Copy ImageThe excitable observer will pass judgement first and then make knowledge conform to judgement; the prudent observer will first learn to know and then judge according to knowledge
Thomas Cleary
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The Buddha is like space, with no inherent nature; appearing in the world to benefit the living, his features and refinements are like reflections
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What worlds are there herein? I’ll tell you. In these seas of fragrant waters, numerous as atoms in unspeakably many buddha-fields, rest an equal number of world systems. Each world system also contains an equal number of worlds. Those world systems in the ocean of worlds have various resting places, various shapes and forms, various substances and essences, various locations, various entryways, various adornments, various boundaries, various alignments, various similarities, and various powers of maintenance
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The Buddhas speak the wondrous sound throughout the world; the Teachings spoken over countless ages can all be expounded in a single word