Mu Soeng is the resident scholar at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Barre, Massachusetts.
Mu Soeng is the resident scholar at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Barre, Massachusetts.
In this exclusive excerpt from his book, The Heart of the Universe, Mu Soeng sheds light on the Buddhist view of the self.
Devaduta is pali for "divine messengers." It is said that the Buddha embarked on his quest for enlightenment after encountering three devadutas: a sick person, an old man, and a corpse.
The conventional definitions of “love” and “compassion” are quite limited, says Buddhist scholar Mu Soeng.