Why is it necessary to realize that the mountains, chairs, you and I have no objective reality?

The answer lies in the fact that if all external phenomena and experiences are seen as being solid entities, then it is much easier to become entangled and attached to them.

If we examine our mind, we find that it is empty of anything substantial - our thoughts don't come from anywhere, they don't dwell anywhere, and they don't go anywhere yet we continue to engage and cling to their insubstantial nature.

Understanding the View becomes the catalyst that moves us from suffering to freedom from our personalized way of apprehending reality