Perfect Expression of
Pragmatic Dharma
by Guru Rinpoche
"Whoever meditates on me meditates on all the buddhas.
Whoever sees me sees all the buddhas.
I am the union of all sugatas, the 'ones gone to bliss'."
- Padmasambhava
Always when seeing this quote and other similar ones from Guru Rinpoche, I can't help thinking how bold it is. I don't mean bold in egoistic way but to say, "I am the union of all sugatas", it's just something that ordinary beings don't say because they never even come think of such a thing! Only true masters, charlatans or crazy people say things like that. How can you tell which is which? By the signs.
It is such a strong and bold, and yet truthful statement. He is a mahasiddha and whoever is a mahasiddha, is a living embodiment of all buddhas (sugatas). All deities come to life through and in the realisation of a fully enlightened siddha.
Guru Padmasambhava is unique among siddhas for the fact that you can't find others who says it so directly. He doesn't water it down, he doesn't dance or play around it, and he hasn't got the slightest problem saying it exactly how it is.
To me, this is perfect expression of (pragmatic) dharma.
-Kim, 10.6.2021
