二諦義 2.11

2.11

Question: There is still one doubt and obstacle. Why? Earlier it was clarified that of the two truths from perspective, one is correct and one is erroneous; the erroneous is those to be converted, and the correct is the converting agent. Now how can you say that speaking of emptiness from perspective causes awakening to non-emptiness? If speaking of emptiness from perspective causes awakening to non-emptiness, this would be those to be converted; how could it be called the converting agent? Explanation: Earlier it was clarified that of the two truths from perspective, emptiness is the converting agent because it guides ordinary persons to learn from the holy. Ordinary persons are inverted and consider things to be existent; the worthy and holy ones truly know that conditioned phenomena are empty, clarifying the converting agent of emptiness to make them abandon existence. If they are people of profound transformation, once they know that existence is not existent, they immediately know that emptiness is not empty; there is no need to speak of emptiness for them to make them awaken to non-emptiness. But people of dull faculties abandon the existence they see and learn the converting agent of emptiness. Having learned the converting agent of emptiness, they form an understanding of emptiness from perspective. For the sake of this person, it is declared: 'It is empty from your perspective; conditioned phenomena are truly not empty.' This is discussed in terms of gradual awakening: first making them awaken to existence not being existent, and next making them awaken to emptiness not being empty.