You Are Not Book.indb - Stephen H. Wolinsky Ph. D.

“BEYOnD” THE vOiD
304 / You Are Not
“The sphere of the void also consists of the samskaras
(impressions, dispositions) of the Citta [Mind],
otherwise one who awakes (from the experience of the
void) would not be able to follow one’s duties.” (Singh,
Pratyabhijnahrdayam, p. 62)
The void, along with its knower, contains impression,
concepts, habits, etc.
Since the void also is part of the mind because it requires
and experiencer or knower to know it, the VOID contains
the subtle seeds of experience, which is why when the gap—
VOID—contracts we get its fruit (impressions) called, in
yoga-land, samskaras; or to psychology fans, patterns. Once
Void-Not Void and the “awarer” are “seen” as the same, one
is freed of the illusion of desiring VOID.
This is why Buddha said, “THOSE WHO SEEK NIRVANA
ARE IGNORANT—THOSE WHO SEEK SAMSARA (the
world) ARE IGNORANT.” WHY? BECAUSE NIRVANA IS
SAMSARA—SAMSARA IS NIRVANA.