Excursus : Within the Realm of Enlightenment

2.15.2007

The Transformation

Within the emptiness of Dharmadhaatu’s womb,
All things lose what they seek.

Without the uselessness of their perfections,
They find their cherished ideals no more aflame.

That is the way that effortless relative knowing is awakened
With the True source of that which brings involitude.


OK. So, no one said it’s going to be easy. Does that mean we should just throw in the towel? If there are no Buddhas then you have nothing to gain by helping another. How can it then be a diversion?

Into the abyss of Samsara are thrust the Buddhas.
Finding innumerable passions, we extinguish them.
Bringing the fruits of our labors, we renounce them.
Perceiving any views, we abandon them.
Holding onto any foundations, we relinquish them.
This is how the Buddhas help another in their passage within the realm of those who are still trying to be free.


That which is the pinnacle has nowhere to go.
Unable to go anywhere it has limitations.
Because it has limitations
The Way cannot be within it.

What is not provisional is fixed.
That which is fixed is unchanging,
Therefore it has nowhere to go.

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