Sakyamuni Buddha is also called Buddha (Awakened), and its original name is: Gautama Siddhartha.
He is also a prince, with supreme rights and endless money. He could have inherited the throne, but he gave up everything he had and looked for the truth. Meditation under an Bodhi tree, for seven days and seven nights, then what did he realize?
actually only have two words: "self-nature".
If you change a few more words, it can also be called "nature", "conscience", "big self"... Although each culture has different titles, the essence of its pointing is the same.
You may ask, everyone has their own nature and conscience, why do you still need to realize it?
That's right, this is what the Buddha wants to express: the self-nature he realized is actually the same as each of us, and it is no different, that is, everyone has such self-nature together. It's just that we forget it most of the time.
also does not mean to find a "pure" outside, cultivate a "Buddha nature", or seek a " Tathagata ".
You can find that in the originally fast-paced life, if you have another "seeking the Tao", it is precisely a dream in your dream, rest your head on your head, and do one more effort.
Then you may ask, since that is the case, then there is no need to repair it? It was originally enlightened.
That's right, it was originally clean, but it was just blocked, like a mirror covered with dust, we just need to remove dust.
What is "dust"? Dust is our habits, and the thoughts and emotions generated by our habits.
But you should not misunderstand here, it is not about opposing our emotions and thoughts, and treating them as enemies. Instead, they are treated as guests, and they cannot be strictly said to be "considered as", they are guests themselves. As for the guests, they will naturally leave when they come and will not stay there. Over time, we will find that this mirror becomes brighter and brighter.
Buddha also realized: In fact, nothing needs to be done, nothing is practiced, and all the foreign dust is just impermanence.
He preached for forty-nine years and used himself to interpret what is the self-nature of being immovable, compassionate and benevolent. When facing other people's confusion, slander, or even harm, not only does it feel resentful, but instead treats it with compassion. In today's language, it seems like I have returned to what I already have - optimistic and open-minded. You will not be obsessed with any good or bad things, but are often accompanied by a pure awareness, which is filled with peace and joy.
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