The Heart of Medicine Buddha Shines in Us
There is a light shining from Medicine Buddha’s heart and that light is the unconditional love of us and then all beings. Unconditional love. It does not depend on whether we have done harmful things or not. This is love before thought.
All beings who live suffer. We might accidentally hurt others, or they might hurt us. And all the people and things in life that we love, all are impermanent. Someday we will meet sadness in our life. Of course, we will also have happy times, and if we use the energy in those times for the good of all, that is great. But when we are sad is when we most need help in loving our self.
There may be many reasons for sadness, but one common feature is often feeling alone. If we really look into our heart, we see that even when we feel alone, we are never only alone. We might feel lonely, but all beings are there in our heart. When we practice Medicine Buddha, the love that we were born with, the love always in our heart, just like his, shines out to all. We are connected to all. This love is like the sun. Even if we close our eyes, the sun is still there. Sometimes we need the dark spots in life to show us how bright the sun can be.
It might hurt to look directly at the sun, but we can look directly at Menla. And if we do, we will see our own heart shining because ultimately, we share a heart of love. Everything is lit in the heart.
