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What is true self ?
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If you had not been born, you wouldn’t be aware of the universe nor would the phenomenal world have any meaning for you. If you weren’t here, neither Buddha nor the Buddha-dharma would exist. Therefore the most urgent thing is to truly know yourself. While inquiring, do not assume that your body is who you are.
Think about what makes you see, hear, think and act. What is it that has guided your evolution from the time you were a microbe all the way up to becoming a human being. It is your true self, your fundamental mind. Let’s take the example of a tree. Trees live by relying upon its root, even though they can’t see it. Like this, your true self isn’t something that you can show to others, but it always exists within you. Furthermore, everything in the universe is also living by relying on its true self, i.e. upon its root.
Your fundamental mind, your true self is invisibly connected to all things in the world and through it all things communicate with each other and work together as one. In this way, the whole universe is functioning together as one through fundamental mind, so this working together is called One Mind (Hanmaum).
Fundamental mind, or Juingong, is not the mind that arises and disappears. On the contrary, it is tranquil and unshakable, and has infinite ability to encompass the entire universe. It is the source of unlimited energy, which you can freely use whenever you want.
Fundamental mind is within you, is the source of your existence, and has led you over the eons. Thus, that is what you have to believe in and rely upon. Money, fame, relationships, etc. may give you some satisfaction, but it will be short-lived. Only by knowing your true nature will you be able to know true satisfaction.
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