The Heart Sutra might also be a worthwhile reference with respect to sunyata and a relevant Sphere of Protection. The lists of various opposites that "are not" , eg--
Therefore in Emptiness, no form, No sensations, no conceptions, no inclinations, no perception; No eyes, no ears, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind; No color, no sound, no smell, no taste, no touch, no object of mind; No realm of eyes and so forth until no realm of mind-consciousness; No ignorance and also no extinction of it, and so forth until no old age and death and also no extinction of them ...etc
...No suffering, no origination, no stopping, no path; No cognition, also no attainment. With nothing to attain, The bodhisattva depends on the Perfection of Wisdom And the mind is no hindrance. Without any hindrance, no fears exist; Far apart from every perverted view the bodhisattva dwells in Nirvana.
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Re: Zen
Date: 2025-01-21 04:16 am (UTC)Therefore in Emptiness, no form, No sensations, no conceptions, no inclinations, no perception; No eyes, no ears, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind; No color, no sound, no smell, no taste, no touch, no object of mind; No realm of eyes and so forth until no realm of mind-consciousness; No ignorance and also no extinction of it, and so forth until no old age and death and also no extinction of them ...etc
...No suffering, no origination, no stopping, no path; No cognition, also no attainment. With nothing to attain, The bodhisattva depends on the Perfection of Wisdom And the mind is no hindrance. Without any hindrance, no fears exist; Far apart from every perverted view the bodhisattva dwells in Nirvana.
LeGrand