Spaced Out - On the Buddha's discourse on Emptiness

[Max11551]

We can make it.

If we try,

[dhammatube]

All of the techniques and strategies taught by the Buddha in the area

of meditation are means for developing the heart so that it will be

suited to transcending the realm of conventional reality and reaching

outer space: nibbana.

What is it like, the outer space of the Dhamma? They no longer doubt

about whether the outer space of the world exists or not. (Aj. Maha Boowa)

[Haliotro]

@dhammatube Could you please explain to me the message of the sutta in everyday language? I earning a degree in neuroscience and have been practicing my meditation daily for 2 years... but I am having trouble understanding the sutta. Is it referring to the idea that our perception changes depending on where we place our point of reference for perception?

[ToYouWhoHaveEars1]

Dhammatube. Thank You for the video. Thank you for the link to the short sutra above. What a wondrously profound writing. It's as if Buddha walks us into infinite nothingness erasing the footsteps as he goes.

[dhammatube]

@ToYouWhoHaveEars1 Thanks for your comment. The clip kind of 'happened' while trying to find out what can be done with Picasa. I was curious, though, if it could get people interested in reading the sutta that it's linked to, which is really a lot more profound and interesting than this clip. It seems you did read it, so thanks for reporting that back....

[ToYouWhoHaveEars1]

@dhammatube Anyone who chooses to click on that link and read the cula-sunyata sutra is fortunate indeed. Thanissaro Bhikkhu's translations of the many Buddhist sutras are a very great service to the 2 billion English speaking peoples. It's valuable to just read the titles of the sutras. Even the titles open up vistas of awareness.

[jamin2288]

actually I quite liked the ditty music - dhamma is dhamma whatever the form :)