This morning I almost got hit, and then I thought of Zhuangzi's empty boat. All my anger was built on the assumption that there was someone on the other side.
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The Surangama Sutra teaches: When the wild mind suddenly stops, that stopping is awakening. In an age of stolen attention, 2,500-year-old wisdom offers the most precise answer.
The Medicine Buddha Sutra is the Buddhist scripture closest to everyday life. His twelve great vows cover health, prosperity, safety, and freedom from worry — nearly everything people wish for. It is not a promise about the afterlife, but a blessing for this life.
The Platform Sutra is the only Chinese Buddhist text classified as a "sutra" — a distinction reserved for the Buddha's own words. Its author, Huineng, could not read. His teaching comes down to a single question: what is your "original face"?