"The Buddhist view is a non-view, but not a non-view that is the opposite of a view, a wishy-washy noncommittalism.

Non-view is an attitude, a spirit of openness, kindness, and flexibility with regard to language. Non-view is a way to stand within language, to make use of language, to connect without being caught by— and separated from the world by — language.

What makes us miserable, what causes us to be in conflict with one another, is our insistence on our particular view of things: our view of what we deserve or want, our view of right and wrong, our view of self, our view of other, our view of life, our view of death. But views are just views. They are not ultimate truth."


Beyond language - Tricycle: The Buddhist Review - Summer 2011