4. Self-liberate even the antidote.

The “antidote” in this slogan is the realization that mind and thoughts are unborn and empty of a separate and permanent existence, as described in the previous slogan. This realization can become a trap when we think, “well, if everything is empty, then why bother?”

In Buddhism this trap is called the “poison of shunyata,” where we become attached to the simplistic notion of emptiness and misinterpret its true meaning. Liberation from this attachment happens automatically once I see I am attached. I can then “lighten up about lightening up” or “let go of letting go,” returning to a more open and curious state.