The inevitable unconditional unlimited permanent infinite truth of Selflessness and Impermanence in all and everything, doesn't change or disappear, that cannot be changed, or modified, or destroyed, or eliminated, regardless of whether there is the realization, or knowledge, or understanding towards the truth of selflessness and impermanence in all and everything, or not. It is what it is.
All and everything that are selfless and impermanent, that exist and function as what they are, only for a momentary limited duration, are constantly changing selflessly and impermanently, as well as the selfless impermanent changes are conditional, that can be influenced, rendered, or modified in certain way, up to certain degrees, under certain limitation) during the momentary limited existence and function of all and everything.
There is, and there isn't freewill, depending on the subjects and the current conditions or situations, that is also limited and conditional, that can be presence or absence, that is available or not available, and that can be empowered from the existing existence.
Such as, 'correct understanding'/'willpower'/'self control' might be absent/not available/non-existing (non-activated), or might be present/available/existing and maybe significantly or insignificantly (activated), in this present moment now, but correct understanding, willpower, and self control can be formed or developed from non-existence, and be empowered from existing existence. Because all that are both limited (that can be presence or absence/available or not available/existing or non-existing/significant or insignificant/strong or weak) and conditional (that can be developed or subjugated/annihilated, can be empowered or suppressed/weakened, can increase or decrease, during the limited momentary existence), even if all and everything are selfless and impermanent, where there is no finite or infinite independent 'I' existing in the existence of all kinds of names and forms, and the selfless existence of all and everything is momentary.
The selfless eyes cannot see itself (being ignorant towards itself), but under the presence of a selfless reflective object, the selfless eyes can see itself (knowing Thyself). From the absence of knowledge to the presence of knowledge under the presence of doubting, learning, experiencing, investigating, reflecting, and inquiring. All and everything that the mind perceives, or the selfless impermanent modification of the mind/the mind stuff, deriving from its own selfless impermanent existence and function, are the selfless reflector for the mind to know itself. It doesn't need to rely on something that is not coming from itself.
That is freewill that comes along with the selfless impermanent existence and function of the selfless perceptive cognitive intellectual emotional thinking and acting faculty.
That is the knowledge/liberation/freedom/peace/independence that is always there, that is existing in all selfless minds, regardless of the absence or presence of physical and mental deformity/disability, happy or unhappy, pure or impure, kind or unkind, understanding or non-understanding, ignorant and selfish, or not, violent and hurtful, or not.
There is freewill (that is neither good nor bad, depending on the presence or absence of correct understanding that gives rise to the type of ideas/thoughts/desires/actions/reactions/behaviors and their consequences) in the selfless thinking and acting faculty of the selfless physical body, even if it is limited and conditional, under the presence of the selfless conscious awareness in the selfless thinking and acting faculty for certain things (to make conscious choices and to perform action and inaction that can influence, render, and modify the condition of the selfless impermanent limited and conditional physical body and the modification/state of the mind), especially towards transcending (not being over-powered or determined by) all kinds of inevitable limitation and the absence of freewill (not by choice) to be existing and functioning that needed to be depending on the availability of the selfless support of the selfless energy and elements.
Without the selfless support of the selfless energy and elements, there is no physical body, there is no perceptive thinking and acting faculty, there is no physical and mental desire/action/reaction that give rise to the consequences of desire/action/reaction. (The absence of freewill or choice to be coming into selfless impermanent momentary limited and conditional life existence to be existing and functioning as what they are)
The chair didn't exist until it exists. The chair 'didn't' (it didn't exist until it comes into existence) and doesn't (after it comes into existence) have the intention or freewill to be existing to be what it is. Similarly, all and everything. The selfless body and mind didn't exist until it exists. The selfless body and mind 'didn't' and doesn't have the intention or freewill to be existing to be what it is. That is the truth of Non-self and Selflessness. The truth is fixed, permanent, infinite, indestructible. The truth doesn't change.
Under the selfless support of the selfless energy and elements, the selfless physical body with the selfless thinking and acting mind is existing and functioning as what they are, but there is no 'I' existing in the entire formation of the different bodily systems and components that perform their own specific duty and work together selflessly and inter-dependent on one another that enabling the selfless existence and function of the physical body and the thinking and acting mind to be what they are. (The truth of Selflessness)
Even though all and everything are selfless, and impermanent, that only existing for a momentary limited duration, where there is no independent individual self identity/existence of 'I' existing in all and everything to be undergoing selfless impermanent changes/to enjoy or suffer, it doesn't mean that all these selfless names and forms don't exist or function as what they are, momentarily, selflessly, and impermanently, undergoing ceaseless selfless impermanent changes, governed by the nature's law of cause and effect (actions and consequences of actions), in this present moment now, in this space that doesn't belong to anyone or anything. It doesn't mean that the selfless existence and function of the selfless complex thinking and acting faculty under the presence of the selfless conscious awareness doesn't have the limited freewill of choice making and to perform selfless action or inaction, either under the presence or absence of correct understanding that is limited and conditional.
There is no 'I' existing in the selfless impermanent body and mind to be responsible for the actions and consequences of actions of the selfless impermanent body and mind, it doesn't mean that the selfless impermanent body and mind is not responsible for its actions and consequences of actions.
All kinds of selfless names and forms are undergoing inevitable ceaseless impermanent changes from forming to existence, to decay and disintegration, to ceased existence. (The truth of Impermanence)
Coming into selfless impermanent momentary life existence that is limited and conditional (not by its own choice/the absence of freewill, as it didn't exist until the selfless formation of its selfless impermanent momentary existence and function that is limited and conditional), but if without the presence of conscious awareness (of being disconnected from the selfless consciousness that is always there as it is), under certain physical/mental deformity or disability, there is no 'perception of suffering', there is no 'yearning to be free from suffering', there is no 'the path of transcending suffering', there is no 'the end of suffering'.
Under the presence of conscious awareness, the selfless impermanent physical body under the existence and function of the selfless perceptive cognitive intellectual emotional thinking and acting faculty perceives/experiences/undergoing inevitable selfless impermanent changes that gives rise to the perception of suffering under the presence of ignorance (the idea of 'I', egoism, impurities, or restless thought current/activities) a.k.a. under the absence of correct understanding (clarity, devoid of the restless thought current/activities, impurities, egoism, the idea of 'I'), and there is the yearning to be free from suffering, and there is the path of transcending suffering, and there is the end of suffering. (The presence of limited freewill to make conscious choices, and to perform action or inaction that can influence, or render, or modify the limited and conditional condition of the physical body and the modification/state of the mind in certain way, that influence the inevitable selfless impermanent changes in certain way)
The presence of conscious choice making and the opportunity and possibility of performing action out of the limited freewill of the selfless thinking and acting faculty either under the presence or absence of correct understanding that give rise to respective consequences of actions, are depending on the availability of the selfless supportive energy and elements, and the current condition and situation that is limited, conditional, and impermanent. (The truth of Non-self, not in the control of the selfless thinking and acting faculty that has the limited freewill to be making conscious choice and to perform action/inaction either under the presence or absence of correct understanding)
Even though there is the limitation of Non-self, of the presence and absence of supportive energy and elements, and the current conditions and situations (not in the control of the selfless thinking and acting faculty), that gives rise to the presence or absence of opportunity, or the possibility and impossibility to be materializing the choices made to turn into actions in the present moment now, however, the possibility and impossibility of materializing the choices made to perform action, are also impermanent, that will change.
The selfless mind that understands, it will seize the presence of certain opportunity and possibility that is available in this present moment now, to perform certain action, to materialize some of its choices made, while not being determined by the absence of certain opportunity or possibility in the present moment now, where it is not possible to perform certain action, to materialize some of its choices made. But it will wait for the presence of opportunity and possibility for performing certain actions, while make use of the availability of some other opportunity and possibility to be performing some other actions that is available in the present moment now.
Instead of being determined by the availability or non-availability of certain condition and situation, the selfless thinking and acting faculty can choose to either make use or not making use of the current available condition and situation in certain way to achieve certain thing, to choose and determine what to do with the current condition and situation, while not being the slave of the availability or non-availability of certain condition and situation in the present moment now. The selfless thinking faculty can choose to perform action or inaction, and how it wants to act and react under the presence of correct understanding and self control, not being over-powered by the instinctive urges/impulses. That is TRANSCEND. That is freewill, that is existing in this present moment now.
It is like maneuvering the yacht (action) that needs to depend on the availability of the wind and the direction of the wind (opportunity and possibility) to go somewhere, to reach specific destination (materializing choices made). The yacht or the wind doesn't determine the specific destination. The sailor (the selfless thinking and acting faculty under the presence of conscious awareness) does (out of the limited freewill of choice making). The sailor might need to wait for the presence of wind, and the right direction of the wind, and seizes the presence of wind that has the right direction that enables the sailor to reach the specific destination, patiently, persistently, and determinedly.
Meanwhile, if there is the presence of wind and the direction of the wind can bring the yacht to some other destinations, that are also within the choices, or even not within the choices of the sailor, to rest and refuel while waiting for the presence of the wind with the right direction heading towards the initial final destination, why not? (Transcend, or liberation, where the selfless thinking and acting faculty is not being over-powered, or determined, or disturbed, by the limited and conditional selfless impermanent changes, conditions, and situations that are not in its control (Non-self and Impermanence).
Without the yacht or the sailor, or without the selfless support of the selfless energy and elements that enables the yacht and the sailor to be what they are, there is no yacht or sailor. (Selflessness)
The yacht or the sailor is constantly changing (inevitable selfless impermanent changes) upon the beginning of its selfless existence and function, of decay, disintegration, ceased function, and ceased existence (decompose). (Impermanence)
The yacht or the sailor is dependent on the presence and absence of wind and the direction of wind that is not in their control, in order to be in use or to be in action. (Non-self)
Meanwhile, the ceaseless maintenance of the selfless, impermanent, limited, and conditional condition of the yacht, to be functioning and performing at its best condition and efficiency for the maximum duration, is at the conscious choice and action of the sailor or the care taker of the yacht, as well as the ceaseless maintenance of the selfless, impermanent, limited, and conditional condition of the sailor, to be functioning and performing at its best condition and efficiency for the maximum duration, to be well-equip with the essential knowledge and skill to be sailing and maneuvering the yacht and dealing with extreme conditions or weather or situations, is at the conscious choice and action of the selfless thinking and acting faculty of the sailor.
Not all sailors or yachts can reach their initial final destination at the desirable specific speed (limited and conditional), but, each and everyone will be arriving at their initial final destination, or any destinations, sooner or later, eventually, as long as they haven't ceased functioning and existing yet, or they are still functioning or existing supported by the selfless energy and elements to be existing and functioning as what they are, or the sailor decided to abandon being a sailor, while the yacht that might or might not be continuously functioning, can be abandoned, or can be used by another sailor, until it ceased functioning and existing.
Under great desperation (the presence of intense yearning towards liberation/freedom/peace), the sailor might find some other ways (paddle(s) or an engine) under the absence of wind of the right direction, or even, abandoning the yacht and swims, or walks over land and climbs over mountains, while taking sufficient rest and refuel during the entire journey, and arrives at the destination of its choice, regardless of the presence of any difficulties, obstacles, or challenges. It is called willpower, perseverance, determination, adjustment, adaptation, accommodation, forbearance, patience, and never give up.
That's why the presence of that limited freewill to be making conscious choices under the presence of conscious awareness, that can render or direct the selfless evolution in certain way, is highly precious.
Make good use of the available energy and elements, instead of being determined by the energy and elements that are intentionless. The energy and elements, or the selfless impermanent life existence doesn't decide how the thinking and acting faculty will make use of them, or the selfless impermanent life existence, but it is the selfless thinking and acting faculty that decides what to do with the availability of the energy and elements, or the selfless impermanent life existence, even if it is momentary and limited.
Without that, the living organisms are just merely existing, functioning, and surviving in the present moment now until they ceased functioning and ceased existing, being completely over-powered, or determined, or influenced by (being the slave of) the selfless instinctive survival instinct, the selfless instinctive urges/impulses, the selfless inherited genetic traits, the selfless impermanent modification of the mind, the selfless actions and consequences of actions, the selfless inputs and the selfless impermanent surrounding environment, or the internal and external influential conditions and influences, and the selfless impermanent changes/evolution (the absence of "conscious freewill to evolve in certain way under the presence of correct understanding/knowledge").
Unconscious - The presence of autonomous physical and mental activities operated under the absence of freewill to be maintaining life existence and function under the availability of the selfless support of the selfless energy and elements, up to certain extend, and the absence of non-autonomous conscious by choice physical and mental activities operated under the presence of limited freewill. (Being the slave of the instinctive survival instinct and urges/impulses)
Conscious - The presence of both autonomous physical and mental activities operated under the absence of freewill for life maintenance, as well as non-autonomous conscious by choice physical and mental activities operated under the presence of limited freewill that can influence, affect, or impact the life maintenance operated under the autonomous selfless bodily systems, or the selfless impermanent changes (decay and disintegration) of the body and mind in certain way (either constructive/beneficial/prolonged life existence/enhanced bodily mechanisms and functions or destructive/detrimental/shortened life existence/weakened bodily mechanisms and functions, depending on the presence or absence of correct understanding and self control), under the selfless support of the selfless energy and elements, up to certain extend. (The ability/possibility to be transcending all kinds of limitation and condition, or not being the slave of the instinctive survival instinct and urges/impulses)
The mind that understands this, will do one's best within one's ability and possibility to be looking after oneself and/or others and the surrounding environment, performs one's existing duties and responsibilities, without violence or force or control, without attachment, identification, craving, aversion, comparison, judgment, or expectation, not trying to force or control anything to be or not to be in certain way, respecting all and everyone to be what they are, as they are, and changing as they are, while allowing the fruit/result/effect/outcome of one's action to be what it is, to change as it is, allowing the body and mind and the world to change/evolve as it is, after performing actions.
That is perform actions and renounce the fruit of actions.
That is inaction in action.
That is TRANSCEND, liberation, freedom, or peace.
Inquire the truth of everything.
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