The Zen of Advaita - Stephen H. Wolinsky Ph. D.

At that point there is no longerthe emptiness-consciousness oreven a bubble universe or realmwhich contains the concept ofconsciousness or any of thecomponents such as energy, space,mass, time etc., or a knower whichknows space and time which holdsthe bubble universe or realm inthe concept of location (wherethings are located and where “I”am located in a place as perceiverwithin a perceivable picture).We are in a bubble universe.The consciousness (Buddha), aswell as the emptiness (Buddha),are in this bubble universe orrealm.Prior to consciousness, whichcan be termed No Buddha, orNisargadatta Maharaj’s Absolute.There is no Buddha, and yet allbubble universes appear in and onthe Buddha, which is no Buddha.Beyond the body-mind, there is noBuddha.It is only in the bubble universethat the Buddha concept appears.156