Emptiness and Objects

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"While all of this
sounds far fetched, nevertheless, it is implicit in the canon of
Buddhism from its earliest strata to its more recent in Tibetan
Buddhism.  What keeps this hidden from the view of West is the West's
over-preoccupation with sensory consciousness as if being aware of the
moment or the here and now were some kind of grand meditative state. 
Such awareness advances us not one inch on the path to Buddhahood.  It
is only when we grasp what Mind is, and how it works, is any real
advance made.  The rest is like playing in the toy store until we gain
maturity. "





"The enso at the
upper left, enso meaning "circle" in Japanese, is regarded as the symbol
of the absolute and awakening.  In this sense, it is Mind's return to
itself which adds up to zero or the same, Mind-only.  Make no mistake,
this return is not powerless—far from it.  If anyone has had the
slightest penetration into Mind they can attest to its power, but also
its tremendous bliss.  This is what all true mystics aim for—not for
God, Beingness, Oneness, or some other imaginary state a deluded mind
can concoct. "


From the second piece at this link.



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