A post-retreat bliss-out is nice... until it wears off in the real world. An awakening experience makes us feel like we've finally understood IT... until the reality of life hits us and "it" suddenly doesn't seem to be very helpful or relevant (if at all coherent).
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“Experiencing emptiness is not enough. Stepping clear of emptiness is not enough. The Five Ranks show us that—regardless of what we think we may have realized—there are yet unrealized modes of awakening in which the world and our selves move into ever-deeper intimacy.”
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Interesting. I've found that after emptiness, it's extremely easy to fall into nihilism. So the most common move is to then try to avoid that nihilism by secretly inventing another form of eternalism through a reinterpretation or misunderstanding of emptiness.
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It's incredibly difficult to hold both emptiness and form without turning them into extremes to fall back on. Indeed, waking down without falling asleep makes for a tough balancing act. I'm still figuring it out.
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Likewise.
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