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Belief
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It’s unfortunate that people forget all about their past lives once they’re reborn, but it is not necessary to remember your past lives in order to know your true self. Anybody, even children, can see the working of true self in the world around them. For example, even though a tree looks dead and lifeless in the winter, you know from experiences that fresh leaves will appear in the spring.
Every kind of plant lives by relying upon its root. Would you try to ignore the root that has guided your evolution all the way up to becoming a human being? Your root, true self, Juingong, is the source of energy infinitely greater than that of the sun, and is always functioning as one with the entire universe. So believe in and rely upon this boundless energy that has guided your evolution and which deeply loves you. Don’t doubt the fact that Juingong has always been with you and will always be with you. Know that you and the Buddha are fundamentally connected as one. Your mind and the Buddha’s mind are not separate.
Once a firm belief in your foundation develops, nothing can disturb you. Moreover, every kind of truth will naturally become clear to you. Therefore, if you have a firm belief in your foundation and always rely upon it, there is nothing else you have to try to practice. The sutras contain so many different teachings because there are so many different kinds of people with different levels of development. Thus, various types of skillful means were necessary. Nevertheless, all of those teachings and methods were based upon the realization that there is an inherent foundation within each one of us that connects as one and through which we all function as one.
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