The Vimalakirti Sutra translation by Bob Thurman Book Club Discussion

We'll discuss through the end of chapter 4, The Reluctance of the Bodhisattvas, so up to page 41 in this pdf https://drive.google.com/file/d/10C9BzNG3jhNV15OilrZuBdNLQWsDVWkw/view?usp=drive_link of the The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti: A Mahayana Scripture by Bob Thurman (Uma Thurman's dad! Her middle name karuna means compassion, one of the other brahmaviharas along with metta)

"One of the most popular Asian classics for roughly two thousand years, the Vimalakirti Sutra stands out among the texts of Mahayana Buddhism for its conciseness, its vivid and humorous episodes, its dramatic narratives, and its eloquent exposition of the key doctrine of emptiness or nondualism. Unlike most sutras, its central figure is not a Buddha but a wealthy townsman, who, in his mastery of doctrine and practice, epitomizes the ideal lay believer. For this reason, the sutra has held particular significance for men and women of the laity in Buddhist countries, assuring them that they too can reach high levels of spiritual attainment."

We'll meet at Old Cambridge Baptist Church 1151 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge near Harvard at 7pm as usual

Let's have one quote we found helpful or impactful and one question we have about the reading to share at the beginning of the meeting

See you there!