All Sentient Beings are Buddhas'...

By Zen Master Ku San Sunim

"Since sentient beings and insentient things are not separate from the true-nature, the characteristic of this nature is simply ‘thus’.

And because this nature can be neither added to nor taken away from, there is neither more of it in the accomplished man, nor less of it in the ordinary man.

This nature encompasses limitless space; and the perfection achieved through seeing this nature simultaneously purifies the world of external objects.

When the visual sense-base is purified the five other sense-bases (the ear, nose, tongue, body and mind) are also completely purified.

Accordingly, the six sense-spheres are purified too.

Thus the entire world becomes a pure Garden of Happiness.

Further, as one’s mind is bright, the minds of sentient beings are also bright; and as the minds of sentient beings are bright, all sentient beings in the entire world are bright too.

Therefore, this world is the world of Nirvana and all sentient beings are Buddhas."