I read the following on the internet: > Everything is Buddha nature. Is everything is Buddha nature? Please provide answers from established Buddhist traditions which teach the concept of Buddha Nature.

French philosopher René Descartes is famous for saying "*Je pense, donc je suis.*" (I think, therefore I am.). Is this in fact the exact opposite of the concept of the Buddha nature, with something like "I am. But unfortunately I can think." being the more appropriate idea? --- Descartes seems to be saying that because he can think he is aware that he exists. My (possibly mistaken) impression of Buddha nature is that everything exists, but thinking about one's own existence can disrupt or interfere with that existence.

What is the Buddhist view regarding mimesis ? Mimesis is imitation of nature. How might a Buddhist explain it? > At first glance, mimesis seems to be a stylizing of reality in which > the ordinary features of our world are brought into focus by a certain > exaggeration, the relationship of the imitation to the object it > imitates being something like the relationship of dancing to walking. > Imitation always involves selecting something from the continuum of > experience, thus giving boundaries to what really has no beginning or > end. The wiki page also says "presentation of the self", so maybe it refers to formality in public. Perhaps it has many meanings. The feeling of catharsis comes about as a result. This seems more like fiction (drama), although the philosopher is quoted "drama is imitation of action". Regardless, I am primarily trying to understand the role of mimesis in *regular* life. Is it just faking and self-deception?

There is a theory that our planet might actually be alive. The sun, moon, atmospheric cycles, geological plates, etc constitute the life of our planet. Or for that matter the Universe actually might have its own consciousness, its own life, and life cycle. Is there any meditation technique to tap into the consciousness of Earth or the Universe? I am not aware of the implications of this theory from the Buddhist perspective, maybe I am being absurd here, but just in case if you subscribe to this hypothesis of Life beyond biology can we connect?