If there is nothing to perceive, there is no clear awareness. Awareness arises only in relation to an object; …
If there is nothing to perceive, there is no clear awareness. Awareness arises only in relation to an object; without one, even ignorance cannot be treated as something known.
Awareness itself does not depend on what is perceived. The very impulse to know creates the illusion of an object, and from this illusion come imaginary distinctions. In our original state, there is no "same" or "different."
No "same"... Heh... I gave my all just to protect the city...
But now... the city's fallen too...
No... it can't end like this...
No... no... no...
When these illusions churn, conflict arises. Conflict wearies the mind, and in that weariness, dust settles—clouding the heart. From this murkiness spring all forms of restlessness and suffering...