The Four Worlds

THE FOUR WORLDS

Each is a layer of perception,

with Absolute Truth at the center:

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1. Creation

The world is created at every moment.

It is what it is, neither good nor bad.

Non-dualistic.

The Universal Mind, Buddha-Nature, is the center.

2. Intention

The world is how I perceive it.

My perception creates good and bad.

Dualistic.

Why do good intentions go bad?

Mind is the center.

3. Cause and Effect

Every event has a cause.

Good brings good, bad brings bad.

Dualistic.

Why do bad things happen?

Body is the center.

4. Delusion

Things appear to happen by chance or fate.

Good and bad things happen at random.

Dualistic.

Why isn’t life what I want it to be?

Ego is the center.