Teachings from the Platform Sutra: Form and Emptiness

in #hive-1944703 months ago

Venerable Guangchao gave a wonderful teaching on Buddha nature through the four figures below.

1 (left most) denotes "a" arising and dissolving being separate (red line)from "b" no arising and dissolving.

2 denotes "a" arising and dissolving engulfing "b" no arising and dissolving, like bubbles in an aerated soft drink.

3 denotes "b" no arising and dissolving being the all, but there is the "a" arising and dissolving overlapping with "b". Much like cloud in the sky.

4 denotes the non-duality of "a" and "b".

"a" denotes form, "b" denotes emptiness.

It's an important teaching. May all be well!

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Thanks for sharing! Have a wonderful day!

It's a shame there aren't subtitles. I'm not knowledgeable enough to understand the difference between 'a' and 'b'. What does arising and no arising signify?

Thanks for asking.

Arising and dissolving refers to the constant creating and disintegrating we see of the things around us. “a” is of this type.

I see. Thank you for the explanation.

Nice share!