Form is Emptiness; Emptiness is Form: Commentary on Heart Sutra, Dependent Arising, Shunyata

Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche introduces "one of the most important sutras" the Heart Sutra — the very "heart" of the Buddha's teachings on Shunyata and Emptiness as taught by Avalokiteshvara. (Video ends with beautiful chanting of the Om Gate Gate Paragate Parasamghate Bodhi Soha mantra by the amazing Yoko Dharma!)

Rinpoche goes into detail on the first two Skandhas (Form and Feeling): "Form is Emptiness; Emptiness is Form. Feelings are Emptiness; Emptiness is Feeling."

He explains the profound meaning — and why it is comforting to Buddhists, and why Emptiness is not Nihilism.

Rinpoche starts by explaining dependent-arising and how we do not exist independently. His discussion on Emptiness of Feeling is especially helpful for people who are going through difficult times.

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What I want to know for sure is that has the same name as prajnaparamita sutra.Therefore, the Chinese Mahayana say that the prajnaparamita sutra is portrayed as a Bodhisattva, but in the realm of Mahayana ideology it is believed to be a Bodhisattva in Nepal and Tibet.Therefore, I would like to know whether the female Bodhisattva in the world under the name prajnaparamita really exists or is just a portrayed.