Dharma Talk: Finding Home — Between Heaven and Earth

Session 1  10:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Who Awakens First from the Dream?
The Wisdom of the Platform Sutra in Everyday Life

Session 2  1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Where is Home to Be Found?
The Wisdom of the Platform Sutra for Cultivating the Mind

Language: Mandarin with live English interpretation

(Vegetarian lunch will be provided)

 

Speaker: Venerable Guo Guang

• Director, Mind-Life and Environmental Research Center, Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts

• Vice President of the Bhikshuni Division, Dharma Drum Sangha University

 

In the midst of our busy lives, interpersonal entanglements, stress, and restlessness, are we often swept along by our worries and afflictions, unaware of how deeply they influence us?

When we occasionally find a moment of free time, are we able to let go of everything and simply enjoy a few moments of peace and ease?

Or do we feel compelled to find something to do—some activity to occupy and fill that hard-won moment of stillness?

Let us explore together the wisdom of the Sixth Patriarch, Master Huineng,

and learn how, amidst the vastness between heaven and earth, we can find a home everywhere and awaken in every moment.

The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, one of the great treasures of Chan Buddhism, offers profound wisdom for everyday life. Join Venerable Guo Guang in this two-part lecture series as we explore its teachings and immerse ourselves in the boundless ocean of the Patriarch’s wisdom.

COST: Free

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