The words ‘void’ and ‘voidness’ in the common language of ignorant people mean that nothing exists, but in the language of the Buddha, the Awakened One, the words ‘void’ and ‘voidness’ mean everything exists, but without attachment to any of it in terms of ‘I’ or ‘mine.’

– Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu –

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From “NO RELIGION,” translated from the Thai by Santikaro.