Ven. Bodhidharma, the great 6th-century Chan master who began the lineage of Chan practice in China, composed a brief summary of Chan practice in a text called “The Essential Discourse on Entering the Mahāyāna Path by Principle and by Practice” – commonly abbreviated as “The Essence of Mahāyāna Practice.” Over the course of six weeks, Shifu Simplicity (a German bhikshuni trained for over 20 years in Taiwanese Chan Buddhism) will give a detailed explanation of the meaning and applicability of this profound text. A translation of Ven. Bodhidharma’s text may be found here:
