“If consciousness does not land anywhere, that state I tell you is without sorrow, affliction, or despair.” This statement of the Buddha sounds very appealing - who wouldn’t want to be without sorrow or despair? But as the Sixth Patriarch said, “everything arises in pairs of opposites.” It is impossible to do away with sorrow but keep joy. So we should ask ourselves what the Buddha is pointing to with this sentence instead of just going for the goodies of no sorrow and no despair.
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Deep gratitude for this offering & teaching
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