Lao Xu View

 Avalokiteshvara while practicing deeply with the Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore, suddenly discovered that all of the five Skandhas are equally empty, and with this realization she overcame all Ill-being. Listen Sariputra, this Body itself is Emptiness and Emptiness itself is this Body. This Body is not other than Emptiness and Emptiness is not other than this Body.The same is true of Feelings, Perceptions, Mental Formations, and Consciousness. Listen Sariputra, all phenomena bear the mark of Emptiness their true nature is the nature of no Birth, no Death, no Being, no Non-being, no Defilement, no Purity, no Increasing, no Decreasing. That is why in Emptiness, Body, Feelings, Perceptions, Mental Formations and Consciousness are not separate self entities.The Eighteen Realms of Phenomena which are the six Sense Organs, the six Sense Objects, and the six Consciousnesses are also not separate self entities. The Twelve Links of Interdependent Arising and their Extinction are...

 Thus I have heard. Once upon a time, the Buddha sojourned inthe Jetavana park near Sravasti with an assembly of twelve hundred and fiftybhiksus. One day, at mealtime, the World Honored One put on His robe, took His bowl, and entered the great town of Sravasti to begfor His food. He had begged from door to door, Hereturned to His place. When He had taken His meal, He put away Hisrobe and bowl, washed His feet, arranged His seat and sat down. At that time, the elder Subhuti who was inthe assembly, rose from his seat, uncovered his right shoulder, knelt upon his right knee, respectfully joined the palms of his handsand said to the Buddha: “It is very rare, O World Honoured One! “how well the Tathagata protects and thinks of all Bodhisattvas; howwell He instructs all the Bodhisattvas. “O World Honoured One, “when virtuous men or women develop the supreme-enlightenment mind, “how should their minds abide and how should they be subdued?” The Buddha said: “Excellent, excellent, Subhuti! ...