Sun Wukong is making trouble in the Heavenly Palace, and all the gods are helpless. Why can't they escape from the palm of Buddha?

Buddha refers to a person who is fully enlightened, self-aware, aware of others, and perfect in enlightenment.

In other words, the Buddha is no longer pulled by the physical and psychological levels, and through his experience sharing, he guides others to reach the same point as him.

In Journey to the West, the Jade Emperor and other gods and heavenly soldiers and generals represent the Taoist practice.

Taoist practice pays more attention to physical exercise, and there is a saying about the sanctification of the physical body.

For example, Tota Li Tianwang, Nezha, etc. are all sanctified in the flesh.

Those who cultivate the body, even if their bodies become holy, still don’t understand the ins and outs of the mind and consciousness. Of course, they cannot catch Sun Wukong and can only let the monkey confuse them into darkness.

Sun Wukong metaphorically refers to the consciousness of the heart in Journey to the West.

So why can’t the mind escape from the palm of the Buddha? The Buddha is the enlightened one, aware of the mind and consciousness at all times, knowing where it comes from and where it disappears.

The mind is running around within the five elements, but the Buddha jumps out of the three realms and is not in the five elements.

Buddha knows the characteristics of the mind and consciousness. As long as the mountain of five elements is pressed down, the mind and consciousness will become cocooned and unable to escape.

Journey to the West says that you must not only cultivate your body, but also your heart. Only in this way can the true result be achieved.