Post by Neo on Oct 17, 2020 10:22:03 GMT -5
Likewise, without water there's no ice, and without ice there is no water. Whoever talks about leaving the mind doesn't get very far. Don't become attached to appearances of the mind. The sutras say, "When you see no appearance, you see the Buddha." This is what's meant by being free from appearances of the mind.
Without the mind there's no Buddha means that the buddha comes from the mind. The mind gives birth to the Buddha.
But although the Buddha comes from the mind, the mind doesn't come from the Buddha, just as fish come from water, but water doesn't come from fish.
Whoever wants to see a fish sees the water before he sees the fish. And whoever wants to see a Buddha sees the mind before he sees the Buddha. Once you've seen the fish, You forget about the water. And once you've seen the Buddha, you forget about the mind. If you don't forget about the mind, the mind will confuse you, just as the water will confuse you if you don't forget about it. ~ Bodhidharma's Wake-up Sermon
Source:
www.purifymind.com/Sutras19.htm
Without the mind there's no Buddha means that the buddha comes from the mind. The mind gives birth to the Buddha.
But although the Buddha comes from the mind, the mind doesn't come from the Buddha, just as fish come from water, but water doesn't come from fish.
Whoever wants to see a fish sees the water before he sees the fish. And whoever wants to see a Buddha sees the mind before he sees the Buddha. Once you've seen the fish, You forget about the water. And once you've seen the Buddha, you forget about the mind. If you don't forget about the mind, the mind will confuse you, just as the water will confuse you if you don't forget about it. ~ Bodhidharma's Wake-up Sermon
Source:
www.purifymind.com/Sutras19.htm