The Diamond Sutra (English audiobook)

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Professional audiobook English rendition of The Diamond Sutra. Narration by Ken Damico. The Diamond Sutra (or, Diamond Cutter Sutra, Sanskrit: Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra) is one of the most profound works ever put into writing. Part of the Perfection of Wisdom (Sanskrit: Prajñāpāramitā) collection of sutras, this is a sermon by Shakyamuni Buddha on the bodhisattva's practice of the perfection of wisdom.

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@Beederda 7 ай бұрын

My favourite part of this is turning the cc on so i can read along and the “beak shoes” man the beak shoes 😂 ❤

@captainhowdy6671 2 жыл бұрын

I'm listening to this often as I can

@sherrysyed 2 жыл бұрын

Same 🙂

@bebobalula 2 жыл бұрын

@@sherrysyed and captain howdy: 🙏♥️🙏

@pleromicpastry5445 Жыл бұрын

it's really paid off, hasn't it?

@Diamondmind369 Жыл бұрын

There is no you to listen.

@AbdullahShamsAldeen Жыл бұрын

Who is the “I” that listening to that often? 🥲

@soyoung0512 Жыл бұрын

I've never heard such a perfect teaching.

@Koort1008 2 ай бұрын

No one is taught nor not taught.

@noonenowhere6920 10 ай бұрын

I and all sentient beings, until our enlightenment. Take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha.

@buddhafarms-sustainability1277 2 жыл бұрын

In the Heavens and Upon the Earth I alone Am the World Honored One...Namaste 🙏

@addisonbrazil3484 2 жыл бұрын

Namo Buddha I prostate to you, and thank you for providing this for us! I would like to give the following 4line gatha as a gift those: "Due to ignorance, childish beings wander where there is no liberation. Not knowing the meaning of liberation, confused, commit wicked acts" - Sanghata Sutra

@Rompalicious4x4 2 жыл бұрын

This is great! Thank you so much.

@dontgetmadgetwise4271 2 жыл бұрын

Prostrate please! LOL

@Kingwood49 3 ай бұрын

This has a very very deep meaning it’s not to just be understood literally ❤️

@dg1178 11 ай бұрын

"Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world: A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream; A flash of lightning in a Summer cloud, A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream."

@oO-_-_-_-Oo 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ken Damico your effort is appreciated. I go now and seek out the Platform Sutra.

@user-xs8kk1ro9x 3 ай бұрын

We are not a part of this world, we remotely experience the experience of the senses. Theres always a higher understand to pursue, without doubt 😊

@dryvonnemurphy3523 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! 💫

@teresadewi2144 3 жыл бұрын

i like red pine's work on diamond sutra. i actually get to understand more about "anatta" by reading this book. as a theravadin, understanding anatta, anicca and dukkha is a must to be a sotapatti. there are other writings about anatta, but this book explains it like no other. tbh, zen teachings and videos help me understand more about anatta because these tell about anatta in daily lives. shohaku okumura's video where he explains the interconnectedness of everything also helps me to understand "anatta" eventhough he did not explicitly make the video to explain "anatta". red pine's book does not say explicitly that it is written to explain about anatta.However, the moment i finished reading, i realized that this book made me understand "anatta" and its ramifications on daily lives. I will read it again and again.

@Rompalicious4x4 3 жыл бұрын

Red Pine's translations are wonderful and I am so glad you enjoyed this one! I've also made a recording of his translation of the Heart Sutra if you're interested (it's available in my channel). Thank you so much for sharing your insights in regards your practice. As you say, no-self (anatta) is such an important teaching and realization for stream entry. I also agree that Zen teachers and works can be very helpful to that end. Shohaku Okumra is from the Soto Zen tradition... have you tried reading some of the foundational texts for that sect (e.g. Dogen's Shobogenzo or the Sixth Patriarch's Platform Sutra)? Best of luck in your practice!

@teresadewi2144 3 жыл бұрын

@@Rompalicious4x4 have read the platform sutra with commentaries from master hsuan hua. will read dogen's next time. recordings of sutras are good to listen when my eyes are too tired to read. thanks!

@freedomchannel3656 3 жыл бұрын

@@Rompalicious4x4 is this a translation of the oldest book in history "The Diamond sutra" or is this something else?

@Rompalicious4x4 3 жыл бұрын

@@freedomchannel3656 I am not sure which text you might be referring to but this is a translation of the Mahayana Buddhist Sutra which was composed in northern India sometime in the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD... This particular translation (by Red Pine) is based on the extant Sanskrit and Chinese translations...

@freedomchannel3656 3 жыл бұрын

@@Rompalicious4x4 Thank you for clarifying, im not sure myself im just starting to learn about this...

@pedrozaragoza2253 2 жыл бұрын

Gloria in Excelsis Deo 🙏

@sherrysyed 2 жыл бұрын

May you always be illumined. 🧡

@Rompalicious4x4 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. May we all!!!

@dharmaku Жыл бұрын

Truly Diamond

@thoughtfog 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Rompalicious4x4 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@killa3468 Жыл бұрын

Be aware well versed and well assembled

@Dharmaku56 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for this transforming sutra reading.

@Rompalicious4x4 11 ай бұрын

You are so welcome

@katetang1372 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. Finally found your video to solve my curiosity about diamond sutra

@Rompalicious4x4 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure 😊

@sillyname6808 8 ай бұрын

Red Pine is the best English translator of Classical Chinese alive today

@deskitangmo5297 2 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏💐💐💐

@juliesheard2122 7 ай бұрын

"The Great Principle is not something which is Nor is It something which is not Nor is It something which both is and is not Nor is It something which isn't both is and is not" Nagiarajuna

@Koort1008 2 ай бұрын

I love that quote. I suppose you could say it is all at the same time, but who says anything? You are always going to fail no matter what you say. Enjoy failing.

@captainhowdy6671 2 жыл бұрын

Wow dude. Not starting not stopping. This makes my brain feel different

@Rompalicious4x4 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Glad you are enjoying this!

@captainhowdy6671 2 жыл бұрын

The struggle to free yourself from restraints Becomes Like those shackles

@bob40179 2 жыл бұрын

captain howdy on the verge of enlightenment

@howardleekilby7390 10 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@zhu4579 3 ай бұрын

🙏❤🙏

@goldielion9998 2 жыл бұрын

🧘🏾‍♂️

@skynet_cyberdyne_systems Жыл бұрын

Good work

@Rompalicious4x4 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@soulrain6 Жыл бұрын

💐💐🙏🙏🙏💐💐

@NatNatz889 3 ай бұрын

Perfect

@mirashin8400 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 💓

@Rompalicious4x4 Жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😊

@nhungtran-uo2ud Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🤲🤲🤲

@TheNeighborhoodZenPriest Жыл бұрын

I remember the Platform Sutra also being on your channel in the past, but now I can't find it. Is it possible to get that audio version from somewhere?

@riverezell3953 Ай бұрын

Hey, I know you from Asian Spiritual Shitposting!

@lumpofclay9505 3 жыл бұрын

Hey I just wanted to adk you: may I download your videos? I'd like to listen to them while working out.

@Rompalicious4x4 3 жыл бұрын

Of course. Audio .mp3 is available for download on my website. It's free with no sign up or anything required. Here's a direct link to the audio sutra page: spiritspirals.com/audio-sutras-audiobook-recordings-of-our-favorites/ If you'd like guided meditation audio or written work/resources check out these pages too: Original work: spiritspirals.com/original-works/ Other's work: spiritspirals.com/others-work/ Sutras: spiritspirals.com/sutras/

@lumpofclay9505 3 жыл бұрын

@@Rompalicious4x4 Thank you very much. Your work is greatly appreciated. Take care.

@amandawaiyee5353 3 жыл бұрын

@@Rompalicious4x4 tq

@sherrysyed 2 жыл бұрын

This is blessed work, thank you for sharing 🙏

@Rompalicious4x4 2 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for listening!

@DevInvest 2 жыл бұрын

Part of the Bhagavad Gita When Arjuna is asking Krishna these same issues 🙏🏻🙇🏻‍♂️😊💐

@Rompalicious4x4 2 жыл бұрын

The truth reflects many different ways in order to help many different minds free themselves. Thank you for listening.

@DevInvest 2 жыл бұрын

@@Rompalicious4x4 🙏🏻🙇🏻‍♂️🕉💐

@saddha1 2 жыл бұрын

Krishna was Sariputta’s previous life. Sariputta became the chief disciple of Buddha.

@deskitangmo5297 2 жыл бұрын

What's Diamond Sutra called in Tibetan? Please tell 🌸

@Rompalicious4x4 2 жыл бұрын

Tibetans often refer to it as the Vajra Cutter sutra... However, I do not know the Tibetan language if that is what you are asking.

@deskitangmo5297 2 жыл бұрын

@@Rompalicious4x4 Thank you 🙏

@Peedee773 2 жыл бұрын

Dorjee chutpa.(tibetan)

@deskitangmo5297 2 жыл бұрын

@@Peedee773 Thank you 🙏

@bullvinetheband7260 10 ай бұрын

Quick question of seeking the image of the. Buhdda is wasted effort then what are we supposed to seek the dharma.

@Rompalicious4x4 9 ай бұрын

Seeking an image of the dharma is also wasted effort.

@bullvinetheband7260 9 ай бұрын

I see but he's words are his image.@@Rompalicious4x4

@Nitrotix1 2 жыл бұрын

What are the 32 Attributes of a Perfect Person?

@Rompalicious4x4 2 жыл бұрын

Become a perfect person and see for yourself... Though, I suspect you might find the attributes to be limitless.

@sherrysyed 2 жыл бұрын

@@Rompalicious4x4 😭🥺

@sherrysyed 2 жыл бұрын

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@linguanerd Жыл бұрын

The 32 Characteristics of Lord Buddha are: Level feet which stood evenly on the ground. The Mark of a thousand-spoked wheel on the soles. Projecting heels. Long toes and fingers. Pliant hands and feet. Soft hand and foot skins. Net like lines of palms and soles. Raised ankles. Calf muscles like an antelope. The palms of the hands could touch the knees without bending. Well-retracted male organ Gold colored skin Ten foot aura around him Every hair-root dark colored Ten foot aura around him Soles, palms, shoulders and crown of the head well rounded Area below armpits well-filled Lion shaped body Body erect and upright Full round shoulders 40 teeth Teeth are even, white and close Four canine teeth are pure white Lion shaped body Jaw like a lion Saliva that improves the taste of all food Long and broad tongue Deep and resonant voice Deep blue eyes Eyelashes like a royal bull White urna curl emits light between the eyebrows Fleshy protuberance on the crown of the head

@Koort1008 2 ай бұрын

"The Buddha has said that the perfect person is not the perfect person. Therefore it is called the perfect person"

@CRAZYxSNAKE Жыл бұрын

@helikophis Жыл бұрын

Hi Ken, thank you for this and my apologies if it is rude to give a correction, but the “th” in “tathagata” is not pronounced like the unusual English sounds represented by “th” - as in “thick” or “thorn”, it is a dental aspirate like the sound normally represented in English by just a “t” - as in “top” or “Tom”. This is the case for all “th” in Sanskrit words. Best wishes 🙏🏼

@TerriblePerfection 8 ай бұрын

So, "ta-ta gah-ta"?

@helikophis 8 ай бұрын

Yes, although to be accurate the ta at the start and end should be unaspirated - (like the r in “stand” rather than the t in “Tom”. This makes them sound a little “d” like to English speakers, because English doesn’t allow an unvoiced unaspirated dental stop in those positions.

@TerriblePerfection 8 ай бұрын

@@helikophis Interesting! Thank you.

@radhuchristian8406 Жыл бұрын

ON THE SUBJECT HERE: Tathagata and above, they ALL Know what is the world in minute detailbut when Act they do not start from that perspective! No like some "teachers" jump from closing eyes to Nothingness of an empthy soul AND NOTHING BETWEEN.