Because we are not really aware that there is nothing to know and nothing to attain. It is true that many people who know these words still struggle to attain, or know something. Why? It’s because they have not ascertained in person that everything is empty.
To know the taste of an exotic fruit through reading literature about it is one thing, and trying it once in person is another. The purpose of practice is to experience the fact personally.
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