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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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Embracing Suffering for Joyful Liberation Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Darkness-and-Light, New Year, Patience,... |
Jan 15 1994 Muir Beach |
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Mindful Living: Virtues in Action Precepts, Right Speech, Happiness, Heart Sutra, Desire, Peace, Obstacles, Emptiness,... |
Aug 11 1991 |
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Living the Dharma: Everyday Ethics Precepts, Right Speech, Happiness, Heart Sutra, Desire, Peace, Obstacles, Emptiness,... |
Aug 11 1991 |
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Embracing Mortality for Vital Living Death-and-Dying, Birth-and-Death, Separation, Constancy, Equanimity, Emptiness,... |
Oct 06 1991 |
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Cultivating Mind: Cities and Gardens Intuition, Faith, Subject-and-Object, Emptiness, Sangha, Realization, Doubt,... |
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Awakened Living Through Mindful Presence Right Effort, Japan, Heart Sutra, Posture, Funeral, Emptiness, Delusion, Instruction... |
Jun 25 1995 Muir Beach |
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Ignorance Unveiled Through Art and Meditation Impermanence, Gratitude, Precepts, Chanting, Emptiness, Attachment, Hate |
Dec 01 2001 |
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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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Relational Self: Beyond the Illusion Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Interdependence, Freedom, Equanimity, confusion, Daily Life,... |
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