What does it mean when Buddhism says that everything is empty?
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Bruce Andrews, If it's not joyful, why are you doing it?
Don't get caught up in this concept. Because emptiness is not a concept. It's not like Buddha was sitting down, thinking philosophical thoughts, and said, "Huh, if I start with the assumption that everything is emptiness, then it gives me a kind of cool perspective on the world."
Emptiness is more like quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics was not created by philosophers trying to come up with a fresh perspective. It was developed by physicsts, who realized that when they studied really small things with very high energies, their conventional understanding of reality simply came unglued...
(more)Loading…Emptiness is more like quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics was not created by philosophers trying to come up with a fresh perspective. It was developed by physicsts, who realized that when they studied really small things with very high energies, their conventional understanding of reality simply came unglued...