"Meaning there's only one and not two"
Meaning the state or concept of 'one' is still dualistic. The real essence is the state of totality. The state of absolute total expression of every known phenomenon in the sphere of reality--which includes all states of manifestation in the outer, inner and hidden levels throughout the three periods of time: past, present and future. So, in essence, it is not "one" but 'ALL'. Which is why Rinpoche mentions that space is not 'empty' but full. The mind is not empty but 'full.'
When the mind is full, the mind is filled with space. When that expansive space is 'charged' with the power of bodhicitta, the ultimate wish to free all beings from samasara, then that love and compassion opens the mind to the vast sky-like nature of the clarified mind, which reveals itself spontaneously.
The '0' is not a place holder, nor is it empty of self-nature. The phenomenon of 'zero' is just a mental construct. How could there be anything missing in the total expression of reality? It would be impossible. How could the infinite be complete if it were missing? But, from a greater point of view, even the mental construct of 'infinity' is dualistic.
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