Jason Siff

Sañjaya’s response to his two main followers leaving him for the Buddha is not a caricature of a confused and stupid sage, as it has been handled by the tradition, but a statement of his self honesty and knowing his limitations. Few teachers, if any, would admit that their

A couple of decades ago, I was in the habit of explaining my approach to meditation to other meditation teachers in the hope that they would understand what I was doing. The most common reply I got was, “Everything is inside the mandala.” They seemed to be saying, “Your approach

The Eel-Wriggler’s name was Sañjaya Belaṭṭhiputta in Pali (Sañjaya Vairatiputra in Sanskrit). Sañjaya means “with victory,” and has the sense of being triumphant. It can also mean “co-victory,” as in a victory that is accomplished together with others, not just by oneself. The historical context for Sañjaya

Sañjaya Belaṭṭhiputta lived during the Buddha’s time. The only records of him exist in the teachings of the Buddha, the Pali Canon, along with scant references to him in the Jain scriptures. At that time, wandering sages would meet each other and exchange ideas, but, for some reason, once