Quote from Emptiness

Emptiness: A Practical Guide for Meditators 

by Guy Armstrong

Wisdom Publications, Somerville, Massachusetts, 2017.    307 pages

Abiding in emptiness, we see clearly what disturbs our meditation. It is the movement of our own heart and mind, born from greed, aversion, and delusion. Giving no attention to signs offers us a way to rest, find peace, and practice renunciation, and it also provides an excellent base for insight. We can see which actions lead to suffering and which ones lead to peace and happiness. It is this understanding that trains and finally frees the heart. (p. 154)

As we practice abiding in emptiness, we strengthen the mind’s ability to see clearly its own movements, because they stand out in strong contrast to the underlying peace. When the mind sees clearly that its going out to sense objects leads to suffering, wisdom arises and the insight itself leads to the end of that tendency. (p. 152)

--  quote submitted by Sharry L.



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