Nothing Matters: About the Idea of "Emptiness"
New Books in Buddhist Studies
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The Paradox of Kabbalah
Daniel Matt: In kabbalah, God is like no thing; there are no words we can use to speak about Him. Hasidic leader Dov Beir of Mesorich encouraged his followers to switch the letters of Aani, Hebrew for I, into I-in, Hebrew for nothing. He likened this transmutation of the ego to that of a sprouting seed. We must first become nothing in order to become something greater.
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