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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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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[@GAinAsia]

What Carl Sagan once said came to mind: “To truly make a sandwich from scratch, you must first create the universe.”

[@seeker2seeker]

Beautiful!

[@Erebus.666.]

Nice. Was thinking you first need to learn to grow wheat, but I think Carl Sagan obviously is a big picture guy.

[@jonathanj.3695]

Well then... I guess I can't just go to my kitchen and make one anymore.

[@bartfart3847]

It was Apple Pie not a Sandwich -'If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe'. Yeah, Im that guy.

[@milascave2]

Actually, I think it was an apple pie, but the point remains the same.

[@raviforyou0011]

I am speechless. All I can do is thank you for explaining these complex concepts in such a beautiful way.

[@freetibet1000]

Speechlessness is the only true reaction we can have if a teaching on Sunyata have “hit home”effectively. Your response is a sign that a door in you have opened up for the possibility of direct experience of sunyata. You should rejoice in that fact. It’s the ticket out of samsara and the endless wandering in the the realms of suffering. But, many words can be said or read about Sunyata but unless it is directly experienced and realized, it will do little to help us. We must both study, reflect and meditate in order for true Sunyata to rise in our mind stream. Since Sunyata is the state that remains when all other (inferior) views and beliefs have been discarded, after thorough investigations, it is not a construct or formulated concept. This is the reason why Sunyata, liberation or enlightenment are all synonyms of the same thing. Buddhist also calls it Buddhahood.

[@AdvaiticOneness1]

These are concepts of Advaita vedanta philosophy. Emptiness or shunyatha doesn't talk about interconnectedness. Cuz there's no self, and universe is often neglected in Buddhism.

[@freetibet1000]

@@AdvaiticOneness1 I’m not sure what you’re aiming at but the fraise often used within the discussion on sunyatha is “interdependent origination” for the arising of the temporary reality. At least within the Buddhist tradition.

[@AdvaiticOneness1]

@@freetibet1000 To observe this reality you need "The Self", otherwise how could you explain it?

[@freetibet1000]

@@AdvaiticOneness1 ​ I understand that this may be the most logical assumption to you. But according to Buddhist teachings the awareness does not need a self to “interpret”reality. In fact, it is this exact fallacy of understanding that is the root cause for remaining in samsara and experiencing endless sufferings and continuous rebirths, according to the Buddha. It is this mistaken understanding that keeps us away from experiencing reality head-on and thus misunderstand reality. As long as we don’t understand that without the interpreter as the “middleman” reality is always going to be at odds with what the self wants. In an instant self takes over the experience of reality and make an interpretation that will fit within its own “agenda”. Self is a political organ of our own creation and its purpose is to in-force its own political agenda that it believes in. Although self do not exists our ignorance believes in it and makes us slaves under a dictatorship of lies and deceptions. Suffering arise because self and reality are at odds with each other. Since reality is reality, nothing can challenge it. Believing in a self is just a bad habit. It may seem very real but that’s just because the habit is so deeply ingrained due to prolonged habituation and reinforced by karma. Neither self nor karma is real and are not needed for us to functioning. In fact, karma and self make life very difficult and are ironically our own creations based on a misunderstanding. It is because of this rock-solid belief in a self that we have dysfunctional relationships, societies and nations. Nothing good can come out of mistaken views of reality. That’s why the Buddha is called the Awakened One. A Buddha becomes a Buddha when the mistaken view of self is dissolved and reality is understood correctly. The boundary between reality and the awareness is gone and the true qualities of the awareness can operate freely in exact accordance with what every moment requires. Finally, since ignorance is not your true nature it can be removed or dissolved. Since non-self is your true nature the removal of a mistaken belief in a fictional self will naturally result in a state of non-self, your true nature. The removal of a mistaken belief does not necessitate an introduction of another belief. The removal of any erroneous views is good enough. What remains is your true being. That is Buddhist logic. The teachings on the reality of non-self belongs to the earlier cycles of teachings the Buddha gave during his time in this world. The second turning of the Wheel of the Dharma is when the Buddha expounded more specifically on the Sunyatha and the empty nature of all phenomena. At the Third turning of the Wheel of the Dharma the Buddha specifically taught those that was proficient enough the extraordinary teachings on Buddha Nature. Something which is said to be a very rare occasion for coming generations of beings to be hearing in this world in the future. It is important to remember that mere intellectual and philosophical understanding of the concepts of Sunyatha and non-self is not enough. Far from it! We can talk about Sunyatha and selflessness until the cows come home, unless we understand the importance and really complete the necessary inner practices that effectively removes our wrong views and ignorance we will not have a clue what it really is. However improbable it may sound but the nature of self is such that it can easily adopt teachings on Sunyatha and selflessness even and twist it into its own version of reality and pursue it as its own little “project” and thus reinforce its own importance and position. Our own belief in a self is extremely cunning and will not give up easily. It will resort to any means possible to try to maintain its position. It will even chose death rather than to give in to its own destruction. These are Buddhist views. Other spiritual and religious schools believe in something else. Since this was a video on explaining Buddhist views I didn't thought it to be inappropriate to say something’s about it here in this context.

[@arturstocklin7598]

I can hardly imagine the level of development that “you” or “your” mind achieved especially considering your very young age. I have been studying several profound buddhist teachings and contemplating about their meanings in thousands of meditation hours. But putting all those phenomenal “facts“ together into this video and showing the proper images to point out the meaning of the teachings that are rarely deeply understood is just a MASTERPIECE!!! There is no other word that comes to my mind for describing your work better… You have my deepest respect although even what is called respect is empty of its own existence. Just PHENOMENAL what you did. Many many many thanks my friend.

[@iAmNothingness]

The thing is you can’t really study it, you have to practice it to understand. All your frequencies have to be on certain level for a prolonged amount of time

[@arturstocklin7598]

@@iAmNothingness I completely agree. The realization doesn’t come only from studying. But without certain level of intellectual understanding of emptiness and non-self one will never come even close to meditative experience of consciousness. Therefore in my opinion you need both. Studying and practicing to be able to make progress… Your videos are a wonderful and amazing inspiration for continuing on the journey. Thank you so much.

[@MathiasCortesz]

One could say that instead of respect, the "you" and "me" between which respect is "given" is empty of a separate/"its own" existence.

[@muhammadomermahmud8533]

thx

[@MathiasCortesz]

@bgab-hw5qp true, genuine, deep Buddh("ism") isn't about development of sects.

[@Subtle-System]

I am not religious... but Buddhism is the most superior of all religions... it is deep and scientifically sound... the most profound teachings on spirituality ever expounded

[@cbsl8424]

That is a bold claim to say it is the superior religion. Believers of other religions may not agree. In terms of the Buddhist view of the world, it is also pointless to compare different religions because all belong to oneness and the concepts of superiority fades away too.

[@parijat41994]

@@cbsl8424 of course he is right in claiming the Buddhist religion is superior, all religions claims to believe first, surrender first. It's only Buddha who said find yourself first, rest is secondary. Therefore from scientific thought process it is d most vigorous and truthful

[@Prodigal_Knight]

As an atheist I have to disagree. Taoism takes that title.

[@iart2838]

Not a religion but philosophy. BUDDHA made it clear. There's no concept of belief

[@YuckFouTubeX]

I am not religious myself, but I have studied multiple ones, I would not consider any religion "the superior one" simply because none has a tool or use which the other has not, in fact most religion seems to tailor themselves to fit different lifestyles, so by that account the person tends to find each religion "superior" depending on how well it fits their lifestyle Thus leaving no way to truly justify any religion as "Superior" to another, unless you can of course explain why it is superior in a way that people most would understand and agree to Otherwise it is just an opinion, which will always be biased, both in terms to how much you know about it, and how much you are ignorant of in equal parts

[@bnmahathero6990]

Buddha is a great enlightenment, Buddha is a unique philosopher, Buddhism is very practical religion.. So i love Buddhism.

[@ijabo5]

This video is absolutely incredible, but to truly grasp its content, I'd have to watch it at least 1,000 times. Thank you for sharing it with us ❤

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you, I'm glad it left such an impression on you!

[@machanrahan9591]

Totally agree ! Amazing scope, depth, and clarity. Beautiful. As you say, I'll be re-watching this for a very long time. Gave me goosebumps !

[@vu197]

Search for "Your own sense of yourself is an imagination - Dhamma talk | Ajahn Sumedho | 21.03.2021" a simpler way to realize emptiness.

[@rabidL3M0NS]

For emptiness to truely be grasped, it must be let go ✊✋

[@kenashcom7580]

Or you could sit in zazen for 10000 hours and experience it yourself.

[@eun-youngdong6253]

Thank you so much. It is incredible that you are just 25 years old. You must have been truth seeker for many past lives. ❤

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you, my friend!

[@loganleatherman7647]

I am not very learned in any detailed Buddhist teachings or about really any of the associated particular terms. All I know is that I have come to find great peace, contentment, and utility in the phrase “I don’t know”. It’s not very comfortable, but it’s the most honest answer that can be given where I am right now. I will continue to meditate.

[@noself7889]

Their is a zen teacher that spoke of the I don’t know mind. Good catch man. 👍

[@adhiantos]

I'm currently studying Abhidhamma, a doctrine of higher teaching in Buddhism about reality. It is one of the most mind blowing and revolutionary teachings I've learned. I highly recommend everyone to read about it. It's quite complicated but it's kind of like a missing piece of the puzzle in Buddhism (I've so much more to learn tho!).

[@charliecheng3340]

Trying to listen to Abhidhamma will help if you meditate two weeks prior to attending the presentation. The abstract become real

[@adhiantos]

@@charliecheng3340 Not gonna lie I feel a shift in perception and in life after the lesson. It helps a lot in the understanding of Sunyata (which I still struggle to understand up till now). I'm currently in chapter 2 (Cetasika/Mental Factors). It's getting more complicated but here we go haha

[@charliecheng3340]

@@adhiantos glad you have patient . It’s going to be very rewarding. We have a good teacher U Silananda a follower of Mahashi. Unfortunately, he passed away many years ago . So I just listen through his CD

[@sanskritlessons]

Abhidhamma will helps you to understand the shunyata. By teaching shunyata Nagarjuna distinguished that Abhidhamma philosophers are wrong in particular way.

[@adhiantos]

@@charliecheng3340 I hope so too! So far it's been eye opening. I'm studying it here in Indonesia. It's an online weekly class. Our instructor is from Indonesia but he studied in Myanmar. We also have a teacher from Myanmar too.

[@pacificgarden]

I am definitely watching many times,this is the most clear and profound teachings on emptiness I have found. Infinitely grateful.

[@albertafarmer8638]

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[@albertafarmer8638]

@bgab-hw5qp All we need is more paganism, accept JESUS CHRIST as your Lord and Savior while you can - you won't get another chance to get saved if you miss the rapture! Read biblical end times prophecy, listen tp Dr. Ron Rhodes on end times chronology.

[@danm9297]

I’ve been boggling my mind searching for an interpretation of quantum mechanics and the wave function for all my adult life. This is the only thing that seems to make any sense. Amazing that they tapped into it thousands of years ago with nothing but their own contemplation of existence and their experience of what we call reality. So beautiful.

[@user-gl4zf4db7m]

The more science discovers about our brain and about the world, the more it proves Buddhists are right, it's crazy

[@ajaymathur9406]

Never heard a better and clear explanation of emptiness before. Though I am a Hindu but I am fascinated by the life and teachings of Siddhartha Gautam (the Buddha ) and find it most relatable and practical wisdom ever. I have also observed that what he decoded 2500 years ago is followed by all modern day gurus and spiritual seekers. they all talk about what he had explained before anyone else.

[@jessegreco8855]

The screen metaphor makes me think of Chuang Tzu who said consciousness should be like a mirror - receive everything and keep nothing. Excellent perspective that’s helped me live peacefully regardless of what’s happening in and around me. It doesn’t surprise me at all that this was a fantastic video that helped me flesh out my understanding of reality. Your work has been the perfect supplement to my spiritual journey. Great work again, Simeon.

[@seeker2seeker]

I appreciate this, thank you for the comment! Always happy to be your spiritual bartender ;)

[@jessegreco8855]

@@seeker2seeker keep ‘em coming!

[@sureshgaikwad5004]

Yes the great work.

[@AdvaiticOneness1]

Emptiness or shunyatha of Buddhism doesn't Equate to "Consciousness". The correct definition for Consciousness is brahman the "Poornam" of Advaita vedanta or Non-dualism.

[@subrotoxing8214]

amazing insight... i've been wanting to know how to say this eloquently and wow zhuang zi said it first

[@morebaileyskim]

This is an incredible and insightful piece of work. I have devoured shelves of books on Buddhism and Buddhist philosophy (and I guess I am a Buddhist given I do all the bells and smells) and I have rarely encountered something that so succinctly conveys the teachings of the Bhudda. A masterwork 🤩

[@muhammadomermahmud8533]

I thought we were supposed to reador learn books hmm...😦

[@user-ck6ji6qu7k]

This is the only answer for the quantum physics dead end.

[@giahuy7332]

It's interesting to see someone from Bulgaria has this deep understanding of Emptiness in Buddha teaching. Wow. I'm so glad that Buddhism practitioner can now be found anywhere in the world.

[@DAB009]

Sunshine reaches all corners of the world. Buddha's wisdom is like that also it seems.

[@noname-by3qz]

I love this topic. Using simple breathing techniques, not expecting anything, I've left my body and every perception but sight, and lost all sense of self. It took many years to understand it. Because there was silence and no words or thoughts there.

[@chadkline4268]

Hmmm. Can you describe the transitions from normal everyday sensory consciousness that took place? Do you meditate with open eyes?

[@amandaterraflora]

Thanks! Exceptional presentation, making dense concepts available to understand ... or allow approaching understanding! MANY THANKS!

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you for this generous donation, I'm glad you found the video useful!

[@smlanka4u]

Theravada Buddhism mentioned four ultimate meaningful realities called Paramartha Dhamma, and their intrinsic nature is empty. Thank you so much.

[@Earthbound369]

Thanks for spreading wisdom.

[@nickpoolsaad2234]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5Oui6uNjryXqLs Modern American Queries | Q&A by Ajahn Jayasaro I have followed Ajahn Jayasaro for over 10 years and have learnt so much. Loving kindness to you all, may you be well xx For the Clear Mountain Monastery Community, Janamara Hermitage, Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima The question asked at the 24 minute mark, which Ajahn Jayasaro responds to, was this: "Ajahn, it’s a real pleasure to have been with you these days. I had a question for Ajahn Dtun that I didn’t have an opportunity to ask, that maybe I could get your take on… He writes in his autobiography about his mother’s great compassion for animals, in which she once went to a fish market where there were live fish. She bought them and set them free into a river. The villagers were quite impressed by that and I was very moved reading that. And I was just thinking of all the times I’ve seen animals in captivity that I’ve known were headed to the slaughterhouse and I have felt a real sense of helplessness and the feeling that radiating metta for those animals just doesn’t feel like enough. And I’m wondering if you feel like there’s anything else we can do in practice to support the ultimate ease or liberation of animals that we know are in misery and will be killed."

[@davidmorgan9898]

❤

[@bennieschrijvers7715]

Thank you for making this video Simeon. In 1982 I have experienced Sunyata myself and it stayed with me for several days. True meditation and fastening I came into a trance after passing a high Tibetetan lama followed by munks of western origin. The experience that seemed a relevation to me changed my life . Now I am 60 years of age and it still affects me.

[@abhishekminhas9650]

I don’t know how to thank you fully but ultimately you know the truth and there is no one to whom i can personally being thankful. I just want to say my vibes are for you. Amazing work and the representation is so precise. 🙏🙏🌸♥️♥️

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you, I appreciate this!

[@deepthiprasad1812]

It took me 2.5 hours to complete this video. Why?- because there are something I couldn’t understand. Though I got the gist of what this video is about but there are somethings that I can’t wrap my mind around.

[@abhishekminhas9650]

@@deepthiprasad1812 the things which are described in the video is out of our mind. Our mind is not capable of knowing the truth. It doesn’t have the ability to grasp the truth because it’s just a false identity (EGO) which thinks materialistic world is the real world. In actual we are just witnessing the Raslila ( Dance of the Devine) through this body and there is no one (EGO) to experience it. Truth cannot described in words as there are already so many scriptures around the world for us but still we don’t get the message because we try to understand them on the level of mind. They are there to guide us towards the truth. I can suggest you couple of movies and philosophers from where you can begin. Samadhi part 1,2 & 3 Inner world and outer world. Listen to Eckhart Tolle Alan Watts Carl Jung Osho Ramana Maharshi Jiddu Krishnamurti UG Krishnamurthi Ram das Mooji and there are many more if you are willing to learn.

[@TheZenMindfulness]

I totally agre with you. Some of my friends don’t like buddhism because they think it’s close to nihilism but it’s because they have a shallow understanding. Thank you for this educational vid! ❤❤❤

[@AB-ry7bl]

I used to have that same perception of Buddhism. But now I understand it better, and I've also realized that it wouldn't make sense for millions of people to follow a religion that makes them unhappy and unfulfilled.

[@kcdtran]

We grasp the idea and put it in the back of our head not to deny the reality we are living in but to let go of all objects our senses perceive. Living life like all other people do and see it through the Buddha's lense is walking the middle path. This stuff powerful and life-changing, people who walk the middle path are whom I call "cool".

[@DennyHayescarpentry]

You have a gift of explaining in words that which cannot be explained in words . Thank you 🙏 blessings from Ireland 🇮🇪 👍🙏

[@codecixteen]

Dear One, I am very grateful to you for producing this wonderful art that helps us to understand Dharma. I have been quietly learning about Sakyamuni's teachings for a little more than a year now, and one thing I have noticed is there is a terrible thirst for English language content about Dharma. Thank you so much for helping to extinguish that flame! :) Please keep up your amazing work. Cheers, A Fellow Lover of Wisdom

[@rastafah2263]

I recommend the Buddha's words. Buddhawajana

[@patrickbinot411]

This is just brilliant! You are so young and yet so lucid : you have already understood what I have been struglling with for 65 years... You help me a lot and I am thankful for that. 🙏💙

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you for this! I have understood these things conceptually, but... the real work of cultivating the insights in my life remains

[@Jyothife]

Understanding is not an option when puls and breath stopps. If y come back to this world after reaching nirvikalpa samadhi you can tell about it but nobody understands what y mean. Death has appeared and understanding death is another problem. The answer to the problem is there is love after death but not for everyone He who missed the lifepartition to conquer realization has to try it again and again. Means : birth.childhood.growing up again and again till you are getting tired of it . The understanding only can be realization of the nothingness which means : if you have at the end of your life the assurance that y are entering the sushumna with the last breath taken you are not in an emptyness but the fulfillness of life which only GOD is able to handle properly bcs y are not anymore able to act as someone who's breath and heart has stopped. You are dead physical. The GOD is not emptyness but fullfillment. I wonder why the Buddhist has no GOD. Something is missing here? GOD exists and he's all around us. To Anihilate a living God is a failour God is a butterfly and a snake in same moment and so much more. Don't degrade his Majesty for he may desgrace you when you meet him face to face.

[@Jyothife]

That's what comes to my mind when people talk about ajahuaska(DMT) They tell about visions while tripping and that the breath is swinging in and out. But the real vision starts when breath and puls stopps. Nirvikalpa. Nirvikalpa is like coming home . And not being in emptyness....

[@robmyers7080]

Thank you for the video! The visuals are stunning and the way you elucidate the point of view of the Buddha is insightful!

[@seeker2seeker]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@Alphadestrious]

Broke through on DMT back in 2012. I cried coming back . Oneness cannot be understood by writing alone. It can only be experienced. The stunning conclusion of all conclusions. Namaste

[@neil6477]

Just be very, very careful when you talk of 'breaking through'. I make absolutely no judgement as to the authenticity of your claim, but there is need for huge caution when believing that such a thing has happened. The path is full of tricks and deceptions. The very fact that you make the claim is reason enough itself to be cautious. There is also a huge difference between 'Oneness' and 'Non-Duality'. Oneness may carry an experience - Non-Duality does not. Hence, it is said that a genuine 'breakthrough' carries no claim because the idea of such becomes meaningless. If you can, try to find a master who can verify your 'experience' - such people do exist. Just be careful.

[@Roxar96]

​​@@neil6477Breaking through really is common with hallucinogenic substances but it is not enough to grasp oneness. It is only a short and overwhelming experience 🐸🙏 Still it can be useful

[@ervisballa5]

​@@neil6477i believe i had a similar experience as the gentleman above. Can you please share some thoughts on the difference between oneness and non duality?

[@neil6477]

@@ervisballa5 In a one way it is easy - in another it is the hardest thing to try to do - especially via this medium. However, I'll try and if it's still not clear please get back to me. In simple terms, God, no matter what that means, is a concept that can be referred to via words, concepts and ideas. Words that are often used are Creator, All knowing, Infinite, Love, Completeness, the Absolute, and so on. Sometimes, in a more mystically sense, God is referred to as being a state of wholeness in which all things are seen and experienced to be the same thing. Everything that exists, all Creation and the Creator are one and the same. In other words, 'everything is One'. Before the unifying experience of Oneness, we have a sense of separation from God. There seems to be an individual identity - which is called a 'self', or an 'I'. During the experience this separation vanishes and all things, God and self, are seen to be the same thing. Oneness. On the other hand, Non-Duality is beyond all words, all expressions, all concepts, all ideas, all qualities. Non-Duality is where Oneness arises from. The Oneness of God needs 'some thing' in order to be 'One'. Non-Duality has 'no thing' because it is beyond this concept. The Oneness of God (and Creation) is an experience - Non-Duality is not an experience. The concept of 'experience' cannot be applied to the Non-Dual. The Oneness of God maybe 'achieved' or 'attained'. Non-Duality does not carry these concepts. The Oneness of God may arise and fall - it maybe an experience that arises and passes. Non-Duality does not arise, since it is not an experience. When I say that Non-Duality is beyond Being and non-Being, beyond Existence and non-Existence, beyond breakthrough and non-breakthrough, beyond all concepts, I am saying nothing about non-duality. I am only pointing in its direction. Once 'awakened' to your True Nature (Non-Duality) there is nothing more to be said. The best explanation comes from the Zen saying, 'Do not confuse the finger for the moon it points at'. God is the finger, Non-Duality is the moon. (There is a book called, Zig Zag Zen, in which the topic psychedelics and awakening is examined by people with experiences of both. A summary would be, psychedelics 'may' help alert people to the existence of 'altered states' and may act as a trigger to further exploration. But, there is little support for the idea that they produce what might be called a true awakening.)

[@YuckFouTubeX]

Can one truly experience the true sensation while on drugs? I am not one to judge, on the contrary I sometimes wonder if such medications (or what one calls them) can further my search inways, and yet so many of my friends that claim to have "found the only true way" attribute such to drugs and use them to unhealthy degrees convinced that they are one with something greater... In my eyes "something greater" (The inner God, Emptiness, true joy etc) should not demand the person use drugs to greatness But perhaps it can be a tool to reach the means?

[@freetibet1000]

It is truly touching to read all the grateful comments below describing how helpful this teaching on the different aspects of sunyatha is for them. That, in itself, is truly remarkable! That this world is full of people that is consciously in such a need for proper sunyatha teachings. For me it is a true testament that out Tathāgatagarbha nature resonates within us. Makes me very joyful.

[@MrMarand22]

Im from Mexico I studied western philosophy in a university and ended up in love with Buddhist teachings of sunyata as the explanation of the world closest to some truth. Thank you for the video. Perfectly done. Let’s practice buda nature in this moment.

[@heinmolenaar6750]

Honey. Watch j. Krishnamurti

[@EMDEEW]

What an amazingly precise video, well edited, your taste in music is insane to boot. Very special for a 25 year old to nail buddhist thinking right on the head like you do. The world is your oyster, my friend. Keep it up. Subscribed.

[@cbsl8424]

Very nice work of explaning emptiness to the English speaking world. As a Chinese I learned most of these concepts from traditional Chinese translations of the Mahayana sutras, which is the mainstream Buddhism in East Asia. I can confirm that everything you said are consistent with what I understood from reading these sutras. Having a correct understanding of it is fundamental for the correct practice, and your work is going to help a lot of people. Keep up the good work! Amitabha 阿弥陀佛🙏功德无量🙏

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you, my friend, it is good to hear my linguistic limitations have not distorted the original meaning!

[@doellt4753]

Emptiness of Views - I love this. Every straight line is shabby. The world weaves us and we weave it. This is a really touching video. Thank you. If I found a word to describe it, it would have to be your word, or a word floating on the wind.

[@hobosapien7735]

Namah Tathagata Buddhay /\ A most important topic. But complicated one. Wonderfully explained! "With the cessation of forms and names, consciousness ceases .." Imagine a simplified universe. Just two beings who have basic consciousness - they dont need to eat or sleep. Have no desires. All their consciousness can do and does is become aware of the other being. They look like two squares in space. And all they can or do or ever want to do is just "look at each other". And THAT's it This is a universe - reduced to its bare components - NEEDed for consciousness to be. If you remove a single component, consciousness would cease to be. If you remove both squares, there is just space. There would be no consciousness - as there would be nothing to be "conscious" of. It would be voidness. If there is only one square, there would be no consciousness. As the square would just experience "space", but would never become self aware at all, thus consciousness would be identical with space - voidness. Only when another object comes into being, the square would become conscious, as through "moving" (as recognition of movement too would be only evident with reference to the fixation of other object), it will recognise itself (as observer) and the other (as observed). Since this is "most essential" requirements of consciousness "to be", which means if you remove a any of the 3 or 4 elements (space, two squares, time), conscientiousness would not exist, it is only through "forms and names" - formations and compartmentalizations in space (these conditions) can a elementary awareness agent (elementary Consciousness - prior to a cognizing mind) can be. Outside this abstract throught example, we can infer it from nature everywhere. A lions body is, through natural selection, designed to hunt a deer. Deers escaping the lion leads to further natural selection, which makes lions stronger. Lion gets its characteristics, forms, nature (no prey, no predator) not from itself - but from a "other". Among humans too, different races get their physical attributes from their geography. On atomic level, changes are more readily perceptible - atoms are in perpetual state of "disturbance", and can only gain some stability through uniting with "other" atoms. In some cases, like in wave particle duality of light, its nature is hauntingly observer dependent - when we don't see it, it becomes a particle, when we see it, it becomes a wave. Therefore, since a thing does not have its characterstics by itself, but only through "causes and conditions" (when causes and conditions change, it changes), it lacks a intrinsic essence of its own. All things in nature are this way. And hence by Shunyata, it means the falsity of a intrinsic or inherent nature (flower nature of flower does not come from flower - it comes from things other than flower). The perceived reality says "a things nature is its own intrinsic produce, or a thing is produce of its own intrinsic nature", Perceived reality does not suggest "A things nature is not a produce of its, or a thing is not a produce of its own nature, but of something else". Only through analysis and insight can we say this. And through that we can see that things, hence, in their own nature or essence, are empty. No such thing as intrinsic or self nature. " That is so, because this is so. If this changes, that changes" - Lord Nagajuna says - " Since all things get their nature and essence from mutual interdependence, all things lack intrinsic nature and are empty " Namah Lord Nagarjuna /\

[@eladsinger9215]

Just finished the video, Oh Buddha to be. It was a work of art and a privilege to learn from it. Grateful to you for all your efforts in producing this piece of timelessness, this Dharma, this poetry. Namaste, El'ad

[@helpdesk-hpu]

WoW ! The art of simplifying something so complex into such an engaging video... Grateful I found it on youtube !

[@cherokie2091]

The Screen Analogy you presented in this video is perfect. May you find what you are looking for in life 💜

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you, I appreciate this! May you too find it for yourself :)

[@jamisedenari2449]

Buddhism is truly awesome. Thank you

[@SpiritualPsychotherapyServices]

Because?

[@speedboy762]

I used to practice meditation and self inquiry because of immese suffering but i lost track but after watching your wonderful help , i feel i should not ignore it now ..thanks

[@chrisjarmain]

I first became aware of this insight by a British/ American man called Alan watts. His explanations of this subject are insightful. So, i find myself here in search of a deeper and more explanatory review of what i may say no- thingness is. Or emptiness is. This video is exceptional ! I see the connections between the Dao and Buddhism. Not that im saying one is better than the other but that one compliments the other. A non dualist sense of self and environment as an organic union. Thankyou. ❤

[@noself7889]

Zen in the combination of Taoism and Buddhism. I love both traditions and practice elements of both.

[@Mimimi1915]

i have for a very long while found difficulties trying to wrap my head around the meaning of emptiness and the place it holds in our lives and for a very long time i ve been lost in thought trynna figure out a lot of deep things and i struggled to put my thoughts into words but the way you explained everything in this video has helped me clear the thoughts in my head and opened my eyes to a lot of other things i know there are yet alot of things to learn but i am really thankful to you and i appreciate you and your effort!

[@michaelg1569]

This video describes truth better than any other that I have heard. Now it is up to us to realize it.

[@krozal6892]

Thank you for sharing not only this video but for also providing sources for further investigation. I also enjoyed the soundtrack and appreciate you listing the tracks. This channel is a gem and your content resonates with me in way that I cannot express! Thank you so much!

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you, it makes me so happy you've noticed and enjoyed the music, I put lots of thought into it :)

[@krozal6892]

@@seeker2seeker We have similar taste in music so I noticed it immediately. 🎶 ☺

[@seeker2seeker]

@@krozal6892 Ah, great! Any suggestions for music I may use in future videos?

[@krozal6892]

@@seeker2seeker Hmmmm... let me think about it but I'm sure I can come up with some ideas for you to check out

[@krozal6892]

Sorry it has taken me so long to respond back but it's not easy coming up with suggestions, considering the music you like, that you are not already familiar with. You should check out Cylob's albums " Bounds Green" and "Cylobean Sunset". There is a group that makes what could be considered sound collage that may be interesting to you. They are called Negativland. Videogame soundtracks and scores are another good resource for atmospheric soundscapes. Let me know if this is of any help. I watch your videos often and some I have watched many times. I have been familiar with many of the concepts you discuss for a very long time and can only think of a few people that share your rich understanding of topics such as shunyata or the five aggregates. How do you apply these ideas within a Christian worldview? How does the unconscious or collective unconscious manifest itself with respect to Christianity?

[@jaypritchett17]

you did a wonderful job of articulating what emptiness means. its hard to convey those type of ideas to other people, but you did it perfectly.

[@jaypritchett17]

@bgab-hw5qp I hope you find peace one day, so you can stop telling people to chant things.

[@vivekbhat2784]

But you dont even exist.. there are no others too... there is NOTHING

[@brianhendrie2261]

Incredible work. Beautifully understood. Thank you.

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you, my friend, I appreciate your support!

[@prabinghimire907]

Thanks for the video can you suggest where all this literature can we get or read online

[@seeker2seeker]

@@prabinghimire907 You can have a look at the suggested readings in the video description :)

[@korpen2858]

Thank you for pointing out apparent contradiction in different teachings. Really helps with credibility and showing how complex the teachings can be.

[@timothyblazer1749]

When i was 25, i had been practicing for 3 years, had read and absorbed the Heart Sutra, and was doing a number of practices from Nagarjuna. Then, i understood in some sense what you are describing here, and so i "knew" about sunyatha, and most especially the "emptiness of views". However, your upaya is much better then mine!! Your description, and your connecting this with Jung, Christ, and others so explicitly is refreshing and welcome. Please continue. I suspect you have great things to do.

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you for these kind and encouraging words, my friend, they touch me deeply. I will keep trying my best!

[@timothyblazer1749]

I've come back to listen again, and i may have something to contribute. :-) "When you think about a color, you 'see' it" I am aphantasic. That means I do not 'see' things when I imagine them. If I close my eyes, I only see darkness, or perhaps small motes. And yet, when I imagine a thing, I DO have a sense of it, but it is...pure mind. That is to say I can do very complex 'visualization', to the point of designing mechanisms and wooden objects...and yet I 'see' nothing. The best way I have found to describe this is 'i can recreate the conditions that occur when I see, except for actual sight, in mind'. This one truth hampered my understanding for decades, since I would read the word 'visualize', and yet my experiences were different than the authors...and I didn't know that. But now, I can say that there is something to 'experience' that is beneath 'seeing' which is capable, with some effort, of accomplishing similar things as seeing in the minds eye. I do not know what to call it, but it is essentially 'seeing without sight'. So, with great respect to the yogacara school, I will say that there is something to sensing, behind sensing, that is real and exists and can be used to recreate sight engrams without reproducing them in sight. This is the best I can do, since there isn't any way to isolate my experience from your experience, however i will also say that this experience is subtlely complex upon examination, and could be a sort of mental extraction rather than a true experience. However...I can say with some confidence that seeing, and more broadly 'sensing', must have a component of memory that indexes, but does not reproduce, the experience and which can and is used to manipulate the recreation of those sense memories. And it is rich enough to substitute for them in mind.

[@anez6713]

I am a Buddhist Monastic and I approve this videos. I hope more topics be covered. Also I hope Seeker to Seeker creator can communicate with me through a possible collaboration.

[@quantuminterrupt]

That warning at the beginning is incredibly well-said. I certainly experienced that, taking 'Emptiness' as a nihilistic void concept. I've seen other translations render it as 'Fullness' - which is interesting.

[@kuibeiguahua]

I’m so happy this video came out I’ve been investigating these ideas but haven’t found a teacher who explained in a format I was accustomed to. I look forward to watching this 😊

[@maidai-theswonk9900]

really enjoyed this video, ive had what id call a transcendent experience in which i saw many of the visual metaphors you used, and was introduced to many of these understandings in a fashion i could never truly put into words. i highly recommend breathwork, dream yoga, and meditation to further grasp these understandings. i wish i could iterate how profound watching this was, it tied together a lot of what i experienced back then and it makes me feel so much less lonely in the world everytime i hear of others describing a similar journey or any testimony or demonstration of grasping this "understanding" of life. one big thing i learned is forgive everyone and yourself but do good. thank you so much

[@seeker2seeker]

I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Are there any resources (links?) you can share when people (myself included) can get some good introduction into breath-work and/or dream yoga? I have not explored these really

[@maidai-theswonk9900]

@@seeker2seeker its deleted my comment twice!!!!!!!! can i contact you to provide the list??????

[@maidai-theswonk9900]

@@seeker2seeker i have it typed out in another app for anyone interested!

[@diogo4011]

Hi, Simeon! I am Diogo from London. I am very impressed with the quality of your video. It's content shows that you've been studying this topic on it's depth. Thanks for taking your time for doing such a magnific work.

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you, Diogo!

[@ReventiX]

I am mind blownd rn. This is beyond beautiful!

[@jparsit]

You spend so much effort into this content. It is not for the beginners. It is sophisticated and takes long time to understand.

[@craigmitchell4443]

Thanks again for making this video, my first donation was no where near appropriate considering the effort you have put into this masterpiece. Have a great day from Scotland and I look forward to your future work. Apologies for my original attempt to send you a ‘Bravo’ in Bulgarian. When I reversed the translation it came back as ‘Fine Wine’ 😂 which made me laugh. Just shows the limitations of language vs the more direct transmission of metta ❤

[@seeker2seeker]

I appreciate this, my friend, you are being very kind and generous! Have a great day from Bulgaria and thank you (благодаря [blagodaria] in Bulgarian) :)

[@ProfMoriarty]

Wow amazing to see that a person from Bulgaria is so knowledgeable on Buddhism. I'm super impressed :)

[@kimbirch1202]

I find it helpful to understand that everything I seem to perceive as real, and separate, are actually just ideas in my own mind. Then I have power over the world, rather than thinking it has power over me. As only I can give any meaning to perception, I have a choice how to perceive what I see.

[@Cicuta__]

Excellent, and I particularly enjoyed hearing of the conflicting philosophies! Really appreciate the effort you put into these, the results are captivating and professional dialogues!

[@gastonlagaffe9156]

Best video I ever saw! Friend, you are a GREAT teacher. Thank you, for me, and for the whole of humanity. Love for ever. ❤️💙💚💛

[@skysaan7018]

Seeing this video cannot be unseen. All those who seek relief from pain of death of loved ones will be left with a release of sorts when this video is seen in a calm and complete manner. Pls pls pls dont skip or watch incomplete parts of this video. The wholesome coverage of emptiness in this video has healed a major wound in my mind from the distorted way Emptiness or No-thingness was taught by Landmark Forum leaders.

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you my friend, I am happy you have found the video of value!

[@vivekbhat2784]

But you don't even exist.. there are no others too... there is NOTHING. How come you are commenting on this forum?

[@Kechuyenmienque]

In this fast-paced life, we often get caught up in worries about the future and emotions from the past. Buddhism reminds us to focus on the present, where true truths and happiness lie. In doing so, we can free ourselves from the burdens of anxiety and find peace within our hearts.

[@luispacubero]

Thank you for helping us to understand theses concepts.

[@seeker2seeker]

My pleasure! Thank you for your generous support :)

[@Visionary777]

I encourage everyone who hasn’t to study the translations of nagarjuna and such teachers of antiquity one must mediate daily and train the mind. A little intellectual understanding and emotional expectance is just the beginning. Other types of teaching, science, and religions really can’t even start the journey. Filled with concepts of beliefs, hope and fear for better or for worse cling to ideas and emotions. Never give up in training the mind to the place of ultimate awareness beyond self and other…..😊

[@sureshgaikwad5004]

Yes practice is needed.

[@paulkalashkov1411]

Thank you for this video, Simeon! I hope, for the sake of our world, that you will continue your work. Greetings and thanks from Russia!

[@Flomo112]

This was excellent. Madhyamaka and Yogacara have been floating around in my head without a clear definition. This was helpful

[@diegogmejuto]

Thank you so much for your videos. They are scripted and produced beautifully, but ultimately they are a fresh spring of deep insight. Thank you 😊

[@subrotoxing8214]

The best introduction to sunyata i've ever seen in youtube. You basically cover 5 major views. I hope your audience understand, or intrigued enough to further understand it. Give this video to me like before the pandemic, I might've skipped it for being too "mind-twisting" ^^

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you for this donation and your support!

[@deanyanko3326]

You see how the pandemic shut down mans desires. animals nature began to return to balance the world again "eden" veiled by greed .Return to the source.

[@sureshgaikwad5004]

What a great donation ie INR 2lakths.

[@anushree8984]

wowiee

[@jomtonjung]

Superb! Truly profound. The greatest explanation of Sunyata I've ever seen. This video really is what the Heart Sutra conveys, or reversely, the Heart Sutra itself summarizes this video with its a few hundred words. Sunyata truly is the most effective way to guard against the cunning ego to arise secretly in the paths of the seekers.

[@bradedwards5956]

Your videos are truly phenomenal. The effort you put in and your understanding to articulate and present such things that can only be pointed to…amazing my friend. Thank you.

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@nickpoolsaad2234]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5Oui6uNjryXqLs Modern American Queries | Q&A by Ajahn Jayasaro I have followed Ajahn Jayasaro for over 10 years and have learnt so much. Loving kindness to you all, may you be well xx For the Clear Mountain Monastery Community, Janamara Hermitage, Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima The question asked at the 24 minute mark, which Ajahn Jayasaro responds to, was this: "Ajahn, it’s a real pleasure to have been with you these days. I had a question for Ajahn Dtun that I didn’t have an opportunity to ask, that maybe I could get your take on… He writes in his autobiography about his mother’s great compassion for animals, in which she once went to a fish market where there were live fish. She bought them and set them free into a river. The villagers were quite impressed by that and I was very moved reading that. And I was just thinking of all the times I’ve seen animals in captivity that I’ve known were headed to the slaughterhouse and I have felt a real sense of helplessness and the feeling that radiating metta for those animals just doesn’t feel like enough. And I’m wondering if you feel like there’s anything else we can do in practice to support the ultimate ease or liberation of animals that we know are in misery and will be killed."

[@tslow1829]

This presentation is excellent . so well explained in a living language. Grateful🙏

[@djmeade5718]

Absolutely magnificent. It brought so many realizations and thank you for sharing

[@nickpoolsaad2234]

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[@onlyfeelingsss]

I amazing how you’ve tried to explain the unexplainable. You’re an amazing 25 year male Bulgarian videographer/essayist/youtuber/ student of philosophy. So much of what you’re talking about goes along with the meditation technique of vipassna, which I practice :) Buddha himself used this technique for his liberation and taught Dhamma.

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you for the support and the kind words, my friend!

[@user-ce3xt5dw5n]

Our tendency to complicate things by extending a simple idea by rationalization is the real problem of man.

[@satksri]

Thank you so much! It took you weeks and it saved me months, in trying to understand the emptyness and related concepts. You also drew striking parallels between Emptyness and what Christ said, towards the end! Beautiful! Thank you again...

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@terrywaltman2520]

I learned from the Tibetan Book Of The Dead : Embrace your fears and embrace the Light 🕯️

[@baigaliinhuns4122]

In a japanese manga called vagabond i read a quote saying "within emptiness exists everything i am infinite" I thought at the time ok sure but after a year of that i was feeling very dkwn always tired not even thinking about what ill do tommorow just existing and while sitting down doing nothing i thoguht about that quote and felt like i woke up from a dream

[@vraptorx2253]

Friend of mine gave me a small book called Nisshitsu Buddhist stories. Thought it was a casual story book but was blown away by the wisdom. Ever since reading that book, i am totally into Buddhism. Thanks for this video. ❤

[@user-qy3sr6ft4j]

Thank you for this masterpiece ❤ what an incredible work.

[@jivkoobreshkov9625]

Gauthama was a wise teacher.

[@emmanuelweinman9673]

Seeing the whole world in every part of the world is disorienting. I can’t even consciously leave my body without clinging for a reference point after a few seconds. It makes sense that my self wants to be someone somewhere, but how this creation forms from no one nowhere is beyond me. But I’m now here. Thank god ❤🙏🏼

[@saraswati999]

Absolute gem ! Wow thank you its by far the best explanation Thank You 🙏

[@seeker2seeker]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@akitodaisuke6532]

Emptiness in Buddhism isn't nihilism or literally void or zero. Emptiness in Buddhism means nothing exists on its own. Every one, every thing depends on other this is what emptiness is ..... Correct me if I am wrong

[@hobosapien7735]

This is absolutely correct ! "Things arise in mutual dependence, and hence lack an intrinsic nature and essence. Therefore, things are empty" - The Great Nagarjuna

[@animesh7296]

This is a valid statement, Only when multiple things exist. What if only one thing exists. On which it is depended on?

[@subrotoxing8214]

yes... emptiness should be taken as always empty your cup... to perceive everything.. receive everything keep nothing

[@rastafah2263]

If it's about deep Dhamma You must present the Tripitaka. In the Buddha's words buddhawajana

[@JFairhart]

These approaches to seeing and experiencing the world are prescriptions for overcoming various tattvas described in Shaivite philosophy, which originated in India. In my opinion, what is described as no self translates to no ego and there is only one Self which is awareness. This awareness is shared by everyone simultaneously. It’s only identification with your ego and mental conditioning that causes you to feel like you are separate from the one Self. Whatever teaching resonates with you is the best for you.

[@aoldfield73]

Beautifully done, your videos have such a strong presence, they lead you to listen deeply, and I really appreciate the subtle sense of humor. I am impressed with how you integrate visual arts, especially cinema arts, to enhance the message (love the Vertov!). Your video reminds me of the power of art to challenge our perceptions of reality in a similar way to the Buddhist philosophies you so lucidly discuss. I have a feeling you have already read Viktor Shklovsky on the purpose of art to awaken, but if not, the article Art as Device describes his theory of "ostranennie", which is working really well here. Congratulations, your work is fantastic, this is what the world needs. I will watch this rather than the news every time.

[@percygovendr4485]

❤nihilism is one of the many ways to achieve moksha.

[@nickpoolsaad2234]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5Oui6uNjryXqLs Modern American Queries | Q&A by Ajahn Jayasaro I have followed Ajahn Jayasaro for over 10 years and have learnt so much. Loving kindness to you all, may you be well xx For the Clear Mountain Monastery Community, Janamara Hermitage, Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima The question asked at the 24 minute mark, which Ajahn Jayasaro responds to, was this: "Ajahn, it’s a real pleasure to have been with you these days. I had a question for Ajahn Dtun that I didn’t have an opportunity to ask, that maybe I could get your take on… He writes in his autobiography about his mother’s great compassion for animals, in which she once went to a fish market where there were live fish. She bought them and set them free into a river. The villagers were quite impressed by that and I was very moved reading that. And I was just thinking of all the times I’ve seen animals in captivity that I’ve known were headed to the slaughterhouse and I have felt a real sense of helplessness and the feeling that radiating metta for those animals just doesn’t feel like enough. And I’m wondering if you feel like there’s anything else we can do in practice to support the ultimate ease or liberation of animals that we know are in misery and will be killed."

[@seeker2seeker]

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[@BlaqueRainbow]

Have you ever read the 4 books of Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsh? They were written in the 90s and are similar to this content

[@DsuSTarach]

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[@justjosh188]

Want to thank you for all these videos on buddhism they are an entry point for my learning of this topic. They are extremely fascinating and are changing the way i think about things.

[@orangoetan2967]

Thank you for this beautiful video! I love your voice and the clarity of your script. I've been familiar with the teachings for years, but have found your video very refreshing, clear and succinct. Thank you so much for sharing! What a lovely hour it has been.

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you for the comment, my friend, I’m glad you’ve enjoyed it!

[@Nicholasskram]

This video is truly a masterpiece, thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and knowledge. Best wishes from Norway brother. Stay conscious and enjoy the emptiness 🙏

[@safahummel9396]

Thank you for this very clear and precise explanation of Emptiness and Buddhist teachings. You’re doing an amazing job! Much gratitude & love 🙏🏻✨✨💗

[@shiftMIND]

What an incredibly gifted tutor. You managed to condense all of my current understanding of emptiness & expanding upon it in a most accessible, brilliant way - never saw that level of expertise in transporting complex concepts in a digestible way, kudos & thanks 🙏

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@jyungsam]

The culprits who began misinterpreting Buddha’s Shunyata, the ones who started it were Shankaracharya, MadhavAcharya, Vivekananda. First Shankaracharya who define Shunyata as empty, hallow, devoid of anything. Madhavacharya has also similarly stated that the Buddhist say that Samsara arose from empty, hollow, devoid of anything Shunyata. He writes in his Sarvadarshan Sangrah “ śūnyasya meme jagat - meaning that the world arose out of Shunyata ( or nothing ). The second definition was given sometime later in text like Yogasishtha which states that Shunyata and Brahman are the same. And Vivekananda and other adopted that view. Although Vivekanada was a follower of Shankaracharya it appears from his description of Shunya that he did not understand Shankaracharya’s explanation because Shankaracharya defined Shunya to be empty, devoid, useless, without any purpose, pointless. He wrote in his Brahma Surra Bhashya that even a fool would not be able to accept such a view. So even Shankaracharya said this. Swami Vivekanada on the other hand, who claimed to be Shankaracharya’s follower as can be seen in his writings and discourses, said something different. And when we look at why this might be we find that texts written in 14th to 15th centuries such as Yogvasishtha, state that Shunyata is Brahman, that they are the same. But this was written 500 or 600 years after Shankaracharya and it’s apparent that Shankaracharya himself did not understand the meaning of Shunyata. During the time of Shankaracharya, Buddhadharma was countered by portraying it as something inferior. However by the time Yogvasishtha was written, the Buddhadharma has already weakened and collapsed and was on the verge of disappearing in India, so they did not need to oppose it as strongly as during the time of Shankaracharya. They simply said that the Shunyata taught by the Buddha means the same thing as Brahman. But if we really understand the meaning of Shunyata ( the one Buddha 2600 years ago taught ), the root of the Vedic dharma and Hindu dharma will be exposed. Buddha Dharma was so wide spread ( China, Japan, Tibet, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Ghandhar, Central Asia ) because of these nation today we can today find the real meaning of Buddhas actual Shunyata. Otherwise Indians had already destroyed their own root religion ( Buddhism ) from India.

[@Asanga987]

You got it absolutely right, now this kind of insight and understanding is not possible from people of this land where Buddha Nagrajuna and Asanga were born.❤

[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you! But... really? Why is that so?

[@xiaoqingling1500]

Hi Buddha said all the living being has the Buddha nature and it is the true , the fact. The difference is that not all the living being have Chance to learn Buddha’s teaching . Namo Amitabha 🙏

[@Asanga987]

@@seeker2seeker This is a big conspiracy against Buddhist, some foreign rulers have destroyed Buddhist sangha and Buddhist University from 10th century and established a new religion called Hindusim in the place of Buddha and captured and converted all its places to Hindu religion temples. Most people don't even know who buddha was, forget about knowing his teaching and philosophy. Buddha's followers were treated very badly and kept at the lowest level of the society.

[@timothyblazer1749]

​@@seeker2seekerI would guess he means he has a low opinion of India and Nepal.

[@animesh7296]

@@timothyblazer1749 well, to him, he is saddened by the fact that Buddhist were driven out. But forgets that, if that hadn't happened. India would be a Islamic nation right now.

[@jmzorko]

There is a certain echelon of thought that few videos reach. Referencing Nagarjuna, C++, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Wittgenstein's Tractatus demonstrates that this is one of them. You've a new subscriber 🙂

[@MsGnor]

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[@seeker2seeker]

Thank you too, I appreciate your support!

[@mariemoller9901]

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[@superrockgoddess]

Absolutely beautiful summary of an incredibly complex teaching! Excellent work my friend 🙏❤🙏 Thank you for sharing 🕉

[@Asanga987]

No words to say, than a thanking you❤

[@seeker2seeker]

And I thank you for your support!

[@SarahLorenz]

You are a true hero! May you be well and without suffering.

[@dparrillojr2]

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[@fk-hi6gs]

Excellent video, such a clear explanation of such a difficult topic. Thank you, you did a good job with this one, though your other videos are such as good.