The Zen of Advaita - Stephen H. Wolinsky Ph. D.

also realized that all perceptionsare illusions, and therefore thereis no world.Unlike any other teaching,Buddha’s teaching matches thatof present day Science.Hindus,who naturally claim Buddha astheir own, consider Buddha anincarnation (appearance) ofVishnu, and more amazingly as themessenger bringing in Science.To appreciate how Buddhismcorrelates with its earlier Hinduancestor, several points need tobe recognized:The Buddha as Vishnu, whichmeans everything perceivable andconceivable is Vishnu calledeither consciousness or later inBuddhism likened to “The BuddhaMind.”To realize this, all perceptions,(which modern science tells usare abstracted representations ofthings which do not exist) areillusions.Nisargadatta Maharaj:“It’s all an illusion.”37