According to The Buddha, we all are "buddha-nature." We are not
separate selves apart from the rest of the world. Buddha-nature is
Emptiness. In effect, this means that all individuals, whether
human or not, are empty of separate substrata. Although the forms
of different individuals are different, their essence is the same.
If so, it follows that Buddha-nature is One in every individual.
Ultimately, therefore, there is a deep identity between oneself and
all other beings. Since nature is all beings, to live in harmony
with nature is, ultimately, to live in harmony with oneself.
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