What is the True Meaning of Emptiness in Buddhism?

Quotes from the Heart Sutra

"Sariputra! All phenomena are the characteristics of emptiness, which are neither arising nor ceasing, neither defiled nor immaculate, neither increasing nor decreasing. "

Remarks: 

Why do we define the perceptive mind that can see, hear, feel, and know as delusory in nature? We do so because a delusory mind cannot always be omnipresent, be omnipresent in all sense fields, be omnipresent in all elements, or be omnipresent in all grounds (i.e. dhyana states). Because the perceptive mind does not fully comprise these four requirements of pervasiveness (omnipresence),  in Buddhism, it denotes impermanence. Because it is impermanent, it is referred to as the appearance of emptiness. Therefore, it is not the notion of emptiness nature pertaining to prajna. 

 The True Mind tathagatagarbha, on the other hand, is endowed with all four of these pervasiveness. The True Mind’s intrinsic nature truly exists, and practitioners can distinctly experience its works by attaining realization and becoming awakened to it. The four kinds of pervasiveness include the following notions: omnipresence at all times, omnipresence in all sense fields, omnipresence in all elements, and omnipresence in all grounds. Although the True Mind possesses an intrinsic nature that can be empirically realized by those who awaken to it, its dharma appearance is eternally devoid of shape, sign, and form. It is neither a physical phenomenon nor a tangible matter. Therefore, it is referred to as the notion of emptiness nature.

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