The 9th chapter of Shantideva’s A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life is dedicated to the perfection of wisdom, specifically the Buddhist concept of Emptiness. While confusing to beginners, Emptiness is simply the logical result of the interdependent co-arising of everything. Cars are only cars when all their parts come together to make a complete car, but a car is not found in its individual parts such as the steering wheel, a door or an internal combustion engine. Similarly, bodies, feelings and minds are also not found in their parts (Ch 9, v102):
The mind is not located in the sense faculties, nor in form and other sense-objects, nor in between them. The mind is also not found inside, nor outside, nor anywhere else. On June 14th, we will have the benefit of Ven. Amy Miller to help solidify this important teaching in our own lives. We hope you can join us.
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