What exactly is an "emptiness consultant"?
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Emptiness as a human condition of generalised boredom, social alienation and apathy. Feelings of emptiness often accompany dysthymia,depression, loneliness, despair, or other mental/emotional disorders such as borderline personality disorder. A sense of emptiness is also part of a natural process of grief, as resulting of separation, death of a loved one, or other significant changes. However, the "particular meanings of “emptiness” vary with the particular context and the religious or cultural tradition in which it is used".
While Christianity and Western sociologists and psychologists view a state of emptiness as a negative condition, it is viewed as a positive state in some Eastern philosophies such as Buddhist philosophy and Taoism. However, the Buddhist term emptiness (Skt. shunyata) refers specifically to emptiness of inherent existence and not to nihilism, nor to meditating on nothingness. Emptiness in Buddhism is also about the thought-free wakefulness that athletes and musicians might experience when they are in the "zone". This emptiness is not merely voidness but always contains cognizance. In Taoism, attaining a state of emptiness, is viewed as a state of stillness and placidity which is the "mirror of the universe" and the "pure mind". Even outside of Eastern philosophy, some writers have suggested that people may use feelings of emptiness to liberate themselves for personal growth.
So I guess a "consultant" would be
1) Someone who helps you get over the negative emptiness - someone like a therapist.
2) Someone who ( possibly more on religious/spiritual terms ) helps you understand yourself and rejuvenate yourself.
On Google, the only person who showed up as an "emptiness consultant" is Gregory Lent. Although my answer does not help to decide on the two, my take is that the term consultant would be more appropriate for the second option.
I would definitely like to find out what the actual meaning is or is it more like a "as you use it" kinda terminology.
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M$An emptiness consultant is a temporary psychotherapist if you will, some one who joins with you in experiencing a sense of atonement that transcends any illusion of timespace you may be projecting between people.
In a sense this emptiness provides you with a means to experience anew awareness, a powerful innocence an opening and unfolding consciousness per se'. Your locality, your ego and your body are seen as neutral, free of any projections between the observer and the observed.
An emptiness consultant offers you nothing you didn't already possess. In a sense they can act as a primer to point to your own hidden ability to answer any real questions and to question any real answers (rather than pseudo-questions.) with a state of mind that is free of conflict, impediments or fear.
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yes, i've spoken to Gregory some. he seems to be an artist. i also have a Buddhist friend that speaks on emptiness, and i have psychologists in the family. all describe what could be the same thing in a different way and perspective i guess. usually i ignore things i don't know much about because i know everything i need to know, although i am far from arrogant ;). an ounce now and then is okay.