Teachings From Ancient Vietnamese Zen Masters – 42
15 Buddha Seed
Having the Buddha Seed within, hearing the profound teachings, you
should be eager to practice.
After throwing all desires far a thousand miles away, then day after day
you will enter more deeply the noble truth of liberation.
TRI (circa 10th or 11th century)
(COMMENT: Buddha Seed is another name for Buddha Nature. If you
can throw all desires, then you won’t cling to anything more. That also
means when you throw away all existence and emptiness, all things
binding you to this samsara world will fall apart. But it takes time. Even
after you suddenly realize the Buddha Nature in your mind, you still
have to practice continuously, day after day. Then you should read a lot
of Buddhist scriptures from all traditions – Theravada, Mahayana and
Tibetan – and would see that many of these teachings already are parts
of your everyday meditation.)
