法界次第初門 3.65

3.65

Fourth, like open space. 'Like open space' means that open space exists merely as a name without real substance; open space cannot be seen, but looking from afar, the visual faculty shifts to see a light blue color. All dharmas are also like this: empty, having nothing whatsoever. Because people are far from untainted true wisdom, they discard reality and perceive self and other, male and female, houses, and various things. If one cultivates the contemplation of emptiness and enters the principle of the true nature [of reality], then everything is completely non-existent; therefore, it is said to be like open space.