Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

lotuses, vajras, and skulls are the materials forming the
walls. Outside the walls are the eight graveyards,
manifesting impermanence. Inside the mandala, flowers
represent wisdom; lakes stand for mercy; light indicates
wisdom; sounds utter preachings; and fires symbolize
the powers. Outwardly, all these are objects, but
inwardly, they are all Dharmas—the profound samadhi
of sunyata.
Furthermore, based on the philosophy of non-duality,
inside the Buddha-body one may have the mandala, and
outside the mandala one may have the Buddha-body.
Every part of the Buddha-body and every part of the
mandala represents a dharma. Body and mandala both
contain mentality and materiality. Both contain the
nature of sunyata within them and the conditions of
sunyata outside them. The reflection in the mirror and
the mirror with the reflection: both are two yet one, and
one yet two. All discrete existences mutually
interpenetrate. Mandala yet Buddha-body; Buddha-body
yet mandala. Subjectivity becomes objectivity; they are
equal.
One mandala may contain any number of
Buddha-bodies. Chief and retinue are different yet
harmonious, harmonious yet different. One in all, and
all in one.
When Milarepa was invited to appear by many of his
students, he appeared to every student simultaneously.
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