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Modern-Day Buddha

The powers, which are discussed in a rather erratic way in traditional Buddhism are something that aren’t talked about very often these days, so I wanted to give my take on it.

I touched on this in a previous post, but I wanted to expand on how our inner and outer worlds interact and what the implications of this are for meditations, retreats and our wider lives.

Emptiness is not a noun. It is not a thing in itself that can be seen or understood or ‘got’ in any way. It is an adjective that is used to describe our perspectives.

This post explores how we can also use concepts like richness and magic to cultivate similar experiences.

No self can lead to an experience of emptiness. This is if we look at it from the mind and an individual point of view. Minds and bodies are inherently self-interested – they are our survival mechanisms and largely interested with keeping us healthy and alive, as individuals. If you take the self out of them, there is nothing left.

However, if we look at it from the point of view of either love or the collective human story, no self becomes about being part of a greater whole. We let go of our selfishness and give our experience generously to the collective.

One of the terms that I have found can be the most misleading for people in Buddhism, is the concept of no self.

I wanted to clarify this and offer some tools for connecting with your true self.