Platform Sutra

A collection of 16 posts

Platform Sutra

Dharma Ocean's Pivotal Affinity with the Sixth Ancestor: Studying the Platform Sutra

"When absorption and wisdom are maintained equally/Within consciousness all is pure and clear."

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A Single Wisp of Cloud

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Uplifting Buddha's Robe

When one who is kind speaks, their kindness is seen.

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Zazen Featured

Zazen: The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Ancestor Section 5

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Platform Sutra, Week 5: Zazen

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What is Shugyo 修行 (aka "Cultivating Conduct")?

"Shugyo refers to training the whole being in the most profound manner by taking the wisdom of awakening itself as the basis of training."

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Platform Sutra Week 4: Meditation and Wisdom

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Platform Sutra Week 3

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"Do I Need A Teacher or Not?" The Quirky Perspective of the Platform Sutra

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The Platform Sutra's Nonabiding

"If you can clear away grasping mind, you will be permeated with non obstruction."

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Platform Sutra Week 2

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Problems With The Platform Sutra: Dogen

...if you have a problem with the buddhadharma and don't even consider the possibility that it might be your personal problem, you really aren't in that moment studying the buddhadharma.

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Platform Sutra Week 1

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Platform Sutra Course Information

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Problems With The Platform Sutra: Scholars

There is a strong consensus among Buddhist scholars that "The Platform Sutra" is not what it presents itself to be....

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One-Day Sitting Invitation: For March 10, 2024