Discussions with Bhikkhu Yogānanda
……“The difference between viññāṇa and paññā is explained as paññā bhāvetabbā, viññāṇaṃ pariññeyyaṃ: paññā is to be developed, viññāṇa is to be understood. When paññā is fulfilled, viññāṇa is fully comprehended. As in the magic show: to see through the magic is to miss the show.”
The last sentence is a reference to Bhante Ñāṇananda’s short masterpiece The Magic of the Mind.
“In the floodlights of paññā there is no room for the shadows of viññāṇa. The delusion of self-love reflects a world, so there are the two: an I and a world. Reflections on the eye, reflections on the ear, reflections on the mind: taking these reflections that fall on the senses as true, the materialists go looking for a world out there. When the Buddha called all of that a mere illusion, he meant all, including concepts. That’s why it is said sabba dhammakkhayaṃpatto vimutto upadhisaṅ- khaye. Mind and dhammas are the last resort of delusion.”……Extracted from Questions & Answers On Dhamma by Bhikkhu K. Ñāṇananda
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