“What is Zen Buddhism?” – Filip HOLM | Let’s Talk Religion

In this video, we continue exploring the rich spiritual tradition of Buddhism through one of its most profound and important schools - Chan/Zen. We dive into the history and development of the school, as well as its characteristic teachings about meditation, koans, liberation and Buddha-nature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMC_8BjG3Cc Sources/Suggested Reading: Chuang Zhi (2019). "Exploring Chán: An Introduction…

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“Vedantic Self and Buddhist Non-Self” – Swami SARVAPRIYANANDA

It is said in the Katha Upanishad apropos of Atman that it is “joyous and without joy.” That is a state to which we accede as well by the affirmation as by the negation of a supreme principle, as much by the detour of Vedanta as by that of Mahayana. Different as they may be,…

Buddha in Africa | DW documentary

Less Christian death cults and more Buddhist spirituality would be very good for the African continent. An orphaned African boy grows up in a Buddhist boarding school in Malawi. He is torn between his East African culture and the teachings of the Far East. This film tells a story of hope and doubt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmq6l5jlVrM In…

“Stop Chasing What You Think Will Make You Happy: Secrets of Solitude” – Alan WATTS

Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was an English writer, speaker and self-styled "philosophical entertainer", known for interpreting and popularising Japanese, Chinese and Indian traditions of Buddhist, Taoist, and Hindu philosophy for a Western audience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sddCXVvoGd0 [...] so long as you are trying to make progress, you will go up. But…

Jesus was a Buddhist monk | BBC documentary

There are many unanswered questions about Jesus the central figure of Christianity, many of which undermine the teachings of the bible and in times gone by would hold extreme consequences should they be openly investigated. This film probes into the life of Jesus and asks many of these questions including- Was Jesus really a Buddhist…

Zen and Nonduality – Kazuaki TANAHASHI

Kazuaki Tanahashi talks about Zen Buddhism and its relation to Nonduality, the symbolism of the ensō (円相, "circular form") calligraphy, and the Heart Sutra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03NUs0WOpAg Kazuaki Tanahashi (棚橋一晃, born October 4, 1933) is an accomplished Japanese calligrapher, Zen teacher, author and translator of Buddhist texts from Japanese and Chinese to English, most notably works by…

“Only burgeois suckers put hope in the future” – Alan WATTS

The world does not speak. Only we do. The world can, once we have programmed ourselves with a language, cause us to hold beliefs. But it cannot propose a language for us to speak. Only other human beings can do that. R. RORTY, Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_tG7aOe4tk There are three classes of people in…

“Buddhism as dialogue” – Alan WATTS

"When two Zen Masters meet each other on the road, they need no introduction. Thieves recognise each other instantaneously." Zen proverb Dans un livre sur le bouddhisme zen de A. W. Watts, je lis ceci : « But the anxiety-laden problem of what will happen to me when I die is, after all, like asking what…

Not Knowing, Non-Being, and the Power of Nothingness, By Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, with Hilary Hart

PARABOLA - The Search For Meaning, July 15, 2015 Exploring the “hidden face of God” Desert and void. The Uncreated is waste and emptiness to the creature. Not even sand. Not even stone. Not even darkness and night. A burning wilderness would at least be “something.” It burns and is wild. But the Uncreated is…

“How do I stay in the present moment when it feels unbearable?” – Thich Nhat HANH

Thich Nhat Hanh answers questions during a retreat in Plum Village (May, 2014). He addresses the question: "How do I stay in the present moment when it feels unbearable?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Ka2RS0UC4 Thích Nhất Hạnh (born as Nguyen Xuan Bao; October 11, 1926 – January 22, 2022) was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author,…