Student: What does our mind 'keeping a distance' mean?
Sifu: Embrace.
Just like how this room embraces us. If the space is narrow and small, we would feel trapped and uncomfortable. Therefore we all need bigger spaces. Our mind is also like that. If the mind is narrow, it cannot contain even one needle; but if the mind is wide
and embracing, many obstacles can be overcome.
Commentary:
To keep a mind that is clear like space is the practice of a bodhisattva, the quality of a bodhisattva mind. This is also the substance of sentient beings.