The Two Truths of Buddhism and The Emptiness of Emptiness
There are two truths in Buddhism, conventional and ultimate truth. This penetrating insight dates back to the original Buddha. Understanding the two truths and the…
The Death Illusion
INTRODUCTION ~ Humans tend to regard themselves as supreme by nature, in contrast to what is viewed as a primitive world. We live with a…
Why Cause and Effect Never Met
The teachings of Nagarjuna (150-250 CE) widely considered the most important Buddhist philosopher after the founding Buddha, begins his profound Middle Way treatise by…
The Myth of the Self: Neurology Weighs In
Thomas Metzinger’s book, “The Ego Tunnel,” makes a stunning contribution to the insight that a self does not inherently exist. Metzinger’s work now brings neurology into what…
Memory Is Not a Time Traveler
It is critical to deconstruct memory in order to see that it does not inherently exist. Memory is often viewed as a time traveler that can…
Consciousness Is Empty (and so is love)
~ INTRODUCTION From the perspective of emptiness teachings, to say that something is empty means that it is empty of an inherent or independent existence.…
No Separate Self
People commonly believe that they have a separate self that is fixed and unchanging, an inside core that is a me. Despite noticing that thoughts, feelings,…
Nagarjuna’s Seventy Verses
Translation by Christian Lindtner [1] Though the Buddhas have spoken of duration, origination, destruction, being, non-being, low, moderate, and excellent by force of worldly convention, [they]…
Emptiness Teachings 