emptiness
Teachings on the core of Buddhist philosophy: that persons and phenomena are ultimately empty of inherent existence because they are dependent arisings. This is the most powerful antidote that eliminates the ignorance and afflictions that give rise to suffering.
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Zopa Herron Who is the “I” that is anxious?
Looking for the "I" when feeling anxious and not finding it.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Thinking about emptiness
The wisdom realizing emptiness has the ability to cut the root of suffering once and…
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Making decisions
Are chocolate brownies inherently delicious? An analysis of the grasping nature of our minds.
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Questioning our perceptions
An explanation of how emptiness and dependent arising do not contradict each other.
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Negating inherent existence
The lack of inherent existence does not mean the same as non-existence. While things do…
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Independent and dependent existence
The contrast between independent and dependent existence, and an explanation of the difference between permanent…
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Emptiness and non-duality
The perception of emptiness is non-dual, without the experience of subject and object.
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Emptiness and worldly appearances
Emptiness is not simply another quality of a sense object, like color or shape, but…
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Emptiness as the nature of phenomena
When anything exists, from the moment it exists, it is empty of inherent existence.
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Emptiness feels so solid
Emptiness, sometimes mistakenly thought of something that exists solidly, is actually a non-affirming negation, a…
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Buddha nature and omniscient mind
What buddha nature means; It doesn't mean that we're already buddhas. A continuing explanation of…
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