Buddhist Books Podcast

How to hear the Sutras in the sounds of a passing river.

In which Lord Buddha shares an inspiring story that doesn't help.

In which you might be schismatic (and not know it)

How to use Vajra spikes to establish the boundaries of your Dojo (optional)

In which they do it right! (Floundering Pascal Frang-doodle Abraham Lincoln Ladder)

The cycle should be worked out.

This is part 13 of the “Zen Buddhism” series on Buddhist Books Podcast. In this episode, we’ll begin reading "The Platform Sutra" of the Sixth Patriarch of Zen (Chan) Buddhism, thought to have been composed around 780 CE.

This is Part 190 of my recital of the "Tipiṭaka," the "Three Baskets" of pre-sectarian Buddhism, as translated into English from the original Pali Language. In this episode, we'll continue reading "Mahāvagga IX," from the "Vinaya Piṭaka," the first of the three "Piṭaka," or "Baskets." "Mahāvagga" literally means "Great Division."

This is Part 20 of my recital of the "The Life & Liberation of Padmasambhava," a translation of "Padma Thang-yig," by Yeshe Tsogyal. In this episode, we'll read Cantos 40 & 41.

This is Part 189 of my recital of the "Tipiṭaka," the "Three Baskets" of pre-sectarian Buddhism, as translated into English from the original Pali Language. In this episode, we'll continue reading "Mahāvagga IX," from the "Vinaya Piṭaka," the first of the three "Piṭaka," or "Baskets." "Mahāvagga" literally means "Great Division."