Lesson 23

The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch L23 23

We all carry the weight of a past we'd rather forget, hoping time will wash away the guilt. But why do we apologize for the same mistakes over and over, yet never truly change? If the mind remains the same, time heals nothing. Repentance is not a humble prayer for forgiveness, but a radical surgery to sever the cycle of habitual error. The question is: how do we catch jealousy and arrogance the moment they arise, and instantly transform them into clear awareness?

Teachings by Khenpo Sodargye.Zen Buddhism and Zen culture are popular worldwide—do you want to explore their depths? Want to know the legendary story of how the Sixth Patriarch, the ancestral master of the Zen lineage, transformed from an illiterate woodcutter into a great Zen master? Want to grasp the essence of Zen: the key instructions for directly pointing to the mind and seeing one's nature to attain Buddhahood? Want to tame afflictions and dissolve anxiety through Chan meditation? Khenpo Sodargye's teachings on The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch will reveal all of this for you.