Buddhist Emptiness Explained

The Buddhist teaching of emptiness (śūnyatā) can completely transform how you view life and yourself. Here we trace this life-changing insight from its original exposition by the Buddha, through the Mahāyāna teachings of Nāgārjuna, the Yogācāra scholar-monks, all the way to the doctrine of the Tathāgatagarbha (Buddha Nature). As we explore the many twists and turns of śūnyavāda (the teaching of emptiness), we find a rich diversity that nonetheless keeps returning us to one and the same profound insight about the nature of 'things' and 'selves'.

We cover much ground here, including the no-self teaching, whether Buddhism is a form of nihilism, the union of opposites, the interdependence of things, and the nature of conscious awareness...

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? Recommended Reading

▶ A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy (Steven M. Emmanuel)
▶ An Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy (Stephen J. Laumakis)
▶ What the Buddha Taught (Walpola Rahula Thero)
▶ The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching (Thich Nhat Hanh)
▶ Foundations of Buddhism (Rupert Gethin)

Free access to Early Buddhist scripture: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn35/sn35.085.than.html#answer

Learn more about the Tathāgatagarbha: https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/Discover

https://plumvillage.org/library/sutras/the-diamond-that-cuts-through-illusion
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? Recommended viewing

▶ A life-changing video for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVCeCqwAkFE&ab_channel=RupertSpira

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? Music used

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE9JPZt2Jag&ab_channel=nicolaneeco
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-4OpRrEFP0&ab_channel=ClassicalMusicSlowedDown
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRXavgwrncM&ab_channel=MatthewCochran
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeEuM_7bSng&ab_channel=RMSounds
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCA7NcX-f3U&ab_channel=FluffyMomo
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tacL-sG-C0I&ab_channel=Orchid%27sVoid
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcacOrGDL6Q&ab_channel=StateAzure
8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSaBulzrI7U&ab_channel=JannisAnastasakis
9. a slowed version of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lalnGhxT3PQ&ab_channel=PatrikPietschmann
10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0ihH0jDN3U&t=123s&ab_channel=PaigeAmstutz
11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o81A31hlgEA&ab_channel=UngernSternberg
12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uchm8ChFQeQ&ab_channel=ClassicalMusicSlowedDown
13. based on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiZKRTAWLWw&ab_channel=WaterTowerMusic
14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21OEFa1TsXE&ab_channel=I%E2%80%99mnotaweebstopcallingmeaweeb
15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErYTUuHV2YQ&ab_channel=utumMusicCovers
16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuZPcmjj3UU&ab_channel=BenjaminLouisBrody
17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqmkmg611Xs&ab_channel=ClassicalMusicSlowedDown


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⌛ Timestamps

00:00 INTRODUCTION
01:47 1. NO SUBJECT
06:06 2. NO OBJECT
12:37 3. NO SUBJECT & OBJECT
20:27 4. BUDDHA NATURE
25:00 screen metaphor
26:35 qualities of conscious awareness
35:59 5. NO VIEWS
45:38 CONCLUSION