Buddha also said, "Do not see the Tathagata in one teaching, one phenomenon, one body, one land, or one sentient being. You should see the Tathagata everywhere in all places."
"Buddha" means "enlightened awareness," meaning to be totally aware always in all places. "Seeing (the Tathagata) everywhere" means to see the original source of one's self, the naturally real Buddha of inherent nature: there is not a single time or place or teaching or phenomenon or body or land or world of sentient beings that it does not extend through.
Sentient beings miss this and revolve in the routines of the three worlds, experiencing all kinds of suffering. Buddhas realize this and transcend the ocean of all existence, experiencing supreme wonderful bliss. Nevertheless, neither suffering nor bliss has any real substance: but since delusion and enlightenment are different, suffering and bliss go separate ways.
GrrI Insights:
1. Suffering has no substance.
2. "Liberating" sentient beings from suffering is not limited to doing heavy chores for an elderly neighbour. Ultimately, suffering is resolved when it is revealed to be an illusion. Guiding other (willing) sentient beings to see this for themselves might be a worthwhile endeavour; by extension, foisting "liberation" upon unwilling sentient beings would not be a productive use of energy.
3. I have not yet discovered any practical usefulness of the above-mentioned insights.
Submitted July 04, 2022 at 04:40PM by wrrdgrrI https://ift.tt/m9lbCoA
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