i thought i tie the middle view to turbidity of views,
especially Prejudiced views 边见(不合中道), and 'grasping at views'
见取见(非果计果) .
"The second turbidity is views. In the past, people saw
everything as clean. But when the turbid kalpa arrives, people see
things as unclean. The turbidity of views is composed of the Five
Quick Servants: A view of the body, prejudiced views, views of
prohibitions, views of views, and deviant views.
"The view of a body: all living beings are attached to having
bodies. They love their bodies. 'I certainly have to take care of
myself. I can't let anything happen to me.' They look upon their
own bodies as extremely important. They want to wear good clothes,
eat good food, live in a good place. They always look upon their
bodies as priceless gems. Right, your body is a priceless gem, but
if you misuse it, your priceless gem turns into something not even
as good as excrement. Why? Because you tend only to its superficial
aspects, and don't discover the true gem of you self-nature. All
you know is that your body is yours, and you can't put it down.
From morning to night you are busy on behalf of your body. That's
the view of a body. 身见(执身是我)
"Prejudiced views for one side or the other. If you
don't favor emptiness, then you favor existence. In general, it
means not being in accord with the Middle Way.
边见(不合中道)
"The third 'quick servant' is the view of prohibitions. Precepts
an turn into something bad when they are based on mistaking for a
cause something that is not a cause. Such a mistake leads to the
cultivation of unbeneficial ascetic practices. I explained earlier
how some people imitate the habits of cows or dogs, or sleep on
beds of nails, or undertake other unbeneficial ascetic practices.
People who do this have a view of prohibitions. 'See me,' they
think, 'I hold precepts.l None of you can do what I do; you can't
compare to me.' They always have this arrogance in their minds.
戒禁取见(守牛狗戒、非因计因)
"The fourth is the 'view of views', or 'grasping at
views'. This is to mistake for an effect something that is not an
effect. People with this problem think that they have obtained
effects which they have not obtained. 见取见(非果计果)
"The fifth is deviant views. People with deviant knowledge and
views are always thinking about things in an improper way. These
are the Five Quick Servants, which comprise the turbidity of
views.
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