“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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First Teaching From the Diamond Sutra
“All form is illusive and unreal”(What we see isn’t what is real) In my view there are 4 main teachings in the Diamond Sutra. This is the first of the four I will present. Chapters related to this teaching: Chapter 5The Buddha then spoke to Subhuti: “All that has a…
The Diamond Sutra and Enlightenment
There are at least 10 references to Enlightenment in the 32 chapters contained in the Diamond Sutra. The purpose of this initial article is to mark out where in the Diamond Sutra these references are, and what they are. I am not going to analyze or comment on the chapters…
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…
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New “Diamond Sutra” Video Available Now
Click for Video Version of “Diamond Sutra – A New Translation” Shaun visited the Diamond-Sutra.com website and was inspired to make a video of the reading of this powerful sutra. The video Shaun made includes the audio reading contributed by Ryan, who is another visitor who was motivated to make…