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Emptiness: Not Getting More, But Getting More Empty | Sunyata | Suññatā | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about one of the most profound aspects of the Buddha's teaching:
Emptiness (Sunyata / Suññatā)
On the most profound level, Emptiness means empty of Self, Me, Mine and I.
An enlightend person, an arahant, has seen through and abandoned all delusions of I, me, mine and self.
The Stream-Enterer (Sotāpanna, first of four stages of Awakening) has abandoned the delusion of Sakkāya-Diṭṭhi (Entity-View), he is empty of any view or doctrine of Self, though he still has thoughts & perceptions of me, mine and I.
Emptiness on the most profound level also refers to an Arahant being…
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