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Basui wrote the following letter to one of his disciples who was about to die: "The essence of your mind is not born, so it will never die. It is not an existence, which is perishable. It is not an emptiness, which is a mere void. It has neither color nor form. It enjoys no pleasures and suffers no pains. ![]() Just before his own death Basui turned to the crowd that had gathered around and said in a loud voice: Look straight ahead. |
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