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Neobuddhist cult blending theravadin teachings with late 20th century CS terminology when
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I've been reading Buddhists texts lately, mostly Zen texts, the Diamond Sutra and Nagarjuna's MMK, since I find the concept of Emptiness interesting.
Two nights ago I was having a mundane but somewhat stressful dream, and at some point during the dream, I realized that everything, including me, was Empty, and that there was nothing to fear. My worries immediately vanished, I became fully lucid within the dream, then I woke up.
Are there any books on how to replicate this feeling, especially during waking life? Have any of you had a similar experience?

Buddhists of /lit/, could you help me clear up something?
Reading introductory books, my take is that the Buddha introduced a very specific system that is explained in the Pali canon. At the same time, I see a lot of people claim that all the components of the system he came up with aren't that important and that the only important thing is experience (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_experience).
But if that's true, why do we need the system?

I'm definitely interested in the notion of direct experience. But I don't see why there needs to be anything built around it. I think Siddhartha by Hesse illustrates my point pretty well.
Are there any parts of the canon that can help me understand this problem?