2 Jun. Buddha and the Universe. Part 2.

Here is another quote from the sutras about Buddha's view on the physical Universe (I think...). You can check out the first mindboggling quote I have come across here. This one is from "Andhakara Sutta" (SN 56:46): There is, monks, an inter-cosmic [intergalactic?] void, an unrestrained darkness, a pitch-black darkness, where even the light of the sun …

30 May. Buddha, aliens, Big Bang and Big Crunch.

I listen to Zen Studies Podcast. Domyo Burk - the author - is a wonderful teacher. I very much appreciate that Domyo - even though she is a Soto Zen Priest - has a deep knowledge of Pali Kanon sutras. In one of the episodes, Domyo quoted words of Buddha from "Maha-Saccaka Sutta": I recollected …