東土 42. Where Are You Going?
Ancient Buddhas went like this.
Present Buddhas go like this.
You go like this.
I also go like this.
What is the thing that is not broken?
Who is eternally indestructible?
Do you understand?
In the three worlds,
all Buddhas of the past, present and future
simultaneously become the Path.
On the ten levels,
all beings on the same day enter Nirvana.
If you don't understand this, check the following:
The statue has eyes and tears silently drip down.
The boy sniffles wordlessly in the dark.
1. Who is eternally indestructible?
2. What do the following sentences mean?
a. In the three worlds,
all Buddhas of the past, present and future
simultaneously become the Path.
b. The statue has eyes and tears silently drip down.
c. The boy sniffles wordlessly in the dark.
COMMENTARY: Where does mind come from? Where does it go? Originally there is no name and no form. Open your mouth, everything appears. Close your mouth, everything disappears. If you have no mouth, then what? If you don't understand, go ask the gold Buddha-statue. He will teach you.