Martine Batchelor was born in France in 1953…
Chan / Seon / Zen
Sudden Illumination, by Zen master Hui Hai
Sudden Illumination means deliverance while still in this life. How shall I make you understand that?…
Trevor Leggett
Trevor Leggett (1914-2000) lived for a considerable time in Japan. He was the first foreigner to obtain the Sixth Dan (senior teachers degree) in judo from Kodokan and has written several well-known books on the subject. He has also written… Read More ›
Buddhism as music — Vedanta as architecture.
Buddhism can be looked at in terms of music, whereas the Vedanta of the Upanishads could correspond to architecture. As an example, take the familiar opening chords in Rachmaninov’s popular Second Piano Concerto.
Buddhism now 