Hence it demands the emptiness of all the faculties. And when the facu…

Zhuangzi
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Hence it demands the emptiness of all the faculties. And when the faculties are empty, then the whole being listens. There is then a direct grasp of what is right there before you that can never be heard with the ear or understood with the mind.
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