Deeply Trusting the Mind That Is Originally Pure
Today's teaching begins by looking for a long time into the deep meaning held in one sentence. To believe and understand with a deep mind that it is always pure points toward trusting that the original mind is already bodhi. This is not simply a call to think good thoughts; it is a practice of firmly trusting the fundamental place of the mind.
In daily life, when delusion, emotion, and reactions arise, we quickly think the mind has become clouded. But as our trust deepens that the original mind is pure, we gradually see that passing thoughts and situations do not stain the mind at its root. It is like the sky not disappearing when the shadow of a cloud passes over it.
This trust does not arise easily. The monk also said this is a very difficult matter for ordinary practitioners. That is why we must look more deeply and more clearly into our original nature, examine it again and again, and cultivate the strength to trust that place.
In open space there is no front or back, no north or south, and nowhere to retreat. When we deeply trust the original place, no situation can push us outside the Dharma. Joyful moments and moments when difficult reactions arise can both be seen again as places of practice.
Today, whatever situation comes, try not to forget the purity of the original mind. Even if you have not fully awakened, when you trust and receive every experience as connected with the place of original nature, practice and happiness can open together right there.
The trust that the original mind is bodhi and pure is not easy, but it is a deep core of practice. Even when thoughts and reactions arise, the mind at its root is not stained. As this trust deepens, every situation can be received as a place of practice and happiness.
