Mirror

"We can remember his example and try to follow it. That's why we have an image of the Buddha where we practice sitting and looking directly at our mind.

The Buddha is not an object of worship but of inspiration. Remembering him is like looking in a mirror. We look in mirrors every day to comb our hair, shave our beard, or put on makeup. But in this case, we're looking to try to see our true self, the face of our enlightenment.

Looking in this way sends a message. It's like saying to ourselves, "Yes, you're a buddha too. You have the same enlightened potential. You can wake up any minute, just like Shakyamuni Buddha and many others." Therefore, when we remember the Buddha, what we're doing is trying to see our own awakened nature.

We're trying to see how all of these teachings exist in our everyday life: taking piano lessons, driving our kids to school, walking home from a bar, or locking ourselves up in a three-year retreat - they're all the same.!

Zitat mit Zustimmung des Verlags aus :
(Dzogchen Ponlop : Rebel Buddha)

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