Buddha understood how he should help others. But he was Buddha because he is Enlightened One. He was illuminated in his own nature, Dharma Nature, and everyone’s nature. So, he knows who he is. And for him there are no disciples, and there is no objective world. So, he says all sentient beings are his sons, part of him. So, only when we understand Buddha as Sambhogakaya Buddha and Dharmakaya Buddha, Buddha becomes real Buddha.
Gandhara Buddha at SFZC
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the photo. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 68-10-00-B as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.
