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Emptiness Talks
Śūnyatā ( shoon-yə-TAH; Sanskrit: शून्यता; Pali: suññatā lit. "emptiness", "voidness", "vacuity" ) is an Indian philosophical concept In Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, and other Indian philosophical traditions. The concept has multiple meanings depending on its doctrinal context; an ontological feature of reality, a meditative state, or a phenomenological analysis of experience.
In Theravāda Buddhism, Pali: suññatā often refers to the non-self (Pāli: anattā, Sanskrit: anātman) nature of the five aggregates of experience and the six sense spheres. Pali: Suññatā is also often used to refer to a meditative state or experience.
In Mahāyāna Buddhism, śūnyatā refers to the tenet that "all things are empty of intrinsic existence and nature (svabhava)", but may also refer to the Buddha-nature teachings and primordial or empty awareness, as in Dzogchen, Shentong, or Chan.
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Cultivating Spaciousness Through Deliberate Slowness Bell, Daily Life, Death-and-Dying, Practice Period, Silence, Right Speech, Half-Smile... |
Jun 22 2002 |
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Cultivating Calm in a Busy World Bell, Daily Life, Death-and-Dying, Practice Period, Silence, Right Speech, Half-Smile... |
Jun 22 2002 |
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Duality's Dance: Zen's Quiet Mind Time, Emptiness, Precepts |
Jul 27 |
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Enlightenment in Everyday Moments Greed, Buddha Mind, Gratitude, Emptiness, Equanimity |
Mar 29 |