Q294. Student: “It is said that everything is empty to the enlightened. Is Bodhidharma enlightened?”

A. Master: “Empty.”

Commentary:

What counts is not whether Bodhidharma is enlightened but whether you are.

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Josie kirton says:

December 19, 2016 at 9:39 am

Enlightened or not enlightened.
No beginning. No end.
Everything is Empty.

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