็จะดึงดูดความสนใจของท่าน: “ว้าว พูดเหมือนเป็นพระอรหันต์เลย” 

แล้วท่านเข้าฌานดู: “เอ๊ะ! มืดมิดทั้งก้อน” 

เปิดโปงทันที 😂

ดังนั้น 

คือ ก็คือ 

ไม่ใช่ ก็ไม่ใช่ 

ไม่ใช่ ก็อย่าแกล้งเป็น

ความหน้าซื่อใจคด ไม่มีใครชื่นชม 

เมื่อไหร่ที่เรา “จริง” พอ แม้เราจะไม่สมบูรณ์แบบ คนอื่นก็ยังชมเราได้ 

ชื่อเสียงก็เกิดมาจากแบบนี้เอง

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**Vietnamese**

Mấy ngày nay biên tập đã đăng rất nhiều về Lâm Tác (Jolam), nhưng thực sự là không nhận tiền của anh ấy đâu 😂 

Không tin thì mọi người có thể nhắn riêng hỏi anh ấy.

Đăng đoạn này vì nó khiến biên tập nhớ đến một đoạn kinh văn. Lời nói của anh ấy đã tương ứng với lời dạy của Đức Phật.

Từng có một dạ-xoa hỏi Đức Phật: Làm thế nào mới có thể có được danh tiếng? 

Mọi người có biết Đức Phật trả lời như thế nào không? 

Đức Phật trả lời: “Nhờ chân thật mà thắng được danh tiếng.” (Sn 10)

Thật vậy! Làm người sợ nhất là “giả”!

Nghe nói có lần Giáo sư Viên Quốc Dũng đang giảng bài cho một nhóm sinh viên y khoa. 

Nói nói rồi bất ngờ nói đến những đạo lý lớn của cuộc đời. 

Ông nói rằng mỗi năm trong số các sinh viên tốt nghiệp y khoa của Đại học Hồng Kông, luôn có một người bị rút giấy phép hành nghề. 

Rồi ông nói tiếp: 

Có người vì tham tiền, 

Có người vì tham danh, 

Có người vì tham quyền, 

Có người vì háo sắc… 

Rồi nhắc nhở mọi người phải cẩn thận.

Sau đó Giáo sư Viên Quốc Dũng nói gì nữa? Mọi người đoán xem? 

Ông nói rằng bản thân ông: 

Cũng tham tiền… một chút, 

Cũng tham danh… một chút, 

Cũng tham quyền… một chút, 

Cũng háo sắc… một chút.

Lại có một lần khác, ông chia sẻ trong nhà thờ, 

Đúng vào thời điểm phong trào xã hội, 

Ông hy vọng toàn xã hội có thể chân thật hơn một chút.

Giáo sư Viên Quốc Dũng được tôn trọng và khen ngợi ở Đại học Hồng Kông, giới y tế, giới Cơ đốc giáo, thậm chí cả toàn Hồng Kông. 

Bây giờ mọi người biết vì sao rồi chứ? 

Một trong những lý do chính là ông đủ “thật”!

Trên đời này, chỉ có Đức Phật và các vị A-la-hán đệ tử của Ngài mới đức hạnh viên mãn. 

Các Ngài đã đoạn tận tất cả tham, sân, si. 

Các Ngài thấu suốt “vô ngã”, nên đoạn tận mọi tâm ích kỷ. 

Nếu nói đến người hoàn toàn hoàn hảo, thì chỉ có Đức Phật. 

Chỉ có Ngài mới viên mãn mọi mặt.

Ôi! Vậy nên ai thường xuyên khoe khoang mình rất tốt, rất lương thiện, rất vô tư 

thì thật sự rất giả 😂 

Có thể chính chúng ta cũng nghĩ như vậy, nhưng thực ra chúng ta chỉ không nhìn thấy tham, sân, si và tâm ích kỷ của chính mình mà thôi. 

Còn người ngoài nhìn một cái là đã cười khẩy rồi.

Không phải A-la-hán thì đừng nói mình là A-la-hán. 

Không phải Thánh giả thì đừng nói mình là Thánh giả. 

Làm như vậy thực ra là tốt cho chính mình.

Có một vị pháp sư trên mạng làm tốt điểm này, 

Đó chính là Vĩnh Tuấn Sư (Saddha Yongjun). 

Trong bài đăng ngày 9/6/2026, thầy đặc biệt nói: 

“Tôi không phải thánh nhân, không phải A-la-hán. 

Bị người ta phê bình vài câu, bị hiểu lầm, 

thực ra cũng chẳng sao. 

Đây mới là chuyện ‘bình thường’.”

Rồi trong bài đăng ngày 29/6/2026, thầy kể về trải nghiệm leo tháp trong lúc mang theo nỗi sợ hãi. 

Người khác nhìn thấy sẽ cảm thấy thật!

Nếu chúng ta không phải Thánh giả mà lại nói mình là Thánh giả, thực ra sẽ thấy lòng bất an. 

Chúng ta sẽ luôn lo sợ bị người khác vạch trần. 

Những người biết chỉ cần hỏi chúng ta vài câu, trò chuyện một chút, quan sát một thời gian là đã biết chúng ta là loại người như thế nào rồi.

Điều ngu ngốc nhất là gì? Không phải A-la-hán mà nói mình là A-la-hán. 

Chỉ cần có một chút phiền não để người khác nhìn thấy, danh tiếng mà chúng ta xây dựng bằng sự giả dối sẽ sụp đổ ngay lập tức, trở thành con chuột bị cả phố đuổi.

Mọi người thật sự đánh giá thấp mạng xã hội quá. 

Có rất nhiều vị đại sư phụ đều dùng Facebook. 

Chúng ta khoác lác lớn như vậy sẽ gây sự chú ý của họ: “Ồ, nói như thể là A-la-hán vậy.” 

Rồi họ nhập định nhìn một cái: “Ối! Đen thui cả một cục.” 

Ngay lập tức vạch trần 😂

Vậy nên, 

Là, thì là. 

Không phải, thì không phải. 

Không phải, thì đừng giả vờ là.

Sự giả dối chẳng ai thưởng thức. 

Một khi chúng ta đủ “thật”, dù chúng ta không hoàn hảo, người khác vẫn sẽ khen ngợi chúng ta. 

Danh tiếng chính là từ đó mà có.

video cred. to 林作Jolam

如果我們還未抵達涅槃，我們就不要自稱佛陀、獨覺佛、阿羅漢了

不然吹到那麼大，那些有定力的大師父一入定看看是否有新的覺者誕生時，可能就會看到黑色一團：哎！五蓋！黑色的一團！

如果我們覺得自己完全覺悟了，心一定是永久明亮、不再有任何黑暗的

我們的心還會被煩惱染污嗎？

If we have not yet reached nibanna, we should not claim to be a Buddha, a Solitary Buddha (Paccekabuddha), or an Arahant.

Otherwise, if we inflate ourselves that much, when those great masters with strong stillness enter stillness to check whether a new awakened being has arisen, they might only see a black mass: “Alas! full of five hindrances! A black mass!”

If we truly feel we are fully awakened, our mind must be permanently bright, with no darkness remaining at all.

Is our mind still clouded by defilements?

我們修行人修行時出現了什麼境界，很喜歡以為自己覺悟了，然後就標榜自己為聖人、初果聖者

其實啊，這通常都是錯的！

說錯的人比說對的人應該多上許多倍😂 

是不是初果聖者很容易看，這個要自己觀察

初果聖者斷除了什麼？ 就是認為‘自我’存在的見解！

這種見解不是頭腦上的見解。如果是理論上的見解，佛學院裡也有許多‘初果聖者’啊！

這種見解，是內心的感覺。

何時‘我’的感覺出現了---對不起，我們不是初果聖者

大師父教導，如果是初果聖者，雖然他們還會有貪嗔癡，但‘我’的感覺自覺悟的那一刻起便不復存在了！

再者，我們也可以問自己，自己的戒好嗎？五戒齊全嗎？ 還在妒忌別人嗎？

我們的快樂指數有提高嗎？

這些我們是騙不了自己的

就算騙到自己，也騙不到人

事實上，我們不該標榜自己是什麼聖者

一日我們還未到達苦的終點，我們仍是‘煩夫’，有煩惱之夫😂 

When we practitioners encounter certain states during our practice, we often tend to think we have attained enlightenment and then label ourselves as saints or stream-enterers (the first stage of enlightenment). 

But in reality, this is usually mistaken! 

The number of people who are wrong about this likely exceeds those who are right by many, many times! 😂 

It’s actually quite easy to tell if someone is a stream-enterer—this is something we must observe for ourselves. 

What has a stream-enterer eradicated? It’s the view that a "self" exists! 

This view isn’t just an intellectual understanding. If it were merely theoretical, then Buddhist academies would be full of "stream-enterers"! 

This view refers to an inner feeling. 

Whenever the feeling of "I" arises—sorry, but we are not stream-enterers. 

As the great master instructed, although stream-enterers may still have greed, aversion, and delusion, the feeling of "I" ceases to exist from the moment of their awakening! 

Furthermore, we can ask ourselves: Is our precepts truly good? Are we upholding the Five Precepts and the Ten Wholesome Deeds? Do we still harbor jealousy? 

Has our level of happiness increased? 

These are things we cannot deceive ourselves about. 

Even if we fool ourselves, we cannot fool others. 

In truth, we should not claim to be saints. 

As long as we haven’t reached the end of suffering, we are still "defiled beings" 😂 

如果我們不是聖者，卻想人知道自己是聖者，這是傻的

最傻是什麼？不是阿羅漢卻想人知道自己是阿羅漢😂😂 

吶，只要我們起一絲煩惱，然後給人見到、聽到、感知到；完了，身敗名裂了

😂🤷‍♂️ 

為了要維護形象、名譽，我們要提心吊膽，應該很快精神崩潰，進精神病院了

所以明知而妄稱證果是最大的妄語惡業就是如此道理，保證今生就見到果報

而真正的聖者真材實料，不需要刻意做些什麼，已經有不退轉的德行

如果是阿羅漢，甚至不用再努力禪修，只是吃、拉、睡；都能不起一絲煩惱

真是了不起

所以我們還是做普通人算吧

不要想人知道自己有什麼什麼果位

就算我們覺得自己有，誰知道是否只是自己一廂情願？

有太多次了，有人做禪修報告時聲稱證果，然後隆波帕默或阿姜巴山一觀察：誒！看到嗎？剛才‘我’露出頭來了！

對不起，不是初果😂😂😂

If we are not noble beings but want others to believe we are, that is foolish. 

What is the most foolish? Not being an arahant but wanting others to think we are one 😂😂. 

Look, if we give rise to even a trace of defilement and others see, hear, or perceive it—it's over, our reputation is ruined. 

😂🤷‍♂️ 

To maintain our image and reputation, we would have to live in constant anxiety, and we would likely soon have a mental breakdown and end up in a psychiatric hospital. 

This is why knowingly falsely claiming spiritual attainment is the gravest form of lying and bad karma—it guarantees that we will see the consequences in this very life. 

In contrast, genuine noble beings are the real deal. They don’t need to deliberately do anything; their virtue is unwavering and irreversible. 

If someone is an arahant, they don’t even need to strive in meditation anymore. They can simply eat, relieve themselves, and sleep without giving rise to even a trace of defilement. 

Truly remarkable!

So, it’s better for us to just be ordinary people. 

Don’t try to make others think we have attained enlightenment. 

Even if we feel we have, how do we know it’s not just wishful thinking? 

There have been so many cases where someone reported in interview that they had attained a certain fruit, and then Luangpor Pramote or Ajahn Prasan observed: "Hey! See that? Just now, the ‘I’ popped up !" 

Sorry, not stream-entry 😂😂😂. 

Confucius said, "To know what you know and to know what you do not know—that is true wisdom."

Regarding certain aspects of the Dhamma (Buddhist teachings),

If we know, we honestly acknowledge that we know.

If we do not know, we honestly acknowledge that we do not know.

This is genuine wisdom.

If we don’t know but pretend that we do, others will mock us for "acting smart without real knowledge" 😂.

If we don’t know but refuse to admit it, we will never truly learn—because we won’t humble ourselves to study.

(Image cred: 文案副作用)

(The English in the photo is just for fun—grammar is intentionally wrong 😂)

孔子說：「知之為知之，不知為不知，是知也」

對於某些佛法，我們知道就如實知道自己知道

我們不知道就如實知道自己不知道

這是真智慧

如果不知道但我們裝著自己知道，別人就會嘲笑我們‘無料扮有料’

如果我們不知道，但不肯承認自己不知道；那麼自己永遠也不會知道，因為我們不會低頭去學習

image cred. to 文案副作用

(英文純粹惡搞，文法是不對的)

社交通常是很耗精力的

為什麼？因為大家都在演戲😂 

大家都在戴假面具，人前人後兩個樣子

這個演戲其實就是內心不善的造作、貪慾

我們想從中得到些什麼，例如友誼、金錢、利益、讚賞、形象.....

所有貪嗔癡都是很耗能量的

所以許多人回到家都會癱軟在床上....

Socializing is usually exhausting.

Why? Because everyone is acting 😂

Everyone wears a mask, showing one face in public and another behind the scenes.

This "acting" is essentially the mind's unwholesome fabrications—greed 

We're trying to gain something from it: friendship, money, benefits, praise, a certain image...

All forms of greed, hatred, and delusion drain a lot energy.

That's why so many people collapse onto their beds the moment they get home...

我們做人最忌 “小蟹柳，扮曬蟹”😂

不慷慨的不要扮慷慨

沒品的不要扮有品

沒有禪那的不要扮有禪那

沒有神通的不要扮有神通

沒有證果的不要扮有證果

為什麼？ 因為修行到終點的人，雖然他們什麼美德都有，但根本不會care 這些，他們什麼都放下了

就如佛陀所說：“法尚需捨，何況非法？”

如果我們還執著這些，證明我們的心還污垢纍纍

在向別人舉牌說：“我其實沒有”😂

就好像Ajahn Golf 常常說：“我不是阿羅漢，我是Ajahn Golf”😂

"還好我不是初果，我可以講笑（笑）。我什麼都不是，所以我什麼都可以講（笑）。‘’

所以Ajahn Golf 是大修行人，我們不是😂

The biggest failure in life is being a "tiny crab stick pretending to be a whole crab" 😂. 

If we're not generous, don’t pretend to be  generous. 

If we lack virtue, don’t pretend to be  virtuous. 

If we haven’t attained *jhāna*, don’t pretend we have. 

If we have no psychic powers, don’t fake to have them. 

If we haven’t realized any stages of enlightenment , don’t claim we have. 

Why? Because those who’ve reached the end of the path, though they embody all virtues, don’t care about any of it—they’ve let go of everything. 

As the Buddha said: *"Even the Dharma must be let go, let alone what is not the Dharma."* 

If we’re still clinging to these labels, it just proves our minds are still tangled in defilements— 

It’s like holding up a sign that says: *"I actually don’t have it"* 😂. 

Just like Ajahn Golf often says: *"I’m not an arahant, I’m Ajahn Golf"* 😂. 

*"Good thing I’m not a stream-enterer—I can still joke around (laugh). I’m nothing, so I can say anything (laugh)."* 

That’s why Ajahn Golf is a big master … and we’re not 😂. 

我們吹牛皮，吹得起嘛？😂

我們吹自己是初果。但還沒羞恥地破五戒，心還不時覺得‘自我’存在。 以為別人傻的嗎？以為不會露餡嗎？

我們吹自己是三果，我們確保自己不會生氣嗎？ 誰可以那麼大口氣？

我們確保自己的心不會黏著於影像、聲音、氣味、味道、觸感嗎？

我們確保自己不會起淫欲嗎？

很容易便露餡的！

我們吹自己是阿羅漢。心還會覺得自己重要嗎？ 會覺得自己比人好、和人平等、比人差嗎？確保心自此不會散亂？

我們越吹得大，就越容易露餡。

為什麼？ 有時煩惱微細到連我們自己都看不到，我們將不能控制自己然後把它們表露出來

真金不怕爐火燒

假金燒一燒就露出破綻了

所以如果我們真的要吹，還是努力修，修到自己做真金再吹吧！

但如果是真金，應該不會吹水😂 

Can We Really Brag? 😂

We boast about being Sotāpannas (Stream-Enterers), yet we still shamelessly break the Five Precepts, and our minds still cling to the sense of "self." from time to time.  Do we think others are fools? Do we think we won’t get exposed?

We boast about being Anāgāmins (Non-Returners)—but can we truly say we never get angry? Who dares make such a bold claim?

Can we guarantee our minds won’t cling to sights, sounds, smells, tastes, or touches forever?

Can we swear we’ll never feel lust?

It’s so easy to slip up!

We boast about being Arahants—but does our mind still feel self-importance? Do we still see ourselves as better, equal, or worse than others? Can we ensure our minds will never be restless again?

The bigger we boast, the easier we get exposed.

Why? Because some defilements are so subtle that even we don’t notice them—yet they’ll still leak out uncontrollably.

Real gold fears no fire.

Fake gold cracks under the slightest heat.

So if we really want to brag, we should practice diligently until we become real gold—then we can talk.

But if we were truly golden… we probably wouldn’t brag at all. 😂

我們修行修成怎樣，修到哪裡；能裝嗎？ 根本不能裝！

就算是普通人啊，都知道我們修到哪裡

好比如說，我們露出貪婪的眼睛、 我們生氣、 我們小氣、 我們妒忌、 我們心散亂、 我們懶惰、我們傲慢、我們自卑

怎能裝成大修行人？

我們傷心到要哭了，誰能裝成開心快樂人？

所以啊，我們不用裝了；自己修成怎樣，也不用說

只要我們一步步去除煩惱，人人都會覺得我們不再和以前一樣：誒？為什麼你好像開心了？為什麼你好像平靜了？

這才有意思

Can We Fake Our Spiritual Progress? Absolutely Not!

No matter how hard we try to pretend, our true level of practice cannot be hidden—not even from ordinary people.

When our eyes gleam with greed,

When anger flares up,

When we act stingy or jealous,

When our mind is restless or lazy,

When pride or insecurity shows—

How can we possibly fake being an advanced practitioner?

If we’re on the verge of tears, who can convincingly pretend to be happy?

So let’s stop pretending. There’s no need to boast about our progress.

Just focus on uprooting defilements, one by one.

Eventually, people will notice: "Huh? Why do you seem more at peace? Why do you look happier?"

That’s when it gets interesting.