Subodha talks about quotes by Kukai and Basho, Japanese poets, about mastery in poetry and calligraphy and how they work as analogies for the Buddhist path toward liberation, where mastery is of the self and the tools are the Noble Eightfold Path and our own bodies and minds.

Subodha discusses what role vipassana, or "insight" plays in Buddhist meditation in the Theravada tradition and in his experience as a meditator.

Just a quick message discussing what can be expected from this podcast. Be well.