The Diamond Sutra - Buddhist Teaching on Emptiness | Part 2

Name: The Diamond Sutra - Buddhist Teaching on Emptiness | Part 2
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A highly regarded Buddhist Sutra which emphasizes the teachings of Emptiness and how one applies it in everyday life.

Created byByron Li

Last updated 4/2021

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What you'll learn

Buddha Dharma
Teaching of Emptiness
Philosophy
Diamond Sutra
Buddhism

Course content

5 sections • 5 lectures • 57m total length

Introduction3:56
In this lecture, I introduce myself as a devout Practitioner of the Path who used to be a Buddhist Monk in Fo Guang Shan Monastery in Taiwan. The purpose of teaching these Buddhist courses is to share my knowledge and experience in Buddhism with those who are interested in self-practice and actualization. All practices should involve the Three Acts of Goodness in some way by relating the teachings to the level of actions, speech and thoughts.

The Diamond Sutra - Reading | Part 321:29
In Part 3 of the Diamond Sutra, the Buddha explains the true practice of Boddhisattvas as being unattached from all dharmas. One should cultivate the Middle path by understanding the teachings of Emptiness.

Chapter 17: All Dharmas Are Non-Dharmas
Chapter 18: All Thoughts Are Intangible
Chapter 19: No Merit Is Great Merit
Chapter 20: Transcending Physical Attributes
Chapter 21: There Is No Dharma to Teach
Chapter 22: No Attainment Is Supreme Enlightenment
Chapter 23: All Dharmas Are Equal
Chapter 24: The Merits of Transmitting the Sutra

The Diamond Sutra - Reading | Part 421:46
In Part 4 of the Diamond Sutra, the Buddha consolidates the teachings within the Sutra by further describing the unexcelled perfect Enlightenment of the Buddha and how one should practice to realize this state for themselves.

Chapter 25: There Are No Beings to Liberate
Chapter 26: Seek the Buddha Not in Form or Sound
Chapter 27: Avoid Annihilistic Views
Chapter 28: Bodhisattvas Do Not Accumulate Merits
Chapter 29: The Thus-Come One Neither Comes Nor Goes
Chapter 30: The Nature of the World
Chapter 31: Extinction of the Four Views
Chapter 32: All Phenomena Are Illusions

Three Acts of Goodness Framework3:11
In the final lecture, please apply what you've learned from the course into the Three Acts of Goodness Framework.
Think deeply and write at least 5 daily actionable practices you can incorporate into your daily life related to the three areas: Good Deeds, Good Speech, Good Thoughts.
This is the most important part of the course as everything you've learned is now tested by seeing how much of it is useful to you and how well you can bring the Teachings of Emptiness into life.

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Description

In this course, we read and analyze the entire Buddha text, The Diamond Sutra, while explaining the underlying meanings and context surrounding the teaching.

This is one of the most popular Buddhist texts and is one of the central texts for the Buddhist School of Emptiness. The teaching of Emptiness is especially important to our study of Buddhism because it highlights the Middle Path, one that refrains from all extremities. As a result, we can find peace of mind that is free from greed, anger, and ignorance, the three poisons that inhibit our spiritual awakening.

The Diamond Sutra explores four key concepts: giving without attachment to self, liberating beings without notions of self and other, living without attachment, and cultivating without attainment. By practicing these teachings in our everyday lives, we can free ourselves from suffering associated with a strong attachment to ego, false thoughts, and impulsive actions.

The course consists of 4 sections: The introduction, the background of the sutra, the reading and analysis of the sutra, and finally the summary of the practice.

By structuring the course such wise, we allow you to not only understand the teaching by reading it first hand, but I also provide deep insight into the context, underlying meaning as well as practical steps to incorporating the teachings of Emptiness into an easy-to-understand practice.

Best wishes and hope you enjoy the course.

Byron Li.

Who this course is for:

Buddhist
Buddhist Practitioner
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Introduction1 lecture • 4min

The Diamond Sutra - Part 31 lecture • 21min

The Diamond Sutra - Part 41 lecture • 22min

Three Acts of Goodness Framework1 lecture • 3min

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