In a single atom
They see all worlds;
As in one atom,
So in all atoms;
In every single atom
Are all things of all places and times;
Mind is in the world,
World is in the mind --
About this they do not wrongly create
Discriminations of duality and nonduality. (pp. 959-964)
Excerpted from "The Practice of Universal Good" in The Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
From "Auguries of Innocence" by William Blake.
Flowery forests of jewel trees circle the lake, and when the sun comes out, they reflect everything in and outside the lake, joining the reflections and radiance into a network of light. Myriad things are like this—far and near, high and low, broad and narrow, coarse and fine, even down to the tiniest grain of sand and mote of dust, all being beautiful jewels, clearly mirroring lights, all reflected in the orb of the sun, and all reflecting and rereflecting each other; these reflections, neither increasing nor decreasing, neither merged nor separated, are clearly visible as though they were the original substance itself. (p. 841)
Excerpted from "Ten Concentrations" in The Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra
- The Power of Courageous Strength
- The Power of Energy
- The Power of Nonattachment
- The Power of Silent Calm
- The Power to Oppose or Conform
- The Power of the Nature of Things
- The Power of Nonobstruction
- The Power of Fearlessness
- The Power of Intellect
- The Power of Revelation
Based on "Ten Concentrations" in The Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra
With unattached, unbound, liberated mind, cultivate and learn Universal Good's knowledge of all things: knowing infinite things in one thing; knowing one thing in all things.
Based on "Ten Dedications" in The Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra
Former President Bill Clinton explains Barack Obama's natural leadership skill as "lateral integration" of other people's experiences:
No president can have enough of the right experience to be successful based solely on his own firsthand knowledge[.] The job is too big for that, which is why all of Dick Cheney's experience in different positions of government didn't make him a better leader. You have to have led multiple lives by absorbing the life and work experiences of others. (p. 210)
Found in The Promise: President Obama, Year One
Leaders vow to penetrate the intrinsic nature of things and see all situations as pure; they vow to develop knowledge of nondifferentiation, entering all fields in one field.
Based on "Ten Dedications" in The Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra
