Originally Posted by
NikolaiI
I will state my main point which you may have missed because I didn't really form my post with it as the central idea: if you always had such a certain view of how things are, you would never have taken up Buddhism in the first place.
And Paul, my friend, it is not me but you who have a misconception of what is emptiness and what is form. You should only speak from experience. I am speaking from experience, and I saw Buddha, felt the supreme truth as my own being. What I am telling you is true about Buddhism - when you attain enlightenment, you realize that you are also a Buddha, and that you also can turn the wheel of Dharma. What I know is that the source of you, of anyone, is their true self - their true self is pure love. This is true of me, you, and anyone who reads this. I don't care if my saying this, that I saw God, Buddha, the supreme truth, the infinite, the source - I don't care if that means someone will not like me. I know it's true. I know that the essence of everything is pure love - infinite peace, bliss, and knowledge. And it is not separate from Buddhist's view of truth - if they see correctly. There is only one reality. And you can realize that reality, all you have to do is be fearless. You don't have to follow any rites. You can chant Nam Myoho Renge Kyo just as well as you can chant Allah, or Rama, or Ana B'Koach.