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

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4.) Nothing is doing nothing to nothing. Allappearances gave <strong>the</strong> illusionary appearanceof existence through <strong>the</strong> vehicle of awareness,including <strong>the</strong> condensation of emptiness, whichappeared as consciousness.5.) Awareness is <strong>the</strong> vehicle of <strong>the</strong> illusion.While reviewing this, both <strong>the</strong> “I” label and <strong>the</strong>witness were no more. To say how much timeelapsed before <strong>the</strong> “I” label returned seemsludicrous–I was a bubble made of <strong>the</strong> same substance as<strong>the</strong> experience.The experience and <strong>the</strong> experiencer were <strong>the</strong>same substance.Hence non-existent.The illusion had been that <strong>the</strong>re was anindependent experiencer having an experience,or that some I or me created an experience.Actually <strong>the</strong> experiencer and <strong>the</strong> experienceappeared toge<strong>the</strong>r,(<strong>the</strong>y were as Nagarjuna would say:dependently arising, or <strong>the</strong>y had noindependent existence).And, since it all was made of <strong>the</strong> samesubstance <strong>the</strong>y nei<strong>the</strong>r existed nor not existed.Ei<strong>the</strong>r way it was all <strong>the</strong> same Buddha,184

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