This article is based on a lecture I gave at Shasta Abbey in August 2012 as part of a week-long retreat. This lecture was based on An Outline of Practice by Bodhidharma. This describes four practices that encompass all of … Continue reading →
Talking of an open mind and wisdom may seem to western thought to be predominantly concerned with the functioning of the brain. To a Buddhist these terms have a broader context, all of what we are being involved. Perhaps ‘The … Continue reading →
There is a scripture in which the whole of Buddhism is reflected. It is the Scripture of Great Wisdom. It says: O Shariputra, form is only pure, Pure is only form; there is, then, nothing more than this, For what … Continue reading →
A way of explaining the Scripture of Great Wisdom. Using the analogy of the rainbow, R M Hugh describes how the sense of a being arises when the five skandhas appear together in a particular configuration at a particular time.
Continue reading →Putting the Scripture of Great Wisdom in the context of the Mahayana, and explaining why it is so important to the Soto zen tradition. PDF to download: Berwyn Watson Approaching the Scripture of Great Wisdom
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