T DUY SIU DNH -c Pht khng mun bn n nhng vn siu hnh khng cn thit, hon ton thuc a ht t nh mt "rng

g quan nim". Dng nh chnh trong s nhng mn ca Pht cng c nhng ngi trong s y l Mlunkyaputta tha mi cu hi c in danh ting v nhng vn siu hn Mt ngy kia Mlunkyaputta, sau khi xut thin vo bui x, i n c Pht nh l, ngi xu - Bch c Th Tn, khi cn ang ngi thin nh mt mnh, tng ny n vi con: "C nh 1. V tr trng tn, hay 2. khng trng tn; 3. V tr hu hn, hay 4. v hanh; 5. Linh hn l mt vi th xc, hay 6. linh hn khc th xc khc. 7. c Nh Lai c cn tn ti sau khi cht, hay 8. Ngi khng tn ti sau khi cht. 9. Ngi va tn ti va khng tn ti sau khi cht, hay 10. Ngi va khng tn ti v cng va khng khng tn ti.

Nhng vn ny c Th Tn khng gii thch cho ta, thi ny khng lm ta tha mn. T gi v vic ny. Nu c Th Tn khng gii thch cho chng ta, ta s t b on th tng ch ni th. Nu c Th Tn khng bit v tr l trng cu hay khng v.v .. th mt ngi khon bit, ta khng thy r" S tr li ca c Pht cho Mlunkyaputta qu c li ch cho hng triu ngi trn th gii h vo nhng vn siu hnh lm bn tm tr mnh mt cch khng cn thit: - Ny Mlunkyaputta, ta c bao gi ni vi ng: "Hy li y, Mlunkyaputta, sng i thnh t hch nhng vn y cho ng hay khng?" - Bch Th Tn, khng - Cn ng, ny Mlunkyaputta, ng c ni vi ta: "Bch Th Tn, con s sng i thnh thin d vn y cho con khng:" - Bch Th Tn, khng. - Ngay by gi, Mlunkyaputta, ta khng ni vi ng: "Hy n sng i thnh thin di bng o con". Trong nhng trng hp y, hi ngi in r kia, ai chi t ai?". Hi Mlunkyaputta, hng sng i thnh thin di bng c Th Tn nu Ngi khng gii thch cho ti nhng vn gii p. Gi s, hi Mlunkyaputta, mt ngi b trng mi tn c v bn b b con a tn ny ra nu ta khng bit c ai bn, ngi y l mt mt St l (Ksatriya) hay mt n mt ngi Th la (Sdra - thuc giai cp h tin), tn ngi y l g, gia nh ra sao, n h, da ngi y en, nu hay vng, ngi y n t lng tnh hay th no. Ta s khng r ta, dy cung ra sao, loi mi tn g, lm bng lng g v u tn lm bng cht g" Hi Mlun c iu no trong s nhng cu hi y. Cng th, hi Mlunkyaputta, nu mt ngi ni: "Ta h Lai cho n khi Ngi gii p nhng cu hi nh: th gii trng tn hay khng, v.v...", n

Khi y c Pht gii thch cho Mlunkyaputta rng i sng thnh thin khng ph thuc vo nh an nim th no v nhng vn y i, th vn c sinh, lo, bnh, t, u, bi, kh no... m y trong cuc sng ny. Bi th, ny Mlunkyaputta, hy ghi nh trong tm tr: nhng g ta gii thch, th coi l ing gii th xem l khng ging gii? Th gii trng cu hay khng v.v.. ta khng gi putta, m ta khng gii thch chng? Bi v n khng ch li, khng quan h cn bn n b, s gii thot, s chm dt kh au, s anh tnh, s thm nhp, s liu ng. Chnh v th