The mind is a lens by which to experience Buddhahood, unproduced but witnessed in its productions.

Samsara is construction of ”mind”. One could say that the Nirvana or emancipation transcends this ”mind”.

All phenomena arising, abiding, and ceasing; this is the process of life.

The Emancipated One begins to identify and answer the 108 questions.

Buddha is the energy of formations. We can witness and therefore experience the Buddha in the workings and instantiations of all phenomena through the training of our mind. This is Buddhaness or Buddhahood. Technically speaking, Buddha is by nature non-being, as it is not instantiated but only witnessed.

We begin with the Introduction of the Mahamati personage and the beginning of “his” long list of questions for the “Buddha” – Shakyamuni - to answer.

We end chapter one with one last attempt with the new laptop turns into a bit of a struggle. Back to the previous laptop to end this frustration, yay.

Apologies for the audio glitches. I am trying new hardware. As for this part of the Lanka we are reading several carryover concepts from early teachings that do not fit well into the Mahayana at this stage.

We practice the doctrine, elucidations, and scholarship of Nichiren’s correct transmission of Shakyamuni’s teachings of self enlightenment; the Lotus Sutra.

End of Introduction and Diving into the Lankavatara translation.

Seeking the innermost experience.