Questions of Bodhisattva Mahamati
The Bodhisattva Mahamati requested the Buddha’s instructions on the way to cultivate the path of the bodhisattva.
The Buddha answered, “Mahamati, the bodhisattva cultivates the path by practicing the four ways.
“The first is to see that all that exists appears from the mind. The three realms of existence cannot exist independent of the mind.
Each of Mahamati’s questions requires time to absorb and appreciate the Buddha’s response. In essence, they are the universal questions of life here and now, but the answers are addressed to a bodhisattva rather than a beginner practitioner. One can assume he is asking for the benefit of the practitioners present listening to the exchange.
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