A. The Buddha’s mind implies the true-Self, Emptiness. All sentient beings are essentially part of the Buddha. There is nothing that is not the true-Self. We are not aware that we are part of the Buddha because we cannot see ourselves as we are. In other words, all various kinds of forms of all things are those of the true-Self, the Buddha in essence, but they appear to be illusionary forms of sentient beings since we can’t see them as they are. That is, we are mistaking the Buddha for sentient beings.
Student: “How can I see the Buddha in illusionary forms?”
Master: “Illusionary forms are always in the middle of changing. You should see what never changes in them.”
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