DO NOT PERSIST IN EMPTINESS
In ancient China, once a monk asked Master Zhau Zhou: “If someone has already seen that everything is empty, then what one should do?” (Are there any next step?), Master Zhau Zhou answered: “Ai! Let go” (Let the emptiness go), the monk asked: “I don’t have anything, let what go?” Master Zhau Zhou answered: “Then, you just carry it and go.” When the monk heard these words, got enlightened right away.
THE monk persisted in emptiness, and because of this reason, still he was hindrance to worldly things (There are obstacles in his mind), Master Zhau Zhou gave him some idea and try to let him jump out of the circle of persisting in emptiness.
THIS was a very good discussed issue in Chinese Buddhist history. The best words for this discussed issue is the last answer “Then, you just carry it and go”, because it will make people leave the attachment of persisting in emptiness, then will reach the elevation of spirit of “free of delusion”.
