Tag: Philosophy

The classic metaphor to describe emptiness is two sheaves of wheat leaning against each other. This structure – their “stand-uprightness” is not an effect of either one or the other sheaf of wheat, but arises from their interaction.

In my last blog I wrote about what emptiness means in a Buddhisty context, and some ways to understand emptiness on an intellectual level.… Read the rest “Emptiness Part II – Mountains, Rivers, and Wheat”

Introduction

Emptiness – it’s a word that comes up a lot in Buddhist thought, and often in a way that makes it sound very important. This was quite frustrating to me for some time because I didn’t get what people were actually talking about or why it was relevant to contemplative practice.… Read the rest “A Whole Bunch of Ways to Think About Emptiness”