The Diamond Sutra (English audiobook)

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.

[@soyoung0512]

I've never heard such a perfect teaching.

[@Koort1008]

No one is taught nor not taught.

[@captainhowdy6671]

I'm listening to this often as I can

[@sherrysyed]

Same 🙂

[@bebobalula]

@@sherrysyed and captain howdy: 🙏♥️🙏

[@pleromicpastry5445]

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

[@Diamondmind369]

There is no you to listen.

[@AbdullahShamsAldeen]

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

[@noonenowhere6920]

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

[@Beederda]

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

[@Kingwood49]

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

[@buddhafarms-sustainability1277]

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

[@ProjectTeachThem]

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]

This is great! Thank you so much.

[@dontgetmadgetwise4271]

Prostrate please! LOL

[@teresadewi2144]

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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@Rompalicious4x4]

@@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]

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

[@oO-_-_-_-Oo]

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

[@pedrozaragoza2253]

Gloria in Excelsis Deo 🙏

[@dryvonnemurphy3523]

Yes! 💫

[@sherrysyed]

May you always be illumined. 🧡

[@Rompalicious4x4]

Thank you. May we all!!!

[@katetang1372]

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

[@Rompalicious4x4]

My pleasure 😊

[@dharmaku]

Truly Diamond

[@captainhowdy6671]

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

[@Rompalicious4x4]

Fantastic. Glad you are enjoying this!

[@captainhowdy6671]

The struggle to free yourself from restraints Becomes Like those shackles

[@bob40179]

captain howdy on the verge of enlightenment

[@EmptyWasabi]

"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."

[@killa3468]

Be aware well versed and well assembled

[@mirashin8400]

Thank you 😊 💓

[@Rompalicious4x4]

You're welcome 😊

[@Dharmaku56]

Thank you for this transforming sutra reading.

[@Rompalicious4x4]

You are so welcome

[@nguyenthiauco3505]

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[@sillyname6808]

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

[@thoughtfog]

Thank you

[@Rompalicious4x4]

You're welcome!

[@Nikko_Hogetsu_108]

🙏🏻

[@juliesheard2122]

"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]

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.

[@lumpofclay9505]

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

[@Rompalicious4x4]

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]

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

[@amandawaiyee5353]

@@Rompalicious4x4 tq

[@sherrysyed]

This is blessed work, thank you for sharing 🙏

[@Rompalicious4x4]

Thank YOU for listening!

[@howardleekilby7390]

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[@NatNatz889]

Perfect

[@DevInvest]

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

[@Rompalicious4x4]

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

[@DevInvest]

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[@saddha1]

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

[@deskitangmo5297]

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

[@Rompalicious4x4]

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]

@@Rompalicious4x4 Thank you 🙏

[@Peedee773]

Dorjee chutpa.(tibetan)

[@deskitangmo5297]

@@Peedee773 Thank you 🙏

[@bullvinetheband7260]

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

[@Rompalicious4x4]

Seeking an image of the dharma is also wasted effort.

[@bullvinetheband7260]

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

[@helikophis]

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]

So, "ta-ta gah-ta"?

[@helikophis]

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]

@@helikophis Interesting! Thank you.

[@zhu4579]

🙏❤🙏

[@TheNeighborhoodZenPriest]

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]

Hey, I know you from Asian Spiritual Shitposting!

[@Bestbuddybob]

18:20 this person knows less now than before the start of the video

[@ANiMALFRiENDS_GOLDMAN]

THE BUDDHA WAS CHRiST AND CHRiST WAS GAUTAMA .........LORD SANANDA IS HIS NAME. JESHUA AMS GAUTAMA BUDDHA ARE THE SAME SOUL

[@Nitrotix1]

What are the 32 Attributes of a Perfect Person?

[@Rompalicious4x4]

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

[@sherrysyed]

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[@sherrysyed]

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[@linguanerd]

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]

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

[@goldielion9998]

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[@soulrain6]

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[@radhuchristian8406]

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.

[@nhungtran-uo2ud]

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[@radhuchristian8406]

How can those cheeky guys who sell stuff here chose so unrelated vids to REPEATEDLY annoy?

[@stevepayne5965]

Welcome to capitalism.

[@Bestbuddybob]

🤯 I used to like Buddhism now I’m just confused 48:46

[@Koort1008]

Clarity is not require.

[@CRAZYxSNAKE]

:)

[@markdeegan7268]

All about, not thinking Words are accurate…

[@weswesley6071]

Awesome stuff, but the advertisements every 5 minutes made me stop listening.

[@Rompalicious4x4]

Um... Take it up with KZbin by paying for no ads. This is not up to content creators. I've not taken a dime.

[@awanclieben7883]

nah i have to study it cause of my philisophy course in university. buddism interesting but delusional

[@howardleekilby7390]

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