Ask A Monk: Emptiness

Loading...

Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon
Upgrade to the latest Flash Player for improved playback performance. Upgrade now or more info.
3,882
Loading...
Alert icon
Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon

Uploaded by on Oct 3, 2010

"Hi Bhante Yuttadhammo, ¿Can you explain briefly how is understanding suññata (emptiness) in Theravada Buddhism? Thanks a lot,"

Please submit questions to my YouTube Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/yuttadhammo

or Google Moderator:

http://www.google.com/moderator/#16/e=1e4f6&v=24

and subscribe for updates here:

http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=yuttadhammo

  • likes, 0 dislikes

Link to this comment:

Share to:
see all

All Comments (16)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • In response to Chih-tao's question: "if all things are impermanent, who is it that is the enjoyer of the supreme bliss of Nirvana?"

    Hui-neng replied:

    The supreme mahaparinirvana

    Is perfect, permanent, calm, and illuminating

    Ignorant people miscall it death,

    While heretics hold that it is annihilation.

  • Understand impermanence, suffering and the lack of self (anatta) in the temporal world is not going to produce nibbana/nirvana. This is only a realization of samsara which is composed existence. Nibbana is positive but uncomposed. It is also transcendent and immortal (amata). Again, simply understanding that phenomena are empty or barren is not going to win Nibbana.

  • In the Theravada tradition, there isn't really major divide between the bodhisattva path and the Arahat path. Just practice as best you can and maybe you will be a Buddha in a future life, or maybe you will be an Arahat, but the path is basically the same.

  • excellent teaching,thanks! :-)

  • are you sick?

  • Best, most simple and easy to understand video on Buddhist philosophy I have ever seen. Excellent! This video has been the pinnacle of a recent period of deepening understanding of dharma for me, so many thanks!

  • Respond to this video... Surely worthy of re-playing this as there is just SO much here!

    Metta

  • You gave a brilliant answer. Thanks for sharing yr knowledge

  • Yes!

  • cool

Loading...

Alert icon
0 / 00Unsaved Playlist Return to active list
    1. Your queue is empty. Add videos to your queue using this button:
      or sign in to load a different list.
    Loading...Loading...Saving...
    • Clear all videos from this list
    • Learn more