Is emptiness our destiny?

[zvonimir]

Emptiness is a metaphysical term, and the followers of Zen who are
mere concerned with individual personality, identify Emptiness with "mind"
or the "Buddha-nature." ''Pointing directly at the mind" means attaining it
by the awakening of prajna-intuition, though there is really nothing to take
hold of or to attain as "mind." Mind is no-mind, and this reality is sunya empty. or void, the mind being wu (non-being) possesses no attributes about which anything can be said
 
 
 Emptiness is not outside this world. Still, it has to be distinguished from relativity, which is a characteristic of the world of human beings. Not belonging_ in the category of relativity, emptiness is not at all communicable
 in any ordinary logical way. It is inexpressible in words and inconceivable in thought. But because we human beings all aspire to perfect
communication, we attempt to use a medium, language, to impart our experience. Because the experience is not something intellectual which can be imparted, we are bound to fail in our attempts to communicate, for whatever communication that is at all effective, takes place only between minds that share the same experience. As a result, Zen often remains silent
and claims for special transmission outside doctrinal teaching.