Wisdom at Dawn (Lotus Sutra) ep1628 Broadcast Date: 2019.06.11
Realize the Path and Attain Great Freedom
靜思妙蓮華 - 自度度彼 悟道自在
"The Tathagata maintains a state of selflessness.
Among His virtues, He is replete in the Eight Great Freedoms.
Thus, the Buddha is called the One with Great Freedom.
He freely transforms Himself and others.
Today we pay our respects to the One with Great Freedom.
The Buddha has realized the path and attained great freedom."
We must know this. This is why we are ordinary beings and the Buddha is the Awakened One. In His enlightenment, the Buddha "maintains a state of selflessness." He is already in a state of selflessness. He took the Dharma to heart, understood all the principles in the universe and eliminated all appearances of self and others. Therefore, He is selfless. We often say that we should turn our self into "nothing" so that we are not attached to our self. We should have no attachment to self or others, should have no attachments at all. The Great Awakened One can already [see] that all appearances are empty. There is nothing that He is attached to. He has expanded the power of His love. His heart encompasses the whole universe, and He has attained great freedom. Thus, "Among His virtues, He is replete in the Eight Great Freedoms.".
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