..续本文上一页rst devoid of determinations, and there is nothing particular which could be taken hold of like an object of sense. When I speak of the absolute emptiness of our Essence, it should be understood in this sense. O my good and intelligent brethren, take heed, however, not to cling to emptiness when I speak thus. This is most important──not to cling to emptiness [or no-determinates]. For those who sit quietly absorbed in the contemplation of the absolute [that is, the empty] are sinking in bland nothingness.
"O my good and intelligent brethren, space, as we see it about us, embraces all material forms, such as the sun, moon, stars, and constellations, mountains, rivers, and the great earth, the bubbling springs and the murmuring rivulets, grasses, trees, woods and thickets, good men as well as bad, heaven as well as hell, and all the great oceans and all the mountains of Sumeru. Do they not all exist in space
When I speak of the emptiness of Selfessence, it should be understood in the same way.
"O my good and intelligent brethren, the Selfessence embraces all things, and on that account it is called ”great”. All things exist in the Essence of every sentient being. When you see good and evil existing in this world, do not cling to them, nor be defiled by them. The Mind is like unto space, and it is called great──that is, maha.
"O my good and intelligent brethren, they that are confused talk with the mouth, while the wise practise in the heart. Again, they that are confused sometimes sit quietly and disturbed by no thoughts, and they think they are great. Such people as these are not worth mentioning, for their views are faulty.
"O my good and intelligent brethren, the capacity of the Mind is great, and there is not a spot in this universe where it does not prevail. When it is manifest, and through this apparent working we come to the knowledge of all things. All is one and one is all. Coming or going, it knows no restraint; the Mind is in its essence freedom, it is Prajna. O my good and intelligent brethren, all Prajna-wisdom grows out of your Self-essence, and does not come from without. Take heed to avoid errors, for this is the free operation of your inner Reason. Be true to yourselves, and everything else will come out true. The Mind”s capacity is great and its working universal; it is not concerned with details. Do not commit yourselves to mere talking all day. If you do not practise this in your hearts, you are like unto a man of low birth calling himself a king, which is unrealizable in him. Such persons cannot be called my disciples.
"O my good and intelligent brethren, what is Prajna
Prajna means in our language ”intelligence”. If in all places and at all times your every thought is not benighted and you always put your intelligence into work, this is Prajnacara. When even a single thought of yours is benighted, Prajna is lost; when even a single thought of yours is enlightened, Prajna is manifest there. People are so benighted, Prajna is manifest there. People are so benighted and confused that they do not perceive Prajna and yet speak of it. Even when the Mind is not clear, they pretend to be perceiving Prajna. they talk all the time about emptiness, and know not what real emptiness means, for Prajna has no particular form, being the Mind itself. One who understands in this wise knows what Prajna──intelligence is.
"What is paramita
It is the western language, and means in this land ”to reach the other shore”──that is to say, to be free from births and deaths. When you are fettered by the phenomenal, there is birth-and death, as the waves are stirred in water, and that we call ”this shore”. When you are not attached to the phenomenal there is no birth-and-death, as water eternally, flowing, and that we call ”the othe…
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