The Buddha Is You

The Tathāgatagarbha doctrine: every sentient being already possesses buddha nature — the seed of complete enlightenment. You are not becoming a buddha. You are uncovering the buddha you already are. The obscurations (kleśas) are clouds covering the sun. Remove the clouds — the sun was always shining.

This module trains in the Thai Forest tradition's approach: mettā (loving-kindness) meditation combined with direct investigation of mind. The Forest masters — Ajahn Chah, Ajahn Mun, Ajahn Sumedho — stripped Buddhism to its essence: sit down, watch the mind, find the one who's watching. — .

The recognition that you ARE already the buddha is the central claim of Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna Buddhism — and it changes everything about how you practice: