Buddha is our inherent natureour buddha natureand what that means is that if youre going to grow up fully, the way that it happens is that you begin to connect with the intelligence that you already have. Its not like some intelligence thats going to be transplanted into you. If youre going to be fully mature, you will no longer be imprisoned in the childhood feeling that you always need to protect yourself or shield yourself because things are too harsh. If youre going to be a grown-upwhich I would define as being completely at home in your world no matter how difficult the situationits because you will allow something thats already in you to be nurtured. You allow it to grow, you allow it to come out, instead of all the time shielding it and protecting it and keeping it buried. Someone once told me, When you feel afraid, thats fearful buddha. That could be applied to whatever you feel. Maybe anger is your thing. You just go out of control and you see red, and the next thing you know youre yelling or throwing something or hitting someone. At that time, begin to accept the fact that thats enraged buddha. If you feel jealous, thats jealous buddha. If you have indigestion, thats buddha with heartburn. If youre happy, happy buddha; if bored, bored buddha. In other words, anything that you can experience or think is worthy of compassion; anything you could think or feel is worthy of appreciation.
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