Pearls of Universe - Volume XII

"What is faith? The Bodhisattva-Mahasattva believes that there is recompense in the Three Jewels and in giving. The two truths [i.e. relative and ultimate] and the Way of the One Vehicle ["ekayana"] are not different. He believes that all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas classify things into three, so that all beings quickly gain Emancipation. He believes in "Paramartha-satya" [the truth of Ultimate Reality] and good expedient means. This is faith.

A person who believes thus cannot be beaten by any Sramanas, Brahmins, Marapapiyas, Brahma, or anyone. When a person grounds himself in this faith, he gains the nature of a holy sage. One practices giving, and this - whether big or small - all leads to Mahaparinirvana, and thus one does not fall into birth and death. It is the same with upholding the moral precepts, hearing the Way, and Wisdom, too. This is faith.”

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CONTENTS

THE DEPTHS OF THE MIDDLE PATH 3
WHAT IS FAITH 4
WHAT IS STRAIGHT MIND 5
THE QUALITY OF THOSE WHO ASKS 5
THE NINE FACTORS OF CAUSAL RELATIONS IN ILLNESSES 6
THE HARP AND THE KING 7
THE NATURE OF CREAM 8
PARENTS AND SONS 9
THE ORIGINAL NATURE OF ALL THINGS 10
THE LION'S ROAR 11
LION STEPS 13
BUDDHA NATURE 14
THE VISION OF THE 12 LINKS OF INTERDEPENDENCE 15
THE FINAL UNSURPASSED ENLIGHTENMENT OF ALL BEINGS 16
THE ABSOLUTE 17
THE BUDDHA NATURE OF ALL BEINGS 18
COLORS IN THE DAYTIME 19
THE TWELVE LINKS OF INTERDEPENDENT ARISING 20
THE GRASS OF THE HIMALAYAS 22
DESIRING LITTLE AND FEELING SATISFIED 22
THE THREE KINDS OF DESIRE 23
THE EFFORT FOR THE MAHAPARINIRVANA 24
SEEING AND HEARING ABOUT THE BUDDHA NATURE 25