We make offerings to Buddha. What does it mean to offer a glass of water as we often say? We make offerings to the Buddha, and offerings to the Buddha are a form of dharma. What is the most important thing in offering?
All of you will now understand, a glass of water. Water represents my mind. My mind is as pure and uncontaminated as water. Like water, it is calm and free from fluctuations.
This cup of water is representation, it represents the Dharma, represents the purity and immovability of my heart. This is what the sutra says "pure and equal". Equality is immovability. Purity is the absence of contamination. This is the real offering to Buddha. I am not just offering a glass of water to Buddha and Bodhisattva in the morning and evening. That would be wrong. Buddha and Bodhisattva don't need this. It's for you. To be always aware of the purity of your mind. If I have thoughts, I'm not pure. No matter whether your thoughts are good or bad, if they are not pure, they have not equality. Cultivation, to cultivate your sincerity and you will be successful, you can become a Buddha [...]
[Translated by 華頓數位資訊有限公司]
Resource: Master Chin Kung
It was organized by Jhan, heng- cheng (詹杭橙 師兄)
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