The attainment of emptiness

"One day when I was in my twenties, I felt that I had indeed practiced to emptiness. My desire for greed was basically gone. After one attains emptiness, he or she feels very comfortable and “Greed, Anger, Ignorance, Arrogance, Doubt" does not exist."

- Master Jin Bodhi

"我修到二十岁左右的时候，有一天，我就感觉到我确实修空了，什么贪念欲望基本上也应该都没有了。人要真修空了之后，就会觉得很自在，没有 "贪嗔痴慢疑。"

- 金菩提禅师

Commentary by Jerome:

The only way to be at ease is to let go of all material and mental troubles. That is emptiness. The 5 poisons are greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance and doubts and these are the causes of our sufferings. If we do not let go of them, we are akin to a person holding on to hot charcoal with both hands but refuse to let go.

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Author:

Jerome is a Buddhist practitioner that has learnt from Theravada, Mahayana and Tibetan traditions and is still learning! He first learnt meditation and Dharma from Theravadan monks and practitioners in the lineage of the Arahant Venerable Amatha Gavesi Maha Thero from Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist temple in Singapore. Then, he completed a Diploma in Buddhism from the Buddhist and Pali College in 2016. He also learnt from Zen Master Wu Jue Miao Tian (85th Zen Patriach) from the LingJi lineage in Taiwan in 2014 - 2015.  Subsequently, he learnt from Garchen Rinpoche from the Drigar Thubten Dargye Ling tradition (Tibetan) and attended annual Om Mani Padme Hum and Om Ami Dewa Hrih retreats from 2015 till date. Currently, he is a disciple of Master Jin Bodhi (Mahayana) from Bodhi Meditation in Singapore and is an active volunteer there. Master Jin Bodhi is his main Dharma teacher. Jerome feels that Buddhism is not a religion but is a practical way to reduce our life's problems. The essence of Buddhism is not in the books or sutras but in the way we apply it into our lives. Having understood some aspects of Buddha's teaching, he wants to give back to the society and hopes to share his insights with everyone who has the affinity with him.