Monthly Archives: August 2025

[AUDIO AND TEXT] We see in Zen Buddhist literature innumerable references to “emptiness.” In the Heart Sutra, we have, “Form is exactly emptiness. Emptiness is exactly form.” Ad infinitum (or for some of us, it’s ad nauseum). So, what exactly is it they’re talking about? What is Emptiness anyway? What does it mean when theyContinue reading “emptiness: what is it?”

[AUDIO AND TEXT] A few weeks ago, I brought before you some excerpts from a conversation between a particle physicist and a Buddhist monk dealing with emptiness and impermanence. They talked about string theory and other scientific propositions. At the end, I said I was willing to accept a characterization of emptiness that could beContinue reading “emptiness—another take”