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Tilopa
Sesame
Vajra Doha
Sesame oil is the essence.
Although the ignorant know that is is in the sesame seed,
They do not understand the way of cause, effect and becoming,
And therefore are not able to extract the essence, the sesame oil.
Although innate coemergent wisdom
Abides in the heart of all beings,
If it is not shown by the guru, it cannot be realized.
Just like sesame oil that remains in the seed, it does not appear.
One removes the husk by beating the sesame,
And the sesame oil, the essence appears.
In the same way, the guru shows the truth of tathata,
And all phenomena become indivisible in one essence.
Kye ho!
The far-reaching, unfathomable meaning
Is apparent at this very moment. O how wondrous!
Thus, in absolute truth, there is no path to be practiced, no difference
between what is to be abandoned and the antidote, and nothing abandoned
or realized in fruition. However, in relative truth, all dharmas depend
on cause and effect.
This is illustrated
by the example of sesame seed and sesame oil. If by the combination of
mortar, pestle, and a man's hands the beating and extracting are not done,
one cannot obtain the oil. If you ask why, it is because everything is
produced not by one cause and not by one condition, but rather through
the collective force of coincidence.
In the same
way, although the dharmakaya pervades all sentient beings, if the guru
does not show it and the path realization is not practiced, the fruition
is not actualized. Therefore, since in relative truth all dharmas depend
on the coincidence of cause and effect, the realization that actualizes
the wisdom of suchness has been expressed in terms of beating sesame seeds.
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