“No Such Thing as a Self”(All things are devoid of selfhood) In my view there are 4 main teachings in the Diamond Sutra. This is the second of the four I will present. Chapters related to this teaching: Chapter 3“Because if a disciple still clings to the arbitrary illusions of…
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My Take on Buddhism
In order to help make sense of my observations in my posts and commentary about the Buddha and Buddhism, I would like to take a moment and clarify some of my own ideas of what Buddhism means to me. I am not a formal “Buddhist” and understand that there are…
Commentary Section Added to Website
A new section called “Commentary by Alex Johnson” is being added to the diamond-sutra.com website. This area will be a collection of my thoughts about what the Diamond Sutra might mean and specific thoughts and discussions about individual chapters and concepts. The main landing page for Commentary by Alex Johnson…