I was browsing at Barnes and Noble in Hazard Center Mall in San Diego, and I found this verse in “A Buddhist Bible” edited by Dwight Goddard:
Everything changes, everything passes,
Things appearing, things disappearing.
But when all is over — everything having appeared
and having disappeared,
Being and extinction both transcended.–
Still the basic emptiness and silence abides,
And that is blissful peace.
Just sharing.
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Hi Becky!
The Buddha’s emptiness doesn’t mean that there is nothing. “Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.”
I recommend you to read “Buddhism is not what you think” by Steve Hagen to understand better. It is very interesting.
You can check it out in “Books I Recommend” but it should also be in your local bookstore. I highly recommend it.
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I don’t believe there can be a “basic emptiness” and “blissful peace.” For where there is “blissful peace” I believe Love and Innocence must dwell also. ;^)
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