The Buddhist teaching of emptiness (śūnyatā) can completely transform how you view life and yourself. Here we trace this lifechanging insight from its original exposition by the Buddha, through the Mahāyāna teachings of Nāgārjuna, the Yogācāra scholarmonks, 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 noself 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)

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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

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