Hello willow !
On Upaya online zen center, there is a series of podcast by John Dunne (who is professor in Emery University i believe - and also a buddhist) about "emptiness is form and form is emptiness". They are really interesting, funny, and might help you "understand" what it means. He also has a series of talks about Nagarjuna, a buddhist monk who wrote a lot about "emptiness is form and form is emptiness". It's really good because John Dunne is linking it to everyday life and to practice. Here is the list of Dunne's talks :
I listened to "Fearlessness and the heart sutra", which deals with the fear of "nothing", and i am currently listening the series "Revealing Nagarjuna". It's really good and helps a lot with this part of the heart sutra.
Of course, ultimately i guess it's not something you can understand logically or conceptually. But, as Dunne says, language and thinking can help and be a tool for understanding.
On Upaya online zen center, there is a series of podcast by John Dunne (who is professor in Emery University i believe - and also a buddhist) about "emptiness is form and form is emptiness". They are really interesting, funny, and might help you "understand" what it means. He also has a series of talks about Nagarjuna, a buddhist monk who wrote a lot about "emptiness is form and form is emptiness". It's really good because John Dunne is linking it to everyday life and to practice. Here is the list of Dunne's talks :
I listened to "Fearlessness and the heart sutra", which deals with the fear of "nothing", and i am currently listening the series "Revealing Nagarjuna". It's really good and helps a lot with this part of the heart sutra.
Of course, ultimately i guess it's not something you can understand logically or conceptually. But, as Dunne says, language and thinking can help and be a tool for understanding.
and yes - moving beyond a conceptual grasp is the hard part - to feel it in the heart beyond a mere glimpse from time to time.
Gassho
Willow
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