The Unknown Factor and the Balance of Creation : หน้า 26/164

Suzanne Jeffrey physical thinking that originally, God separated itself from itself in order to recognize who it was. And, by the mere fact that in recognizing itself, it created a space in which to exist. This is the basis of creation. In other words, the ALL, creates a space for itself in which to exist. This idea, rather conveniently, allows for Creationism or Evolutionism. At first, Luang Por says, simply, that the Unknown Factor is the Dhamma. But this explanation is not enough for us and when he sees the look on our faces (one that says “Could you give us a little more help, here?”), he goes on to say that the Unknown Factor is like a spectrum — of pure energy, pure nature. And it takes individual steps (“step by step,” he says) in order to attain the knowing of this. He has his assistant give us a copy of the following chart, and then explains it to us. And, so, here is an explanation of the Unknown Factor: The Unknown Factor It Must Exist Because of Balance: If There is Suffering, Fear, ← It Exists And Ignorance, There Must Be Something That Can Fix It It Doesn't Exist → It Doesn't Exist ← It Would Have Been Discovered Already; "Doesn't Concem Me" Inside Body → Outside Body Luxur y Indulgence In Sensual Pleasure Self-Mortification Torture Others, Then When Cannot Find In Others, Torture Themselves The Middle Way: Between Luxury and Self-Mortification Using The Mind It Exits Unobtainable By One’s Self Only Superpower Can Give; Must Have Favor With That Power Obtainable By One’s Self Body Search in Mountain Top, Cave, Beach, Valley, etc. and so on... and so forth. [The text continues with the signature and page number, which is not usually part of OCR extraction.]