Crasses et Voluptés

Student: Does anything actually exist outside of the mind itself? Does anything actually exist?

Chögyam Trungpa: I would say yes and no. Outside the mind is, I suppose you could say, that which is not duality—open space. That doesn't mean that the whole world is going to be empty. Trees will be there, rivers will be there, mountains will be there. But that doesn't mean they are some thing. Still, tree remains tree and rocks remain rocks.

Transcending Madness