While Christianity and Western sociologists and psychologists view a state of emptiness as a negative , unwanted condition , in some Eastern philosophies such as Buddhist philosophy and Taoism , emptiness ( Śūnyatā ) is a realized achievement .
While Christianity and Western sociologists and psychologists consider a state of emptiness as a negative , bad condition , in some Eastern philosophies such as Buddhist philosophy and Taoism , emptiness is seen as a real achievement .