The Buddha said that 'this' arises because 'that' has arisen, and 'that' disappears because 'this' has disappeared. As such, nothing has genuine existence. The moment a phenomenon arises, it already begins to disintegrate. There is never an instant of permanence. Every moment that makes up our life is a mere process of experiencing. The apparent reality we experience is really an illusion. Emptiness is a synonym for just this groundless illusion. Every moment is groundless because neither the one who experiences, nor that which is experienced, nor the act of experiencing, exists independently.
---Master Sheng Yen---
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