...(as realizations or experiences) come and go and are not special. When you go to the grocery store, there is just going to the grocery store. There is no woo woo aspect to it. Nothing is attained through enlightenment other than the realization that the one who was trying to get enlightened was a figment of imagination. If life is not utterly ordinary after enlightenment, then something is being held onto that would best be discarded.
The sense of emptiness can be both an experience and a profound realization, but it does not continue. Yes, the world is empty of self-existence or any form of separation, but this is only one half of the issue. It is like seeing the other side of the coin. Afterwards, we throw the coin away, and go to the gas station to tank up the car.
In short, emptiness, stillness, freedom, happiness, enlightenment, and any other attainments or special states are ultimately just more things to throw away.
The sense of emptiness can be both an experience and a profound realization, but it does not continue. Yes, the world is empty of self-existence or any form of separation, but this is only one half of the issue. It is like seeing the other side of the coin. Afterwards, we throw the coin away, and go to the gas station to tank up the car.
In short, emptiness, stillness, freedom, happiness, enlightenment, and any other attainments or special states are ultimately just more things to throw away.
