Sakyamuni

The Morning Star

Peter delves into the transformative awakening of Śākyamuni Buddha as he gazed upon the morning star. The Buddha’s declaration, “I, and the great earth and beings, simultaneously achieve the Way,” signifies a realisation that transcends individuality. Keizan’s commentary reinforces this shared experience, with Tiantong Rujing showing us how realisation connects

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Who is that other?

Multitudinous messages coming in from marketers and politicians intensify the sense that thefuture’s uncertain and potentially disastrous, that thoughweare all right, it’s the “other” or “others”who are the problem. Our anxiety grows. Our minds already overflow with habits, preconceptionsand prejudices, with ideas about self and other, ideas that have me

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