Online: The Many Faces of a Buddhist Text
with Bradley Donaldson
Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET
We can approach the Buddhist discourses (or suttas/sutras) from a variety of perspectives, which allows us to not only enjoy the teachings in a literary sense, but also apply them to our personal concerns—even across boundaries of time and space.
Join Bradley Donaldson (former monastic Bhante Sumano) as he discusses a framework for understanding these spiritual texts—an approach employed by Australian Buddhist monk Bhante Sujato—and together examine a short, accesible discourse in-session.
To prepare for the workshop, please read the Discourse on the Simile of the Mountain, which you can find here: https://suttacentral.net/sn3.25/en/sujato
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Teacher(s)
Bradley Donaldson
Bradley Donaldson (previously Bhante Sumano) is a writer and teacher. A former Buddhist monk, he now guides contemplative practice informed by critical approaches to Buddhism and philosophy, especially in relation to black and queer experiences. Seeing that the Dharma is ultimately a practice of the heart, he is most interested in the teachings that emphasize care and wisdom.