A. In Buddhism one’s actual self is known as the true-Self, or the Buddha-Nature. You’re to your actual self as a wave is to the ocean. You’re a part of your actual self because the perform of it, simply as a wave is a part of the ocean because the perform of it. A wave adjustments as time passes and in response to the circumstances it’s in, however the sea itself by no means adjustments.
The ceaseless adjustments of all of the waves are how the ocean is. In the identical approach, your actual self by no means adjustments in any respect, though you, as a human being, change each second. Buddhism is a faith that helps folks to grasp the actual self in particular person.
©Boo Ahm
All writing ©Boo Ahm. All photos ©Simon Hathaway