true story

succinct and perfect. from buddha is as buddha does:

Buddhist masters of almost every school say that we are all Buddhas by nature; we only need to realize that fact, in an authentically integrated, whole-mind-and-body way. This is the core meaning of pristine awakened awareness. It is so close to being possible for us that we tend to overlook it. It is so clear and ever-present for us that we're inclined to see right through it. It is not outside of ourselves, so we can't grasp or obtain it as much as we continue trying to do so. It seems too good to be true, so we don't let ourselves believe it. Awareness of the true nature of our heart-mind answers the questions "Who am I?" "What is real?" "What is the meaning of life?" and all of the many other inquiries we might have about God, the soul, the afterlife, the material world and our place in it, or our purpose in life. However, it doesn't necessarily answer these big questions in any way we would have imagined it might.