Wisdom at Dawn (Lotus Sutra) ep1404: Turning the Wondrous Dharma-Wheel

Wisdom at Dawn (Lotus Sutra) ep1404
Broadcast Date: 2018.08.01
Turning the Wondrous Dharma-Wheel
靜思妙蓮華 - 無畏之德轉妙法輪

"This means the Tathagata
has attained supreme, universal and perfect enlightenment
and possesses unsurpassed and superior wisdom.
Among the assembly,
He gives the great lion's roar
and turns the wondrous Dharma-wheel.
He has attained the greatest freedom,
which is known as the fearless mind."

We must mindfully seek to understand this! The Tathagata, Sakyamuni Buddha, has already attained "supreme, universal and perfect enlightenment." What the Buddha realized was that all Dharma is intrinsically in the minds of all sentient beings. It is just that sentient beings' minds are confused, turning them into unenlightened beings. The Buddha is enlightened, so He is called the Tathagata, the Enlightened One. The Tathagata journeys on the Dharma of Suchness. This Dharma is intrinsic to sentient beings. It is for this true principle that the Buddha came to this world and went among sentient beings. Sentient beings are confused about the Dharma, so the Buddha came to transform sentient beings. How did He transform them? The Buddha kept returning to this world lifetime after lifetime. When the causes and conditions were mature, He again manifested in this world to engage in spiritual cultivation and attain the path. This is guiding by example, being a role model.

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