That energy is always aware of the five skandas: form, feelings, perceptions, mental formations and consciousness. We can recognize those things that come up right away, and it is like the light of the sun. It can shine into everything. Then we can recognize all of the seeds in our mind. It can shine on our consciousness and on all of the discourses in our mind that arise, and then we can recognize them right away. This recognition will help free us from the afflictions of the past, and if we are able to do this, we can carry a lot of happiness with us into the future.
BE LIKE A TREE
Zen Talks by Thích Phước Tịnh
Edited and Illustrated by Karen Hilsberg
Jasmine Roots Press – 2008
CHAPTER NINE
The Energy of Avalokiteshvara
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