འཕགས་པ་ཆས་ཡང་དག་པར་སྡད་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 7.18

7.18

Honorable Subhūti, all phenomena arise dependently. The clear comprehension of dependent arising is the clear comprehension of the truth. All phenomena are empty. Understanding emptiness is the truth. The clear comprehension of emptiness is the clear comprehension of the truth. All phenomena are unarisen. Understanding nonarising is the truth. The clear comprehension of nonarising is the clear comprehension of the truth. Honorable Subhūti, when there is comprehension of the truth, no phenomena are established or rejected. Honorable Subhūti, the bodhisattvas’ clear comprehension of the truth does not involve any phenomena. This, honorable Subhūti, is the bodhisattvas’ clear comprehension of the truth.

“Honorable Subhūti, what we call ‘truth’ is another way of referring to the quality of being unchanging. Honorable Subhūti, even the slightest concept is mistaken, while being free of concepts is liberation. Honorable Subhūti, because the Blessed One said ‘become a buddha,’ you then said ‘easily achieve success.’ But, honorable Subhūti, the prophecy is not given to those who will easily achieve success; it is given to those who will not easily achieve success, to those for whom success does not exist. The prophecy is given to those who take no joy in success and feel no dejection in failure. The prophecy is given to those who do not leave saṃsāra behind while attaining nirvāṇa. The prophecy is given to those who do not leave the phenomena of ordinary people behind while reaching certainty. The prophecy is given to those who feel no joy when hearing the prophecy.”

“What you have understood is profound,” said Subhūti.

“Honorable Subhūti,” said Nirārambha, “profound is the understanding of those who recognize their understanding upon realization.”

“It is hard to see this understanding,” said Subhūti.

“Honorable Subhūti,” said Nirārambha, “those who wish to can see it.”

“This understanding is difficult to realize,”