… I was balancing a vodka, a whiskey, and a wine in one hand, three beers in the other, and was pouring some Peruvian corn port shots out along the dash. This was foolish because I needed at least two hands free to make horrendous finger gestures, and another to throw empties into the yards I was racing through on my way home...My name's Guy and hi. This is a tale of my wild PARTY PARTY BEERY VODKAY DRAMBUIEY life as a student. Now lets use science to tell us where religion fits in with all this. I waxed the ends of my cane, trimmed my shoelaces, and tied a bow in my moustache. I watered the cat, put some food out for university and left for the pot plant. Now lets use religion to tell us where science fits in with all this. Which is what I studied. With little gnomes in jelly shouting boing boopy boing boing. And slamming whirlwinding metal gigs.
If everything is empty, then what ceases in Nirvana and is born in rebirth? How can you live in the world without feeling trapped by it? Guy Armstrong tackles these questions and more in this richly informed, practical guide to emptiness for the meditator.It may seem odd for emptiness to serve as the central philosophy of a major religion. In fact, emptiness points to something quite different than “nothingness” or “vacancy.” And by developing a richer understanding of this complex topic, we can experience freedom as we live consciously in the world. Guy Armstrong has been a leading figure and beloved teacher of insight meditation for decades. In this book, he makes difficult Buddhist topics easy to understand, weaving together Theravada and Mahayana teachings on emptiness to show how we can liberate our minds and manifest compassion in our lives.