A. These words are saying that we should not be deluded by the images of the Buddha and patriarchs, by seeing them as they are, because they are just imaginary figures created by your imagination. The essence of their being is not only formless as emptiness but also one with yours.
If you, thinking that there is any other Buddha than yourself, try to follow him to be with him, it is to be deluded by the illusion of the Buddha. You should never make the mistake of allowing yourself, the true Buddha to follow and worship the illusion of the Buddha.
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