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Originally Posted by sentient
Clear Light. I read somewhere that for Buddhists Clear means Emptiness and Light means Awareness.
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Buddist language trips me up many times...
I have struggled understanding the terms, though after delving into some
of Buddhist teachings written in plain language I am starting to see many benifits..
I am wondering if this clear Light is like someone operating in the Now with their self created person-hood dissolved...
Also with great expansiveness of consciousness and awareness...
While understanding anatta (Not-self)...
Or maybe something like this story AI and I came up with...
Sitting by the lake, Zhin frowned. "Master," he sighed, "what is this Clear Light everyone keeps talking about?"
Master Wu, old and wise, opened one eye. "Look at the water, Zhin."
Zhin peered in. Ripples, murky green. "It's just dirty water, Master."
Wu chuckled. "Now look again."
Zhin blinked. The water was clear, reflecting the sky perfectly. A fish darted through.
"What happened?" Zhin gasped.
Wu smiled. "The mud settled. The Clear Light was there all along, Zhin. You just had to let it be."
...Peace...