Daily Dharma: Grabbing Space

[Medicine Buddha]

Today's Daily Dharma from Tricycle is worth some serious contemplation.

Grabbing Space

Trying to find a Buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space. Space has a name but no form. It's not something you can pick up or put down. And you certainly can't grab it. Beyond this mind you'll never see a Buddha. The Buddha is a product of your mind. Why look for a Buddha beyond this mind?

- The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma; from Everyday Mind, a Tricycle book edited by Jean Smith.

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