A. Many people seem to mistake divine power for a supernatural ability beyond our scientific comprehension such as foretelling the future and saving people from their illnesses. In fact, such things have nothing to do with Buddhism. The divine power in Buddhism is another name of the true-Self. Whatever we do, our lives themselves are the functions of the divine power, and wherever we are, we cannot be separated from the divine power. We cannot stop revealing divine power even for a moment. That is why ancient masters would say that hiding the true-Self is more difficult than revealing it.
The fact is that there is no one who is not equipped with divine power, and who is not revealing it. Everybody is equipped with it and is revealing it unceasingly. The key point is whether we are aware of it or not. That the enlightened are equipped with divine power means that they are clearly aware of it. So, ancient masters would say that they could use it at will anytime.
Student: “What is divine power?”
Master: “Thank you for showing it.”
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