Buddha-mind

 There is no self, no ego. Regardless of the desire to exist as such, it simply does not exist anywhere in the universe. It cannot be conjured out of thin air. Everything that is experienced is that of openness. It is all enlightened being. The state of the human mind always changes, yet this openness remains. Human life is full of suffering. Suffering of many kinds. Suffering comes and goes as does the degree of awareness of each one of us. The action that we take depends on this awareness. Right action is in constant flux because this awareness is constantly changing. It seems to me that it is most wise to take ourselves out of this equation, and to simply let life unfold. Yet to do so, we must fully apply ourselves in all ways to the present situation. To allow life to unfold is to allow our individual nature to fully blossom. This cannot be achieved without non-attachment. This blossoming of the self is not an achievement of the self, but an expression of Emptiness fully expressing itself within the life of a human being. The fulfillment of our human nature is complete selflessness of mind and heart. When we cultivate non-attachment selflessness arises within the center of our being. Despite outward appearances, regardless of successes or failures, we become lighter and freer. It seems impossible that we could escape from suffering in this lifetime through perfect action, through perfect morality and wisdom. We do not need to even do well to be released inwardly from the struggles of our existence. We simply need to behave with a conscientious non-attachment to how things are. This isn't a denial of present realities, nor escapism, nor pessimism. It is a recognition that the world we live in isn't as real as we suppose it is, that something else is far more real, and this is what we really are. We will give ourselves as much as we can with appropriate measure to present circumstance, but we will not accept this present situation as wholly real, because as we sense deep within us, it is not. We know that our senses are deluded, that our awareness is incomplete, that our ability is limited, yet we also know that our true nature is full and complete in this moment, it is only temporarily hidden from our eyes. Non-attachment is a natural response to finding oneself within illusion. It is opening the doorway to liberation, which is realization of the true nature of the universe. Eventually the mirror of illusion will crack and light will pour through and fill our mind. The pure openness of Heaven stands before us as irrefutable evidence of the insubstantiality of the universe. We are of the same nature as the Buddha. We live in the same universe, and we have the same mind. He walked the Earth a moment ago. We walk it today. The same Dharma floats in the air and is carried by the wind. The footsteps of ancient sages yet resound in the cries of birdsong. Their memory remains and the Dharma brings it to you in this very moment.