Sunday, June 12, 2011

Buddha's Enlightenment

"Buddha nature is our original nature; we have it before we practice zazen and before we acknowledge it in terms of consciousness."--Shunryu Suzuki

If we already have Buddha nature, then why do we practice zazen?

Even though we have Buddha nature, as long as we live under a delusion, we will behave as if we do not have it. We have difficulty because we do not realize that we are a part of reality. We imagine that we are separate from life.

That is why we practice zazen: To become aware of our true existence. We must learn how to turn our desire back to a universe that knows no good or evil.
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