People commonly say words like "Merciful Buddha" without understanding them deeply.
But who understands the true meaning of these words?
If chanting Buddha's name allows you to see Buddha, then why did Lao Tzu say, "Excessive speech leads to exhaustion, better to preserve the center"? If preserving the center lets you cultivate immortality, then why the reprimand of "grinding bricks won't make a mirror, sitting in meditation won't make a Buddha"?
Seeking unity in body, speech, and mind, yet indulging without intention—isn't that completely contrary to unity?
They all say Buddha is merciful, but where is the mercy?
When seeking something in vain leads to resentment, they fail to realize that the essence of Buddhism aids clarity, not greed.
Compassion is aggregating, yet people develop greed for treasure, not knowing that true aggregation is in compassion.
Gather all your life's possessions, yet you can take none when you die—is this aggregation true aggregation?
