Uploaded August 2014 | Updated September 2026, 22 minutes ago
Excerpt from a Dhamma talk by meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein (3/1/2006) where he discusses the Buddhist teachings of shunyata and bodhichitta - the unity of wisdom and compassion, and how it is grounded in an experiential understanding of the emptiness of our fixed self nature, that we develop through mindfulness practice and meditation. Only by recognizing the intrinsic emptiness of our ego-centric patterns and identity can we come into alignment with our deeper buddha nature, which is naturally radiant and ceaselessly responsive.
“The mind's nature is vivid as a flawless piece of crystal. Intrinsically empty, naturally radiant, ceaselessly responsive” -- Shabkar
Excerpt from a Dhamma talk by meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein (3/1/2006) where he discusses the Buddhist teachings of shunyata and bodhichitta - the unity of wisdom and compassion, and how it is grounded in an experiential understanding of the emptiness of our fixed self nature, that we develop through mindfulness practice and meditation. Only by recognizing the intrinsic emptiness of our ego-centric patterns and identity can we come into alignment with our deeper buddha nature, which is naturally radiant and ceaselessly responsive.
“The mind's nature is vivid as a flawless piece of crystal. Intrinsically empty, naturally radiant, ceaselessly responsive” -- Shabkar
