Much Ado About Noting

We hear or see, and misunderstand.

The truth lies in noting, being aware, perceiving … as nothing else is going on in that moment – we’re not just jumping into our usual routine, and in that moment is pure perception or emptiness. If we make more of merely noting, we indulge.

Our essence is pure consciousness. Making much ado about this creates a form, and we forget that form is emptiness, and emptiness is form.

Form is emptiness: everything that is perceived – form, feeling, etc – has no inherent existence, because it only arises due to causes and conditions.

Emptiness is form: emptiness is not separate from phenomena. It is the very nature of how things exist. Without this emptiness, change and life would be impossible.

Form is none other than emptiness: there is no division between the physical appearance of an object and its empty nature. They are two sides of the same coin.

Emptiness is none other than form: we cannot find pure emptiness ‘somewhere else’. It is found directly within the objects of daily life.

This is the essence of the Heart Sutra, which is precise and practical because it reduces attachment, suffering and confusion; when we realise that our problems, our opinions and our emotions aren’t solid or fixed, we can stop clinging to them.

Emptiness encourages a life of empathetic compassion. Seeing that everything is interconnected removes the barrier between me and you.

The reality of what we are – pure consciousness – acts like a mirror. The mirror reflects images and forms, but the mirror itself remains empty of those images, merely allowing them to appear.

When we live life like this,
anxiety floats away.
🙂