The Surangama Sutra: Twenty-Five Means to Enlightenment, Session Two, Part 2 of 6 April 5, 2019

“We first heard the Dharma and left the home-life under King of Awesome Sound Buddha. Once, when it was time for the sangha to bathe, I followed the custom and entered the bathhouse. Suddenly I awakened to the fact that water does not wash away the dust, nor does it cleanse the body. At that point, between the two, I became peaceful, and I attained the state of there being nothing at all.” “ ‘To this day, I have never forgotten that past experience. Having left home with the Buddha, I have gone beyond learning. That Buddha named me Bhadrapala. Wonderful touch was revealed, and I accomplished the position of the Buddha’s disciple. The Buddha asks about perfect penetration. As I have been certified to it, touch is the superior means.’”