Quote Archives: 9th Karmapa

What, then, is emptiness ~ 9th Karmapa

What, then, is emptiness? All phenomena from form through omniscience are, from the outset, not established whatsoever as any extreme elaboration such as existent, nonexistent, arisen, ceased, permanent, impermanent, empty, not empty, true, or false. To that lack of establishment, mere conventional terms such as “emptiness” and “suchness” are given. It is nothing more than […]

Looking at the essence of thoughts ~ 9th Karmapa

Whatever thoughts arise, do not do anything contrived, such as deliberately abandoning or adopting them — look at their very essence. 9th Karmapa