Notes from the Dream (circa 1982-1986) - Stephen H. Wolinsky Ph. D.

nucleus then there was between the sun and theearth.Metaphorically with a subatomic lens on theemptiness appeared as the spacious sky wouldappear on a clear night. Each planet or star wasa bubble or realm and each contained a uniqueuniverse or dream realm with a unique reality.I felt comforted by the fact that all of theseuniverses, be them “inner” or outer”, (althoughthe term “inner” or “outer” seemed silly rightnow), were just bubbles floating in emptiness.What was even more astounding was that eachplanet or universe or bubble or realm wasmade of the same substance commonly labeledconsciousness or condensed emptiness.And that the perceived world only existed dueto an illusion of contrasts; as if things weremade of different substances.This illusion of contrasts brought about theconcepts of Isness, bengness, existence andnon-existence, the I am, and all conceivables.“I” realized that both form and emptiness hadno inherent existence, and hence werewithout Buddha nature.There was no Buddha nature without aperceiver and awareness there to perceive it…163