Emptiness and Joyful Freedom, livre ebook

A BOUT THE A UTHORS G REG G OODE is a long-time student of Advaita-Vedanta, Buddhism and the Direct Path. He is the author of many articles on these topics, as well as the books entitled Nondualism in Western Philosophy, Standing As Awareness, and The Direct Path: A User Guide. Greg holds a doctorate in philosophy, and serves on the editorial board of the peer-reviewed journal Practical Philosophy: Journal of the American Practical Philosophers Association. T OMAS S ANDER is a spiritual practitioner and teacher in New York. He has studied in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and his approach is also influenced by the insights of positive psychology. Tomas grew up in Germany, holds a doctorate in mathematics and works as a research scientist at a computer company. He has published articles in the areas of mathematics, computer science and positive psychology. Praise for Emptiness and Joyful Freedom T HE B UDDHA TAUGHT THAT IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO GAIN ANY SUSTAINABLE experience of liberation without a full realization of śūnyatā or “emptiness.” On the one hand, śūnyatā is a very profound dimension of reality—the key to the supremely joyful state of complete freedom. Yet on the other, it is simply the uncontrived way things are, free from labels and reification. It is part of the natural state of everything.