【Cultivating Ethical Behaviour 】- Buddhism is like the vast space

Therefore, the method that is used in science is correct. It is essentially the same as the one used in Buddhism. The real value of Buddhism is that though the method is completely the same [as science], but the content is extremely different. It is different in its profoundness and vastness. These are completely different, completely different. To describe how science works, it would be like throwing a net into the ocean. Since the ocean is great [in volume], how much can you get from a single net? 

Contrary to that, Buddhism is like the vast space. If we take the ocean, no need to say the ocean, even if you take our earth, our solar system and put them into the enormous space, they would all just be a tiny speck! The measure of Buddhism's profoundness and vastness is something we should understand. Therefore, the measure of Buddhism is such that nothing is left uncovered or unturned. Hence there is no need to mention [the mere understanding of] a single sea, a single earth, no need to mention the solar system or the Milky Way system!

SOURCE 来源 :

61A 14’32” Vol 8 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P157 L3
English Lamrim Vol 1 P247

日常师父法语📡61A 14’32”手抄稿第8册P157 L3

业果 : 佛法如太虚空

所以科学那个方法本身是正确的，这个跟佛学是完全一模一样的。佛学的真正可贵，是用的方法本质上面完全一样，但是它的内涵却有绝大的不一样—深、广，完全不同、完全不同。这科学就像大海里边，丢一颗网下去，这个大海这么大，你丢一颗网你能够捞到多少？佛法不是，佛法像太虚空，把那个大海—不要说大海，把我们的地球、我们的太阳系，摆在太虚空当中，一点点哪！这个佛法的真正的深广的量，这是我们要了解的。所以它在这个量当中，没有一样东西不清楚、不明白，那何况一个大海，何况一个地球，何况太阳系，何况银河系！