Hi Francis, you've written sth very close to my heart. For many years I've chanted this sutra without the understanding that I now have... After reading what Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh wrote it makes much more sense to me now, and I'm so grateful for that understanding. He explained that because everything is interconnected (he calls this interbeing), there is no such thing as 'self'....since everything is made up of something else, except itself. Like how the bicycle is made up of its various parts, without which the bicycle will not exist. Conditions arise for the parts to come together thus the bicycle is there. And when conditions arise for the parts to be disassembled, it ceases to be. Thus, form is emptiness and emptiness is form.
That's my understanding. Thanks for letting me share;)
Hey Buddy! Yes, we are well thanks! And you? Have a great weekend ahead!
Hi Francis, you've written sth very close to my heart. For many years I've chanted this sutra without the understanding that I now have... After reading what Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh wrote it makes much more sense to me now, and I'm so grateful for that understanding. He explained that because everything is interconnected (he calls this interbeing), there is no such thing as 'self'....since everything is made up of something else, except itself. Like how the bicycle is made up of its various parts, without which the bicycle will not exist. Conditions arise for the parts to come together thus the bicycle is there. And when conditions arise for the parts to be disassembled, it ceases to be. Thus, form is emptiness and emptiness is form.
That's my understanding. Thanks for letting me share;)
Hey Francis, thanks for sharing this. How have you been? Hope you and family are keeping well. With metta.