<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Emptiness on</title><link>https://dasarpai.com/tags/emptiness/</link><description>Recent content in Emptiness on</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en</language><managingEditor>hari@dasarpai.com (Dr. Hari Thapliyaal)</managingEditor><webMaster>hari@dasarpai.com (Dr. Hari Thapliyaal)</webMaster><copyright>© 2026 Dr. Hari Thapliyaal</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://dasarpai.com/tags/emptiness/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Zero, Point, Śūnya, and the Many Faces of Nothing</title><link>https://dasarpai.com/wiaposts/zero-point-shunya-nothingness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><author>hari@dasarpai.com (Dr. Hari Thapliyaal)</author><guid>https://dasarpai.com/wiaposts/zero-point-shunya-nothingness/</guid><description>&lt;p>
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&lt;p>Almost ten years later, I reflect here again on Śūnya and Zero — revisiting the question from the &lt;a href="https://dasarpai.com/wiaposts/about-shoonya-zero/">2016 article&lt;/a>.&lt;/p>
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&lt;h2 class="relative group">A Philosophical Inquiry into the Many Faces of “Nothing”
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&lt;p>Human beings live among things. We see bodies, trees, rivers, stars, houses, tools, people, emotions, events, and memories. Our language is built around objects. Our survival depends on recognizing objects: food, danger, shelter, friend, enemy, boundary, distance, ownership, loss, gain.&lt;/p></description></item></channel></rss>