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The Vimilakirti Sutra is the preeminent Buddhist text for any layperson who aspires to lead an awakened and altruistically purposeful life. It has inspired and guided Buddhist lay practitioners throughout Asia for over a thousand years. 

Vimilakirti, a profoundly awakened disciple of the Buddha, was a family man, businessman, community leader, and friend to all in need.  He was also known for his awakened wisdom and was respected by all the Buddha’s disciples. This beloved sutra is both great drama and profound instruction, as it succinctly and pragmatically shows laypeople how to practice highest wisdom and compassion in their daily lives. While teaching this sutra to retreat participants over three successive seven-day retreats at Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Fred drew on his meditative experience in the Zen, Dzogchen (Great Perfection), and mindfulness-based traditions, as well as his many years as a professional psychotherapist, to bring this wonderful Sutra to life for students.

 

The Vimilakirti Sutra is the preeminent Buddhist text for any layperson who aspires to lead an awakened and altruistically purposeful life. It has inspired and guided Buddhist lay practitioners throughout Asia for over a thousand years. 

Vimilakirti, a profoundly awakened disciple of the Buddha, was a family man, businessman, community leader, and friend to all in need.  He was also known for his awakened wisdom and was respected by all the Buddha’s disciples. This beloved sutra is both great drama and profound instruction, as it succinctly and pragmatically shows laypeople how to practice highest wisdom and compassion in their daily lives. While teaching this sutra to retreat participants over three successive seven-day retreats at Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Fred drew on his meditative experience in the Zen, Dzogchen (Great Perfection), and mindfulness-based traditions, as well as his many years as a professional psychotherapist, to bring this wonderful Sutra to life for students.

 

The Vimilakirti Sutra is the preeminent Buddhist text for any layperson who aspires to lead an awakened and altruistically purposeful life. It has inspired and guided Buddhist lay practitioners throughout Asia for over a thousand years. 

Vimilakirti, a profoundly awakened disciple of the Buddha, was a family man, businessman, community leader, and friend to all in need.  He was also known for his awakened wisdom and was respected by all the Buddha’s disciples. This beloved sutra is both great drama and profound instruction, as it succinctly and pragmatically shows laypeople how to practice highest wisdom and compassion in their daily lives. While teaching this sutra to retreat participants over three successive seven-day retreats at Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Fred drew on his meditative experience in the Zen, Dzogchen (Great Perfection), and mindfulness-based traditions, as well as his many years as a professional psychotherapist, to bring this wonderful Sutra to life for students.

 

The Vimilakirti Sutra is the preeminent Buddhist text for any layperson who aspires to lead an awakened and altruistically purposeful life. It has inspired and guided Buddhist lay practitioners throughout Asia for over a thousand years. 

Vimilakirti, a profoundly awakened disciple of the Buddha, was a family man, businessman, community leader, and friend to all in need.  He was also known for his awakened wisdom and was respected by all the Buddha’s disciples. This beloved sutra is both great drama and profound instruction, as it succinctly and pragmatically shows laypeople how to practice highest wisdom and compassion in their daily lives. While teaching this sutra to retreat participants over three successive seven-day retreats at Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Fred drew on his meditative experience in the Zen, Dzogchen (Great Perfection), and mindfulness-based traditions, as well as his many years as a professional psychotherapist, to bring this wonderful Sutra to life for students.

 

The Vimilakirti Sutra is the preeminent Buddhist text for any layperson who aspires to lead an awakened and altruistically purposeful life. It has inspired and guided Buddhist lay practitioners throughout Asia for over a thousand years. 

Vimilakirti, a profoundly awakened disciple of the Buddha, was a family man, businessman, community leader, and friend to all in need.  He was also known for his awakened wisdom and was respected by all the Buddha’s disciples. This beloved sutra is both great drama and profound instruction, as it succinctly and pragmatically shows laypeople how to practice highest wisdom and compassion in their daily lives. While teaching this sutra to retreat participants over three successive seven-day retreats at Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Fred drew on his meditative experience in the Zen, Dzogchen (Great Perfection), and mindfulness-based traditions, as well as his many years as a professional psychotherapist, to bring this wonderful Sutra to life for students.

 

The Vimilakirti Sutra is the preeminent Buddhist text for any layperson who aspires to lead an awakened and altruistically purposeful life. It has inspired and guided Buddhist lay practitioners throughout Asia for over a thousand years. 

Vimilakirti, a profoundly awakened disciple of the Buddha, was a family man, businessman, community leader, and friend to all in need.  He was also known for his awakened wisdom and was respected by all the Buddha’s disciples. This beloved sutra is both great drama and profound instruction, as it succinctly and pragmatically shows laypeople how to practice highest wisdom and compassion in their daily lives. While teaching this sutra to retreat participants over three successive seven-day retreats at Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Fred drew on his meditative experience in the Zen, Dzogchen (Great Perfection), and mindfulness-based traditions, as well as his many years as a professional psychotherapist, to bring this wonderful Sutra to life for students.

 

The Vimilakirti Sutra is the preeminent Buddhist text for any layperson who aspires to lead an awakened and altruistically purposeful life. It has inspired and guided Buddhist lay practitioners throughout Asia for over a thousand years. 

Vimilakirti, a profoundly awakened disciple of the Buddha, was a family man, businessman, community leader, and friend to all in need.  He was also known for his awakened wisdom and was respected by all the Buddha’s disciples. This beloved sutra is both great drama and profound instruction, as it succinctly and pragmatically shows laypeople how to practice highest wisdom and compassion in their daily lives. While teaching this sutra to retreat participants over three successive seven-day retreats at Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Fred drew on his meditative experience in the Zen, Dzogchen (Great Perfection), and mindfulness-based traditions, as well as his many years as a professional psychotherapist, to bring this wonderful Sutra to life for students.

 

Tampa | August 2, 2015

Fred shares teachings about the "host" and "guest" from Chinese Zen Master Hsu Yun ("Empty Cloud"). Along the same theme, Fred also shares the Japanese poem "Be Not Defeated by the Rain" by Kenji Miyazawa.

Chan Master Han Shan (1546 - 1623) was one of the great monks in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1643) in China, and is regarded as one of China's greatest poets. Wherever he went, people clamored for his writings. It is said that those who succeeded in getting him to compose a verse for them treated the lines like a trophy. In this four part series, Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner explores teachings from The Autobiography and Maxims of Chan Master Han Shan.

Chan Master Han Shan (1546 - 1623) was one of the great monks in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1643) in China, and is regarded as one of China's greatest poets. Wherever he went, people clamored for his writings. It is said that those who succeeded in getting him to compose a verse for them treated the lines like a trophy. In this four part series, Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner explores teachings from The Autobiography and Maxims of Chan Master Han Shan.