Sublime

Mu is the thorny Zen concept not of nonexistence, as the translation of “nothingness” suggests, but rather the passing through to that which lies beyond the dualism of existence and nonexistence.

disappearance of his family’s wealth demonstrated the truth of emptiness, while its reappearance demonstrated that true emptiness is empty of emptiness.

useless.

The Sunyavada takes its name from the term sunya, void, or sunyata, voidness, with which Nagarjuna described the nature of reality, or rather, of the conceptions of reality which the human mind can form. Conceptions here include not only metaphysical views but also ideals, religious beliefs, ultimate hopes and ambitions of every kind-everything whi

2. Emptiness

The Great Doubt

• Nihilistic questioning can be applied to any stable meaning, leading to an uncomfortable process of doubt.


• In Eastern thought, leaning into nihilism can trigger the "Great Doubt," a period of profound transformation through questioning established worldviews.

Transcript:

Stephen West

The nihilistic exercise of pulling the fou

Wu is nothingness, emptiness, non-existence Thirty spokes of a wheel all join at a common hub yet only the hole at the center allows the wheel to spin Clay is molded to form a cup yet only the space within allows the cup to hold water Walls are joined to make a room yet only by cutting out a door and a window can one enter the room and live there T