09.30.2019 - By Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
Sensei Shinzan Palma leads this talk on the Diamond Sutra, one of the most influential Mahayana sutras in East Asia that expounds emptiness, compassion, and skillful means. Shinzan says, “the Diamond Sutra’s beautiful teachings are not easy to understand. It is just talking over and over again about the non-self. The point is to really catch the intellect.” This talk is a great reminder to widen your circle of beliefs regarding identity, and always come back to zazen, a practice which allows us to see our own mind.