The repository consciousness of the tathagata-garbha is something only buddhas and those wisest of bodhisattvas who rely on meaning understand.

Therefore you and the other bodhisattvas should diligently reflect on the repository consciousness of the tathagata-garbha.

Don’t simply think hearing about this is enough.

The Buddha then repeated the meaning of this in verse:

1. “Deep is the tathagata-garbha / with seven kinds of consciousness / the two kinds of grasping that arise / are avoided by the wise

2. The mind is like a reflected image / the result of habit-energy without beginning / for those who see what is real / whatever is seen isn’t seen

3. Like fools who see me point to the moon / look at my finger and not at the moon / those who cling to names / don’t see this truth of mine

4. The mind is the hero in a play / the will is the hero’s confidant / the five forms of consciousness are the cast / projections are the audience.”

The words of the Buddha, courtesy of the Laṅka.

Submitted March 01, 2022 at 12:27AM by NothingIsForgotten https://ift.tt/rz8XopR