Buddhism: Emptiness (Sunyata) - The Essence of Buddhism
Buddhism: Emptiness (Sunyata) - The Essence of Buddhism.
"Emptiness is described as the foundation that makes all things possible."
(The 12th Tai Situ Rinpoche has stated in the book: ‘Awakening the Sleeping Buddha’)
The feeling of expansiveness that comes when completely releasing the mind, referred to in Buddhist terminology as "emptiness," is arguably one of the most misunderstood terms in Buddhist philosophy. For Buddhists, this term is challenging enough, but Western readers face even more difficulties. The initial translators of Buddhist scriptures from Sanskrit and Tibetan into English interpreted emptiness as "voidness" or "nothingness," mistakenly likening emptiness to the concept that nothing exists at all. Nothing could be more off the mark compared to the truth that Buddha intended to convey.
While Buddha indeed taught that the essence of the mind - and indeed, of all phenomena - is emptiness, he did not mean that this essence is truly empty, like a void. He referred to it as "emptiness," and in Tibetan, the term is tongpa-nyi. Tongpa means "empty," but only in the sense that it is something beyond our sensory perception or conceptual articulation. A better translation might be "inconceivable" or "undefinable." Meanwhile, the word ‘nyi’ does not have a particular meaning in everyday language, but when used after another word, it implies "possibility" - meaning anything can arise, anything is possible. Therefore, when Buddhists speak of emptiness, they do not mean "nothingness" but rather an infinite potential that allows any event to manifest, change, or disappear.
This concept may find parallels in the strange and wonderful phenomena observed by physicists studying the workings of an atom. According to physicists I have spoken with, all subatomic phenomena emerge from a ground state often referred to as "the vacuum state," the state with the lowest energy in the subatomic universe. In this "vacuum state," particles continuously appear and disappear. Thus, although it may seem empty, this state is actually highly dynamic and full of potential to generate any matter. In this sense, the "vacuum state" shares some properties with the "emptiness of consciousness." Just as the vacuum is considered empty yet is the source of all particle forms, consciousness is also "empty" in that it defies all concrete description. Yet, from this undefinable and unknowable foundation, all thoughts, emotions, and sensations continually arise.
Because the nature of your mind is emptiness, you have the capacity to experience an unlimited variety of thoughts, emotions, and sensations. Even the misunderstandings about emptiness are merely phenomena that arise from emptiness!
Here is a simple example that might help you somewhat understand the nature of emptiness on an experiential level.
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Buddha did not teach emptiness as it is misunderstood here. Buddha clearly said “form is emptiness, emptiness is form. form is nothing other than emptiness, emptiness is nothing other than form.” And this is true for all appearances and concepts. The Buddha taught appearance emptiness, bliss emptiness, and awareness emptiness. The Buddha taught that although everything appears it is empty of true existence. The appearance denies nihilism and the emptiness denies creation or existence. The great middle way is the way where there is no middle between the nonexistent extremes of nothingness and permanence.
@wint7031
3 күн бұрын
Buddha says “form is emptiness, emptiness is form. form is nothing other than emptiness, emptiness is nothing other than form.” As far as my understanding, " 5 aggregate are emptiness, emptiness is five aggregate." " 12 Ayatana are emptiness: 18 Dhatu are emptiness." Inconclusion, Nibbana is emptiness( Sunnata). According to Kudaka Nikaya,Udana Pali, "there is, bhikkhus, that Nibbana where there is no earth element, no water element, no fire element, no air element: no base consisting of the infinity of space, no base consisting of the infinity of consciousness, no base consisting of nothingness, no base consisting of neither-perception-nor-non-perception; neither this world nor another world nor both; neither sun nor moon. Here, bhikkhus, I say there is no coming, no going, no staying, no deceasing, no uprising. Not fixed, not movable, it has no support. Just this is the end of suffering."
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Don't say god, particularly the biblical god ! Don't confuse Buddha Dharma with the monotheistic religion. In Buddha Dharma, there is no creator, no god. Every sentient being has the potential to become a Buddha, the enlightened being. Christianity or catholicism, talk about human have original sin , have to believe in the myth that jesus died for human's sin, otherwise burned in hell for eternity. Even if you buy the myth, you go to heaven to worship god, not become a god
@JamesFreido
17 күн бұрын
Right
@cwilkinsonwck
17 күн бұрын
Lots of gods. Not the point
@AsifAli-fb5mq
16 күн бұрын
Every religion have it's own God, Every religion have it's own haeven & hell.
@AsifAli-fb5mq
16 күн бұрын
@@cwilkinsonwckYes also lots of heaven.
Buddha's Teachings spreads to many parts of the world already more than three thousand years. What is left behind in India today is historical sites of Buddha's legacy. Buddhism in India today has become a study and research by scholars. 1800 years after Bodhi Dharma from India spread Zen Buddhism to China, and five hundred years later many great teachers were borne in China. Stories and records of manifestation of Bodhisattvas like Manjushri Bodhisattva, Samanthabrada Bodhisattva, Maitreya Bodhisattva, Aloveskitavara Bodhisattva, Earth Store Bodhisattva, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva and stories like beggar monk JiGong and laughing Buddha are popular stories in China. There are also records of manifestation of Shakyamuni Buddha and Amitabha Buddha. Mahayana Buddhism in China is flourishing. Many old temples were restored by the governments. There are Four Sacred Mountains home for the Great Bodhisattvas. Mount Wutai of Shanxi Province the home Manjushri Bodhisattva, Mount Emei of Sichuan Province the home of Samanthabrada Bodhisattva. Mount Putuo of Zhejiang Province, the home of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Mount Jiuhua of Anhui Province, the home of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. The recent restoration temple in Mt. Tien Mu in Hangzhou Province, the home of Skanda Bodhisattva. Want to learn Buddhism today one has to go to China. 🙏🙏🙏Amituofo
Very good
“Sunnata” is well explained in Tripitaka/ Buddha teachings in many relevant respects and aspects ! - all worldly( divinely )formation ( physical/ mental etc. both, internal or external ) cannot be considered wholesome or they bring sufferings in someway, set to suffer someway interconnected like a loop! - so in that sense, one who follows this path to eradicate one’s evilness , he will come to realise these facts - all seemingly appearing phenomena due to presence causes and, they disappear when causes end! In this sense they are “ Sunnata” - the “ Sunnata” fact is well understood when one attains different level higher mental states( Jana) : - there one by one he come to understanding that these comforting very relaxing mental states or Janas are again are temporary ( just exists as long as causes are there), in that sense he understands this “ Sunnata” fact! - in this manner relevant to above, he come to understand, all worldly ( divine or any other) formations are nothing other than causes and effects: so nothing to be taken from them; - so the focus turns to attaining “ breaking away from this very fact of reliance of causes to find freedom or liberation ( which is talked in all other religions)” - now turns to “ mindfulness meditation ( Sathipattana), focus on four formations, combination of which is so-called you!, illusion of self !, - the four focus areas are: body and sensual feelings, mind and associated thoughts - then everything is seen and understood as mere seemingly appearing causes and effects which we cling to “ as I me my mine myself” due to inherent, and again and again arising ignorance factor! - now the focus is “ if something appears due to causes, it decays when causes end!, that change or disappearances causes suffering!, if something is changing and causes suffering, is there anything to be take as fruitful or wholesome as you! ( “Anichcha > Dukkha > Anattha”) - Thereby comes to understanding of the this breaking point of disengaging all forms of worldly or divinely formations, it is affirmed!! - then comes to know that everything is cause and effect - It is wholesome to abandon, to disenchant, dispassionate, eradicate, “all forms of formations!” )) In above tried to describe how we turn to “Vipassana/ mindfulness meditation “ from “ Samatha/ Samadhi/ tranquillity', serenity ) May all beings be well and happy!!
The old quantum physics theory….The wave/stuff theory….That the wave is infinite potential and possibilities out of which stuff (that cell phone in your hand ect) comes out of and (temporarily) loses its infinite potential…Stuff is wave taking a break in a form but eventually goes back…But wave and stuff are always the same… hence The Buddhist saying form is emptiness…emptiness is form…Or FARM IS TABLE…TABLE IS FARM🐻❄️
I grew up with Buddhist monks. In my reality Buddhism is a PATH (not a philosophy or a religion) that leads to Emptiness....... that is your original state. Zen call that state your 'original face'. In a presence of an enlightened master that can happen instantly, provided that you are READY. Look in to the 'Flower Sermon' 💜♪♫*¨*•.¸¸ ॐ
The Nibbana is hard to see, The truth is not easy to see; Craving is penetrated by one who knows, For one who sees there is Sunnata. (Buddha) Buddha says, "There is no destination to indicate where a fire has completely extinguished. Similarly, there are no words to describe the state when an Arhat, having seen the ultimate truth, passes away." KN
Void is full and full is void means co exist where formless and form arise and fall .
Points of nothingness could make points of emptiness relatively, and I developed it mathematically.
Though I appreciate these videos trying to convey something of Buddhism as a philosophy and practice, unfortunately there’s too much attempt at trying to say, or convincing, more than is needed, which can have the opposite affect of understanding. For this reason, it is best not to deviate too far from the Buddha’s teachings, or intent, which is liberation from suffering. Suffering, in turn, is due to ignorance and grasping, above all else, to the self. At the moment of his awakening, the Buddha declared his central finding - dependent origination or arising or co-arising. This central insight led the Buddha to the realization that all things are EMPTY OF ESSENCE, or ANATTA. Again, it is best to return to the source of the teachings; don’t rely too much on over-dramatization, doing so may lead to new-age nonsense.
Everything you cannot control, it’s Emptiness (Anatta) in short. For example you said the Form is yours why don’t you keep it for last long, it will be gone someday , you can’t control it.
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Emphasizing on emptiness as some truth was a big mistake done centuries after the passing away of Lord Buddha. It has just become a point of debate and misunderstanding - a concept which people spend time trying to figure out. It's not the path, only a description for the undescribable, and only sensible for those who have completed the path. All the debates are for people who are not even close to the path.
Does "emptiness" = Satwa?
@user-km5or5jv8y
12 күн бұрын
No , but that is something which is the goal of full realisation of all worldly formations are cause and effect! Then you are done!
Arguments or debating or confronting or picking-on is not the way! Our attempts should be to find correct unchallengeable, undebatable information which is the Buddhas teachings ( Tripitaka) to help layman understand ( layman: who has different forms of worldly mindsets in/to which “every being” is born, formed and conditioned and continuously being conditioned thereby true picture of how things are curtained!! Unfortunately!
Emptiness is who we really are. Our present self is anattā, temporary.
@user-km5or5jv8y
12 күн бұрын
Not really, but that is something which is the goal of full realisation of all worldly formations are cause and effect! Then you are done!
Let me realize emptiness…But not yet. The Party Animals Creed
Emptiness according to the christians means no God or no Lord Jesus in our life!
Emptiness (Suyatha) may be essence of Buddhism. But Buddha never said about emptiness or nothingness. You can’t empty your mind forever. The moment of your birth to moment of your death the mind is behave its own. No one can interfere or alter any thought. You can’t empty your thoughts from your mind (i.e. the Brain) in any means. Emptiness and Samadhi is a concept of Hinduism. Never can achieve, never happen.
@peprahricheson3464
17 күн бұрын
Please Buddha emptiness is not that empty your mind all time oo, is about nature of reality… All that he mind was that there’s nothing like self because everything changes
@samyakkamble4294
17 күн бұрын
Read about dependent origination, impermanence, non-self from any buddhist sutra, if u still believe emptiness comes from hinduism. Also in hindu philosophy system only patañjali yoga sutra first talks about samadhi which came to exist roughly 200+ years after buddha
@collinsharrelson6887
17 күн бұрын
369.) O Bhikshu, empty this boat! if emptied, it will go quickly; having cut off passion and hatred thou wilt go to Nirvana. Dhammapada
@saddha1
17 күн бұрын
Emptiness and Samadhi are Buddhist concepts which was copied by Hindus. All Hindus had was Union with Brahma - a god cursed for lying and lusting after his daughter. That’s hinduism, a religion of cursed gods and men posing like they know something.
@manjukasoysa3901
15 күн бұрын
Sunyata is indeed mentioned in suttas , but by trying to make it logical it has indeed led to much misunderstanding. It has become a thing for intellectuals to argue and analyze , and a point for vedics/vedantics to point at and say "here, we have something better".
Nope. It means nothingness. There is literally nothing that exists.
@cwilkinsonwck
17 күн бұрын
Contemplate this. This is an impossible action.
@saddha1
17 күн бұрын
In Buddhism that is the wrong view of nihilism. Buddhism is the middle way.
@anipema6963
16 күн бұрын
Study the Heart Sutra taught by the Buddha if you want to understand emptiness.
@Aipocalypse-ut7du
13 күн бұрын
@@saddha1 If Nirvana means anything it's that nothing ever happened.
@saddha1
11 күн бұрын
@@Aipocalypse-ut7du No Nibbana means the "deathless", the unconstructed.