[In the Śūraṅgama Sūtra] Ananda asks the Buddha, “Does mind reside in the body? Does it reside outside the body? Is it hidden in the eyes? Is the mind located in the darkness of the body? Is it located where causes and conditions come together and where existence arises? Is it located between the six sense organs and the six sense objects? Does it not abide anywhere?” In his answers, the Buddha shows Ananda again and again that mind cannot be located nor pinned to any one of these places. If this is so, then where is the mind located?
The mind does not leave a trace, but when we need it, we see that it is everywhere. There is a Buddhist saying, “The mind is neither inside, outside, nor in between. But the mind is completely present in all states.” The mind interpenetrates all things and permeates the ten directions. It is in all places and is present at all times. The mind does not exist in form, nor can any trace of it be found in the material world. That said, there is nowhere that is without the mind, and no time that it does not exist. Where then, do we go to find the mind? — Xīngyún Dàshī 星雲大師
Submitted October 10, 2017 at 03:24AM by Dhammakayaram http://ift.tt/2y8Djk4
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