Dwelling at Savatthi... "Monks, I will describe & analyze
dependent
co-arising for you.
"And what is dependent co-arising? From ignorance as a
requisite condition come fabrications. From fabrications as a
requisite condition comes consciousness. From consciousness as a
requisite condition comes name-&-form. From name-&-form as
a requisite condition come the six sense media. From the six sense
media as a requisite condition comes contact. From contact as a
requisite condition comes feeling. From feeling as a requisite
condition comes craving. From craving as a requisite condition
comes clinging/sustenance. From clinging/sustenance as a requisite
condition comes becoming. From becoming as a requisite condition
comes birth. From birth as a requisite condition, then aging &
death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair come into
play. Such is the origination of this entire mass of stress &
suffering.
..........
(continued in http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn12/sn12.002.than.html)
This is the perfect way of seeing how things arise without
agency.
For example... on a hot day, unpleasant feelings of heat or heat
rash on the body surfaces. Then a craving (there are three kinds of
cravings: desire, aversion, and craving for becoming) arises as a
form of aversion. Then thought arises "shit, I'm being so
unspiritual for giving rise to aversion! I should be free of greed,
hatred and ignorance" 
But is there an 'I' that 'gives rise to aversion'? Is there a
thinker?
According to Buddha, no.
It is not that 'you gave rise to aversion'...
In fact, to be more concise, there is no 'you' to control
aversion either! It has to happen when it happens. There is just
feelings, sensations, thoughts after thoughts... all arising
interdependently... and no agent exists.
And based on the sutta, it is not the case that there is a 'you'
that 'gives rise to aversion'... rather, it is that from
feelings (means pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral feelings) as a
requisite condition, craving (means desire, aversion or the desire
to become) arises...
So by lamenting about your lamenting (lol) due to ignorance of
Anatta, you are creating further suffering for yourself. By being
aware of the nature of reality, you let all arisings manifest and
subside on its own accord without further grasping.
So the thing is this: when conditions are there, the 3
poisons has to manifest. Understand this: when conditions are
there, suffering has to manifest. So what if you don't
want suffering? Nobody wants suffering yet everyone still suffers!
You have no choice over the matter! More precisely: there is no
'you' at all to have a choice over the matter! There is always just
manifestation rolling on without doer and experiencer. Suffering
will arise because the condition is there... unless you are already
an arhant, bodhisattva, or Buddha!
Does this mean everything is fatalistic and there's nothing we
can do about the situation? No... we can change the situation. How?
By changing the so called 'requisite conditions'... by practicing
to break the fundamental condition of Ignorance so that
Nirvana/freedom from suffering can be achieved. This is achieved by
contemplating on the nature of reality in direct experience.
Without ignorance as a requisite condition, the 12 links no longer
manifest. What remains is pure sensory awareness without the taints
of the vision of duality and inherency, and as such all
manifestation are crystal clear, self-luminous, without the sense
of a distance, duality, agency, solidity or inherency, and they
self-liberate on the spot without further grasping, desire and
aversion. (缘尽当了)
But as long as ignorance is there as the fundamental condition,
no matter how hard you try to let go, or suppress the feeling, or
try your best to stop its arising... suffering still manifests. The
condition is there, you can't help it. There is no 'self'
that can control manifestation as manifestation has always arisen
due to requisite conditions. There is no agent, perceiver,
controller of things.
见证真心 (To
realize True Mind)
不明空性
(Without realizing Empty
Nature)
只是明心
(Is only realizing
Mind)
并未见性 (But not yet seeing Nature)
.....
天地法界，一切皆相
(Sky, earth, dharma realm, all are
appearances)
因缘显相，无净无染 (Causes and conditions
manifest appearances, there is neither purity nor
impurity)
心生分别，净染方生
(When mind gives rise to discrimination, purity
and impurity arises)
烦恼虽生，还是因缘
(Even though suffering arises, it is still due
to causes and conditions)
.....
明蕴即心，即是明心 (Understanding that the
aggregates are Mind, is realizing Mind)
蕴随缘现，即是见性
(Aggregates manifest due to conditions, this is
realizing Nature)
所谓自然，只是因缘 (What is known as
Natural/Spontaneity, is only Causes and
Conditions)
性本自然，无为而显
(Nature/Essence is originally natural, manifests
without action)
.....
强断烦恼 (Forcedly removing suffering)
只是妄动 (Is only deluded action)
缘尽当了 (Immediate liberation upon the
cessation of conditions)
方是功夫 (Is real
achievement)
~
Thusness
Even if we were to search the entire globe, still it is hard to
find one that can be completely detached. Try as we may,
‘attachment’ continues to arise. The reason being detachment
is not a matter of ‘will’, it is a matter of prajna wisdom and only
in Buddhism this is pointed out and for this I am grateful to
Buddha.
Although it is not right to spout high views, it is also
important not to over simplify matters. In my view, if our
mind is filled with ‘dualistic and inherent thoughts’, even with
utmost sincerity and honesty in practice, there is still no true
‘detachment’.
~ Thusness
