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Diamond Sutra (4)
The body form is not truly the body form, therefore it is truly the body form; if we can see the non-form nature of all forms, that is to see the Tathagata, and when we see the Tathagata, the Tathagata also sees us. This is the dialectical spirit of the Diamond Sutra, which is completely contrary to formal logic (A is only A), so that:
- A is not A, therefore it is the true A
- Seeing non-form in form is to see the Tathagata (“If you see all forms as non-form, you see the Tathagata”)
The World-Honored One affirms that even five hundred years later, there will still be those who keep the precepts, cultivate merit, and have good seeds to give rise to deep faith, even though this teaching may sound meaningless, nonsense. Those who can give rise to faith even for a single moment upon hearing the words about the four notions of self, person, living being, and lifespan (and two more: dharma – non-dharma; form – non-form) will be seen by the Tathagata and receive immeasurable merit.
“Dwell nowhere and give rise to that mind” points clearly to the path of the Bodhisattva who gives rise to the unsurpassed, perfectly enlightened mind: not clinging to form, sound, smell, taste, touch, or dharma; not caught in pairs of opposing notions (being – non-being; birth – death; one – many; self – non-self; dharma – non-dharma; form – non-form). Even the Dharma is like a raft to be let go of, how much more so non-dharma. Practicing correctly is to walk in the light, to see clearly the dependent arising nature of all dharmas, to transcend discriminative attachment and realize perfect ultimate truth.
