Episode
Basic Emptiness: The Science and Buddhist Perspective Part 1
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- Roar of the Kalkis Podcast
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- Jun 27, 2025
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- 6756
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- https://www.khentrulrinpoche.com
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Summary
The subject of emptiness has been made overly complicated throughout the centuries. Khentrul Rinpoche brings us back to the basic meaning of the word emptiness. He will illuminate this philosophical teaching through modern language and science in Part 1. in Part 2, he will teach the meaning as taught by Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen in his complete Dzokden Dharma. You do not need to be a rocket scientist or have studied this philosophy for many years to understand the basics of what these teachings are pointing to. While of course to fully understand the nuance of all the philosophical debates and arguments takes time to unpack, the essence, the basic meaning can be captured quite clearly and quickly. ------- Through the generosity of volunteer translators of our Dzokden community, this free recorded teaching has been made available on Youtube, Facebook, and Soundcloud. Please click on CC to see available translations. • To access text and resources, make a donation or join our community, go to: https://dzokden.org/ • To register for upcoming online courses, go to: https://khentrulrinpoche.com/schedule/ SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER For advance notice of live and online teachings by Khentrul Rinpoché Jamphel Lodrö, you can subscribe to Dzokden free, bimonthly e-newsletter at https://mailchi.mp/dzokden/youtube-em... Khentrul Rinpoché Jamphel Lodrö is the founder and director of Dzokden. Rinpoche is the author of Unveiling Your Sacred Truth 1, 2 and 3, The Great Middle Way: Clarifying the Jonang View of Other-Emptiness, A Happier Life and The Hidden Treasure of the Profound Path. Rinpoche spent the first 20 years of his life herding yak and chanting mantras on the plateaus of Tibet. Inspired by the bodhisattvas, he left his family to study in a variety of monasteries under the g…