On Compassion (Continued)

 Student: If someone hurts me or tries to bother me, it’s difficult for me not to be against him, can we please talk about the compassion of a Buddha.

 

Consider this example, in an ancient temple a Goddess is worshiped, but at the same time, many invisible beings stay in this temple as well.  Most people would say, if the Goddess is very powerful, why doesn’t She get rid of these invisible entities. Why is She not against them?

 

As a matter of fact, Buddha treats all beings equally and treats them as one.  I have been saying that same with our pain, it’s part of this oneness too. Yet, most people cannot realize this.  You can only start from yourself, step by step, until you are just like a Buddha. At one point realization becomes very broad.

 

Why do we feel pain and unfairness?  It is because we feel pain and suffering when we are bullied and cannot get what we want.  Does all the suffering start from here?  Actually, these are all just our thoughts.  Our thoughts are just some thoughts and memories.  When we just let it go, you don’t need to resist them, they will just loosen up by themselves.

 

The way Buddha looks at these invisible beings is just like we look at a little child, for example, kids in the nursery. Kids in the nursery act just like they are supposed to be , Buddha won’t be bothered and think they are wrong or try to get rid of them.  He won’t exclude them either because one day these invisible entities may upgrade themselves.  So in the heart of a Buddha, they are all the same.  That’s why a Buddha can be a Buddha.

 

You want to get rid of the bad or try to expel perceived evil. It is like acting against fear; but the Buddha will do differently.  A Buddha can see the true nature of all beings so he won’t do anything like that. That’s why a Buddha can coexist with these invisible beings and be present with them.  This is not easy, but it is  the balance of the universe.

 

Whenever a person can be in such a balanced state, he is a Buddha.  The Buddha is not only one historic figure.  Whoever can be in such a balanced state, is a Buddha.  We all have this one in our own heart.  The true Buddha is in our heart.  That’s the true nature of us.

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