2019 Fall Sesshin: Bodhidharma’s Response to Emperor Wu

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David Weinstein examines Emperor Wu’s exchange with Bodhidharma. His question: “What is the first principle of teaching? Vast emptiness, nothing holy.” The Emperor wants to be acknowledged, but something unexpected unfolds.

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The Emperor asks Bodhidharma, “What is the first principle of teaching?
Bodhidharma answers, “Vast emptiness, nothing holy.”


David Weinstein examines Emperor Wu’s exchange with Bodhidharma.

The Emperor wants to be acknowledged, but something unexpected unfolds.


David Weinstein gives a dharma talk in 2019 Fall Sesshin

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