Immersion in Buddha Nature
Those who have left the deep valley of desires, opinions, evaluations and resolutions come closer and closer to their Buddha-nature. No more: "I am the .......", or: "I am the ........", nor: "I am that .......", no, but only: "I am", completely without putting a description after it, or a profession, or a gender, simply without any explanation!
Because it simply doesn't matter what (or who) you are, what matters is that you are! Without any characteristics, without any role, without any pretended wanting; whoever can do that has reached the ultimate security, has come incredibly closer to his Buddha-nature.
Of course, you have to be able to do that, have the right nerves, develop them first, develop the endeavour, figure out the necessary steps. However, without wanting to, but by "giving" it real freedom, giving oneself the opportunity to reflect on the experiences one has had, to open up a spiritual basis which then, after a fair distance along the way, enables a powerful presence that can do without fears.
In order to achieve such a state of being, "one" must first also take care of one's "being", no longer allow oneself to drift, no longer live from moment to moment. For this, few things are better suited than the philosophy of the teacher of all teachers, who explained precisely (but in a language from long ago) how the path must be followed. All suffering comes from attachment, which we humans develop (despite knowing better) because we have such great fears of the truth.
The "I am" is the beginning of the path, which leads on the pathless path to the gateless gate, culminating in Nirvana.
Whoever now thinks that he/she can determine and explain everything with the intellect cannot let go enough, whoever must trust, must leave his/her course to the Buddha's teaching. What we think we know is only illusion anyway, according to the great teacher, but the "I am", that is a temporary fact.
Whoever then experiences the contradiction between intellect and letting go, takes another step towards awakening, can slowly "take hold" of the situation, think more and more thoughts, which then become more and more purposeful.
Then, one fine day, the "I-am" will also fall away, the depth of the teaching can be experienced, awakening comes within reach.
The true Buddha-nature slumbers directly under the "I-am", still overlaid by debris and shards that have accumulated in the course of life.
As always, the path is the goal!
May my deed be praised far and wide, to me the glory, to me the honour!
To me the dominion over all that I will and whom I will!
The fool thinks and is blindly led to greed and arrogance.
- Buddha - honorific name of Siddharta Gautama - 560 to 480 before the year zero

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