The five aggregates of form, feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness are empty in two ways. There is no ongoing self in the center, which points to the emptiness of self. All the aggregates are insubstantial, which points to the emptiness of all phenomena.
This talk explores three aspects of the mind as described by Lama Shabkar: “The mind is like a flawless piece of crystal: intrinsically empty, naturally radiant, and ceaselessly responsive.”