Sunyata (Emptying the Mind) Meditation

This meditation is my interpretation of the Buddha's wonderful teaching known as The "Cula-Suññata" (The Shorter Discourse on Emptiness). It describes how, though a series of patient observations, we can gradually shift our attention from the busy world around us to the formless realms of boundless serenity and emptiness. I find it a profound practice, and have lead many practitioners through it on retreats. To make this powerful meditation available to as many people as possible, I've experimented, over the last few years, to make it as streamlined and concrete as possible (the original teaching is quite abstract and vague. This was recorded live at a dharma punx NYC class in Brooklyn NYC.

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Thank for your concise, calm & practical guidance. Will return to train the mind 🙏🏻💝

It took a few goes to get the hang of it and then the sequence of stages seems to work well

Your kindness and gentle delivery of really difficult messages has helped me immensely. Thank you.

An excellent and unique meditation. I found it very helpful for grounding and getting me into my body. Thanks Josh!

This is another meditation that I keep coming back to from time to time... & 10 months after I originally gave it 5 stars, it continues to get better each & every time...