“Emptiness can be seen as the inherent space of possibility that exists for all of us,” he said. “Emptiness is freedom from bias of any kind. It is the space of innate freedom. Since all phenomena are by nature empty, it is possible for anything to manifest, for anything to arise. In this way emptiness is the source or origination of everything. It is really not the case that emptiness is not the place everything goes to become nonexistent. It is more the case that emptiness is the source from which everything arises.”
~In Final Teaching of Tour, Karmapa Advocates Understanding Emptiness As a Means to Compassion