According to Buddhism, the origin of samsara can be summarized in one sentence: “It’s as far as the end of the sky, while so close as to be right in front of your eyes.” Therefore, everyone of us has experienced countless births and deaths in the samsara. It’s due to the lasting and distant nature of samsara, we can say “it’s as far as the end of the sky”; it’s due to every sentient being experiencing the start and the end of samsara — in every birth and death, daily deep sleep, arising and cessation of every thought — that we can say “it’s as close as right in front of our eyes.”

~Depicted from LUMINOUS WISDOM BOOK SERIES