常生大乘善信,
自知我是未成之佛,
诸佛是已成之佛,
发菩提心, 念念不去心。
– 释迦牟尼佛
(梵网经)
Constantly giving rise to good faith in the Great Vehicle [for delivering one and all to Buddhahood], personally know that I am [you are] a yet to be accomplished Buddha, that all Buddhas are already accomplished Buddhas, and give rise to Bodhicitta [the aspiration for Buddhahood], with every thought never away from this aspiration.
– Sakyamuni Buddha
(Brahma Net Sutra)
念念心念佛,
念念心成佛。
With thought to thought, the mind being mindful of a Buddha, with thought to thought, the mind [eventually] becomes a Buddha.
– Stonepeace
诸佛如来是法界身,
入一切众生心想中。
是故汝等心想佛时,
是心即是三十二相,八十随形好。
是心作佛,是心是佛。
诸佛正遍知海,从心想生。
– 释迦牟尼佛
(观无量寿佛经)
All Buddha Tathagatas are the Dharma realm’s body, who enter all sentient beings’ minds’ thoughts within. This is as when the minds of yours and others think of [a] Buddha, your minds are the 32 forms and their 80 accompanying excellences. It is the mind that becomes [a] Buddha, it is the mind that is [a] Buddha. All Buddhas’ [immeasurably broad and deep] ocean of perfect and complete awakening from the mind’s thoughts arise.
– Sakyamuni Buddha
(Sutra Of Contemplation Of The Buddha Of Immeasurable Life)
Thank you! A wonderful reminder to gather my scattered thoughts and focus them on the here and now. 🙂
It’s like a warm cup of tea. I see it.I hear it.I ponder it. It’s very reasuring to me. I seek refuge in Buddha in Dharma in Sangha.