the_diamond_sutra One * Diamond Sutra * The Sutra illustrates in details the concept of emptiness that everything exists, without exception, in this phenomenal world has no real substance by itself. This characteristic is known as 'no-self'. The word 'diamond' is used to describe the durability and firmness. http://www.buddhistdoor.com/resources/sutras/intro_diamond.htm "Ultimately There is No Self" 040708 ... . CHAPTERS 1. The Reasons for the Dharma Assembly 2. Subhuti's Request 3. The Orthodox Doctrine of the Great Vehicle 4. Wonderful Conduct without Dwelling 5. The "Thus" Principle of Genuine Seeing 6. Proper Belief is Rare 7. Nothing Attained, Nothing Spoken 8. Relying on Dharma They Come Forth 9. The One Mark is no Mark 10. The Adornment of Pure Lands 11. The Supremacy of Unconditioned Blessings 12. Revering the Orthodox Teaching 13. Receiving and Holding "Thus" Dharma 14. Still Extinction Apart from Marks 15. The Merit and Virtue of Holding the Sutra 16. Karmic Obstructions can be Purified 17. Ultimately There is No Self 18. One Substance Regarded as Identical 19. The Dharma Realm Penetrated and Transformed 20. Apart from Form and Apart from Marks 21. Spoken yet not Spoken 22. There is no Dharma which can be Obtained 23. The Pure Heart Practices Good 24. Blessings and Wisdom Beyond Compare 25. Transformations without what is Transformed 26. The Dharma Body Has No Marks 27. Not Cut Off and Not Extinguished 28. No Reception and No Greed 29. The Stillness of the Awesome Manner 30. The Totality of Principle and Marks 31. Neither Knowing nor Seeing is Produced 32. The Response and Transformation Bodies are Unreal "All conditioned dharmas are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows, like dew drops and a lightning flash: contemplate them thus." 040708 ... kx21 We_are_the_Universe... 040708 ... :) Amen. 040708 ... One OM... 040708 ... oldephebe thanx for listing that site..there is much there to feed the soul thrashing around in the shallows of it's own sufferings and attachments.... ... 040709 ... Thus have I read / Heard. Chapter 4 Wonderful Conduct without Dwelling "Moreover, Subhuti, as to dharmas, a Bodhisattva should not dwell anywhere when he gives. He should not dwell in forms when he gives, nor should he dwell in sounds, smells, tastes, tangible objects, or dharmas when he gives. Subhuti, a Bodhisattva should give thus: he should not dwell in marks when he gives, his blessing and virtues are immeasurable. "Subhuti, what do you think, is space in the east measurable?" "No, World Honored One." "Subhuti, is space in the south, west, north, or in the intermediate directions, or above, or below, measurable?" "No, World Honored One." "Subhuti, the blessings and virtue of a Bodhisattva who does not dwell in marks when he gives are just as immeasurable. Subhuti, a Bodhisattva should only dwell in what is taught thus." 041022 ... " Chapter 7 Nothing Attained, Nothing Spoken ...Has the Tathagata spoken any dharma?" 050302 ... ... the_Buddha's_majestic_power... 050307 ... 金刚经 http://www.towise.net/english/sultra/diamond/diamond_1.htm 050406 ... unhinged . city_lights in san_francisco 080721 ... unhinged i read it four months ago on my parent's patio in az and felt the sun melt the knots out of my soul the sunshine in the desert is life altering after winters in wisconsin 110220 ... unhinged doing good because that is what is required not because someone is watching 130810 ... unhinged i didn't understand this the first time i read it but it cracked something open in me 180630 what's it to you? who go blather from