The whole mandala of
Dainichi Nyorai is his body. There are many buddhas in the mandala, and all of
them are a part of his body. Dainichi Nyorai is telling the truth to himself,
to those buddhas in the mandala. Since they are a part of himself, he is not
giving some special teaching to anyone else. Do you understand? It is like the
universe is telling the truth to the universe, the whole cosmic being is
telling the truth to the cosmic being. So whatever is going on in the cosmos is
the teaching itself. When we understand their teaching in this way, it is very
close to Zen. -------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-02-00-E as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC
