Illusory Absorption
1.6The Blessed One said, “Padmaśrīgarbha,
there is one quality that, if a bodhisattva great being possesses it, renders
irreversible his progress to unsurpassed and completely perfect awakening, and
grants him the five types of clairvoyance and the illusory
absorption. Moreover, as soon as he attains that absorption, he emanates
whatever bodies in whatever way will perfect sentient beings’ roots
of virtue, teaches the Dharma according to sentient beings’ inclinations,
and quickly awakens to unsurpassed and completely perfect buddhahood.
“What is that single quality? Padmaśrīgarbha,
the bodhisattva must not abide anywhere in the three realms, neither abiding
internally nor externally. As he does not abide, he will see reality. As he
sees reality, he will unite with reality. As he unites with reality, nothing
will impede his mind. As nothing impedes his mind, he will engage in authentic
conduct.
1.7“What does it mean to engage in authentic
conduct? It is as follows. [F.212.a] All phenomena arise in dependence. There
is no phenomenon that can remain constantly. All phenomena arise from
circumstances. There is no phenomenon that arises without circumstances. Any
phenomenon that arises in dependence is unborn. Therefore all phenomena are
unborn. To realize that all phenomena are unborn is to know how to practice the
bodhisattva’s path. In this way, one attains the basis for benefiting all
beings and can proceed with a compassionate outlook. With such conviction, one
comes to understand that all phenomena are illusory. All phenomena are
magically manifest because they are imputed. Those imputations are also utterly
empty. The realization that all phenomena are empty is the attainment of the illusory
absorption.
“As soon as one attains this absorption, one
emanates whatever bodies in whatever way will perfect sentient beings’ roots
of virtue, and teaches the Dharma according to sentient beings’
inclinations. In this way, one quickly awakens to unsurpassed and completely perfect
buddhahood.”
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