Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 Friends: Non-Empty Void: Void, Void, they say! Void of What ?There is no permanent individuality ‘in here’.All is void continuous same personal identity!There is no stable identical substance ‘out there’.All is void of constant same enduring lasting entity.Both are Void of being in existence & in non-existence!There is only a flux of change, transience & (re)becoming..Avoiding both these extremes of Eternalism & AnnihilationismOne should remain in the Middle sticking to Dependent Arising: When this is present, that appears. When this is absent, that does not appear. With the emergence of this, that too arises. With the ceasing of this, that too disappears. Just as there is a mirror and a reflection even so is: The apprehending & the apprehended; That which knows & that which is known; Just this twin Mentality & Materiality; Mere activity of Naming- & -Forming; Manifestations of Mind & Matter !!! Transient indeed is this Dual Dynamic Appearance,Since both elements is momentary, changing, discretelyblinking in an ever passing serial sequence of arising & ceasing,how can such ever be said really to exist even for a moment? Even while perceived this moment is already gone, never to return again.This is all, this is the world, and such is all these phenomena: Passing Painful States, Not-Me-nor-I-nor-mine-nor-any-self... Whether internal or external, whether past, present or future, whether fine or gross, whether far or near, whether material or immaterial, whether physical or mental, all constructions are: Void of Lasting Permanence. Void of Enduring Pleasure. Void of Ego-or-Ownership. Friendship is the Greatest ! Bhikkhu Samāhita, Sri Lanka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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