The Buddha's Path:
Foundational Buddhist Study Programme
Module 8
The Bodhisattva Path II: Emptiness and the Two Truths
About Module 8
The Bodhisattva Path II
This Module is part of The Buddha’s Path (our foundational study programme) and continues our exploration of the Mahayana bodhisattva path.
Realising emptiness, or grasping the true nature of reality, lies at the heart of the Buddhist path. This is the teaching of the two truths: conventional truth and ultimate truth. While conventional truth refers to the way things appear in our everyday experience, ultimate truth points to their deeper nature, which is śūnyatā, emptiness—free from inherent existence.
This profound insight dismantles our habitual grasping and misconceptions. It is this insight that liberates us, by uprooting ignorance and therefore attachment and aversion, the roots of our suffering.
During this module, David will introduce the Madhyamaka view of emptiness, and offer practical explanations and instructions on the reasonings and practices aimed at realising emptiness.
Module 8: The Bodhisattva Path II: Emptiness and The Two Truths
Recordings & Resources
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Meet the Host
Guiding your meditation experience
David Oromith
Buddhist Contemplative, Author & Meditation Guide
David is a Buddhist contemplative, meditation guide and retreat leader. He is the Co-Founder of Samadhi and author of the book A Practical Guide to Mindful Living: Five Ways to Restore Presence and Calm Amidst Challenge & Change. He has received non-monastic ordination in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and teaches workshops internationally, leads retreats across the UK and runs classes locally.
David is a follower of the rimé (non-sectarian) approach, recognising the value and benefit of multiple points-of-view, with teachers in all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism. His primary teacher is Lama Alan Wallace, who is also rooted in a non-sectarian approach, with particular close affiliation with the Gelug and Nyingma schools and the Dudjom lineage.
David discovered meditation & Buddhism through his experience of depression and suicidal thoughts and is passionate about helping people take back control of their mental wellbeing, work with their thoughts and feelings, and discover genuine wellbeing and joy within. Read more.