How can we understand emptiness?

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August 20th, 2008

Marcelo,

Food for thought that is! Wow!!!

Emptiness is the subtle way of understanding and living? Does that mean inner peace and relaxation? Does that mean the answer to all our questions?

So is meditation the way to move forward and experience emptiness – btw, I started meditating. Not as regular as I want but I got started.

If you say you perceive the wake state with a dream mind, does that mean we run around like zombies? Apologies, do not want to sound silly but are we less caring and less participating in that state? Have you had this state of emptiness?

I will look into the books, here are the links to the respective Amazon sites if anyone is interested:

Heart of Wisdom: An Explanation of the Heart Sutra

Clear Light of Bliss: Tantric Meditation Manual

Ocean of Nectar: Commentary to Chandrakirti’s “Guide to the Middle Way”

I will have to practise a bit more and then come back to more books. There are still a few you recommended. It is heavy stuff, hard to understand but good. It helps me!

You also wrote:
We are here together, you from Germany I am from Brazil, we have met in 2006 in London, Why? How could it be possible? I am very declined to say: Our Karma, we have lived and developed some common karma before. Otherwise why can I not have with other the same experience as I am having with you right now?

Isn’t that interesting. We are far apart but so close. I remember first meeting you (sounds like a love story) and I thought “this man is interesting, there is something about him”. Maybe I should confess now, watching you coming into the session at Covent Garden and when you sat down, you prepared for meditation. There is something about the way you prepare that was different to other Buddhist Monks. I cannot put my finger on it.
As if we had met before, in another life?

Maybe you have to teach me things and I have to teach you things so that in the next life we are getting closer to where we should be? Or, there is more to come and we might be able to achieve something for some people in this life.

I often wonder how many people read this blog – I mean I can count the visitors to this blog but I cannot see how many people actually read it.

You out there – do you enjoy what you read?
Marpa left a message the other day, his blog is here. Maybe more people could let us know.

I believe, Marcelo, that we will be up for something good soon – and soon can mean anything before I turn 40
Why 40. Because I have a (master) plan of things I want to achieve before I am 40. And part of it will have to do with Buddhism, Charity and the greater goods in life. But we discuss that some other time.