Once, when I was showering, I picked up the soap and smelled it, and suddenly it hit me: "Why can the nose know the smell?" I had the strong understanding that this is a cause-and-effect relationship. This is the only way it can be. The not-self nature of it just hit me so hard I was amazed. After the shower I went around to my brothers, saying "Do you know you can only smell with the nose?"
When I told my teacher about it, he said, "When you understand something, don't go around telling everybody, or they will think you are crazy."
有一天,我在洗澡,我拿起一块香皂并且闻了一下,突然一个想法惊到我:为什么鼻子知道香味?我知道这是一种因果关系。这是它存在的唯一方式。我震惊于这种无我的本性的撞击。洗澡后我回到同修旁边,说,你知道你只能用鼻子闻味道吗?
当我把这件事跟我老师说时,他说当你理解了什么时,不要跟别人到处说,否则他们会觉得你疯了。
个人注解:知道香味,是香味存在的唯一方式。鼻子闻到了,只是一种解释。