Ego-clinging
This refers to the mind's distinction between self and others. It means the mind distinguishing between people and oneself, and between what belongs to others and what belongs to oneself, in terms of superiority, inferiority, and worth. This distinction is as follows: Self: The mind distinguishes between oneself and others, wanting others to always follow...
Emptiness
Form and emptiness are fundamentally the same essence, like waves and water. Thus, the phrase “seeking the word of form and emptiness” refers to realizing the “true nature of one’s own original reality.” The Master once taught: “Only by seeking the void can one truly have” (Folk Verses, Vol. 2) and: “Form is emptiness, emptiness...
enlightened
The word willow mai here means to comprehend the mystery of the Dharma, or only thanks to persistent practice does the practitioner eventually reach full enlightenment.
