These words may sound absurd and confusing, yet they are very critical advice that shows how we should accept the Sutras and dharma talks. Let’s take a simple saying ‘everything is empty’ for example. If we don’t understand these words, we can be said to be wrong as a Buddhist.
However, if we treasure and are attached to them, we are also wrong because it implies that we don’t understand them although we believe that we understand them. If we truly understand the words ‘everything is empty’, even these words should also be empty, and they shouldn’t be words anymore. So, if you cling to them with a belief that you understand them, you are wrong.
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