As I mentioned earlier, the five senses of samsaric beings (seeing,
hearing, touching, tasting, smelling) lead to delusion, attachment,
dissatisfaction and suffering, but when the inhabitants of the Pure Land
see, hear, touch, smell or taste things belonging to that realm, - because
those are enlightened manifestations and their own minds and sense organs are
also enlightened, - the states of mind they experience are themselves
enlightened and pure.
ANY
element in samsara can be both useful or an obstacle to our life and practice,
but in the Pure Land EVERYTHING there is conducive to perfect Enlightenment and
is a manifestation of perfect Enlightenment.
We
already talked about the effects of seeing the Bodhi Tree or hearing the Dharma
sounds produced by the gentle breeze which
wafts through its branches and leaves.
However, Dharma sounds are not limited to the Bodhi Tree. They are also
produced by the seven jeweled trees: