As the Buddha says, "While the mind is the Buddha, so are sentient beings."
Chan and Avatamsaka are oneness in the ultimate sense.
Life is transient as it is merely a composite of causes and conditions.
There’s a tree analogy of bodhicitta in the sutra
Contrition is to reveal our wrongdoings. Knowing that we’ve committed wrongdoings, we must expose memory and put it under the light. Decode our memory.
Life is short and transient. We are often dragged around by karma and ignorance in different directions.