All Things of Blank Essence

Yutang Lin

That all things are of Blank Essence had long since been expounded by Buddha.
Still we hold on to the distinctions of reality and illusion, dreaming and awake.
Purify our minds to merge into the realization that essence of things is intangible.
Mysterious Gates of the Hua Yan teachings will then arise in supernatural scenes.

Comments:

After many years of engaging in Dharma practices I still could not exhaust subtle grasping to the distinctions of reality and illusion, dreaming and awake. As I reflected on supernatural experiences gained during inspirational events, I realized that one of the Mysterious Gates of Hua Yan, known as "small containing large" did occur naturally in a state of pure mind. For example, the recent experience in which I saw the inside of my torso being bright and vacant of other things but fulfilled with many babies. Thus, it indicated that Buddha's words are not vacuous. Therefore, Dharma practitioners should carefully comprehend the teaching that all things are of Blank Essence, and strive to make no distinction of reality and illusion under all circumstances.

Written in Chinese on October 19, 2006 in Bei Jing, China
Translated on November 11, 2006
El Cerrito, California

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