Page 51 - Extinguishment of self, in search of dhamma

“Bhavanamayapanna”—clearly seeing what the phenomena of the natural conditions that emerge are. When we want to understand the natural conditions that emerge, we will be able to do so easily and lucidly. There will not be any doubt whether the phenomena that emerge are natural conditions, whether they are real. The truth that emerges here is called the “absolute truth” (paramattha-dhamma)— the truth of the highest order. The term “paramattha” derives from “barom-dhamma”, or the great dhamma, the exceptional dhamma—dhamma that cannot be experienced by mere thinking.
But, dhamma can be experienced through practice, experienced through actions, experienced through wilful contemplation, using a powerful awareness and a clear comprehension (sati-sampajanna). Then, we can really experience it, really see it—this is the reality that emerges. We live with descriptive reality (banyat), with convention (sammuti). Hence, when we experience genuine natural conditions, which are the Ultimate Reality, we become doubtful whether they are real. This is because they are different from conventional reality, which is tangible. Due to this difference, we question whether they are real, although they are actually the Ultimate Reality.
It is like the conscious mind (vithicitta)—when we contemplate a phenomenon ceasing, and our mind ceases. The question is: Did the mind really cease? But, this is the
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