Taming the Monkey Mind
... practice by reciting the Buddha’s name, you should not dwell on sundry good or bad actions(1) once they have been performed. In other words, everyday activities should be carried out in a matter-of-fact way, and once finished, be let go.(2) Do not hold on to them – or they will disturb your peace of ...
... practice by reciting the Buddha’s name, you should not dwell on sundry good or bad actions(1) once they have been performed. In other words, everyday activities should be carried out in a matter-of-fact way, and once finished, be let go.(2) Do not hold on to them – or they will disturb your peace of ...
Isayo Samuddaka Sutta
... asuras, who are also endowed with some kind of magical powers. As such, the asuras, angered by the rishis’ alliance with the devas, would destroy their dwellings, along with their water, water-pots, walkways (caṅkamana), and pavilions. This destruction occurs with such frequency so as to upset the r ...
... asuras, who are also endowed with some kind of magical powers. As such, the asuras, angered by the rishis’ alliance with the devas, would destroy their dwellings, along with their water, water-pots, walkways (caṅkamana), and pavilions. This destruction occurs with such frequency so as to upset the r ...
Prayers for Accomplishment in Meditation
... comes from the Zen / Pure Land Tradition, where they refer to the relationship between ‘Self-Power’ and ‘Other-Power’. Here is an excerpt from Zen Philosophy, Zen Practice, by ThichThien-An (quoted in full later in this anthology) ‘Zen Buddhism emphasizes man's ability to develop himself through his ...
... comes from the Zen / Pure Land Tradition, where they refer to the relationship between ‘Self-Power’ and ‘Other-Power’. Here is an excerpt from Zen Philosophy, Zen Practice, by ThichThien-An (quoted in full later in this anthology) ‘Zen Buddhism emphasizes man's ability to develop himself through his ...
Buddhist Prayer - A Buddhist Library
... comes from the Zen / Pure Land Tradition, where they refer to the relationship between ‘Self-Power’ and ‘Other-Power’. Here is an excerpt from Zen Philosophy, Zen Practice, by ThichThien-An (quoted in full later in this anthology) ‘Zen Buddhism emphasizes man's ability to develop himself through his ...
... comes from the Zen / Pure Land Tradition, where they refer to the relationship between ‘Self-Power’ and ‘Other-Power’. Here is an excerpt from Zen Philosophy, Zen Practice, by ThichThien-An (quoted in full later in this anthology) ‘Zen Buddhism emphasizes man's ability to develop himself through his ...
what, if anything, is mahayana buddhism?
... Therefore, the need for the de nition and classi cation of Mahāyāna Buddhism is obvious. But how we should approach such de nition and classi cation is somewhat less plain. For it is basically true that in order to de ne an object one must have some fundamental sense of what it is. I cannot k ...
... Therefore, the need for the de nition and classi cation of Mahāyāna Buddhism is obvious. But how we should approach such de nition and classi cation is somewhat less plain. For it is basically true that in order to de ne an object one must have some fundamental sense of what it is. I cannot k ...
Text - McGill University
... sources of information on the later Indian Buddhist tradition and Mahayana in general. The CUITent Dalai Lama, for example, in his 1998 public teachings on this text, proclaimed it to be a "key which can unlock aIl of the teachings of the Buddha".4 The ...
... sources of information on the later Indian Buddhist tradition and Mahayana in general. The CUITent Dalai Lama, for example, in his 1998 public teachings on this text, proclaimed it to be a "key which can unlock aIl of the teachings of the Buddha".4 The ...
Philosophy of mind in the Yogacara Buddhist idealistic school
... product of the reactivation of the vasanas (subliminal impressions) and as such unreal, nothing appears, nothing is perceived, nothing exists. This is precisely the characteristic thesis of the Buddhist idealistic Yogacara school – the thesis of ‘only-consciousness’, ‘only-mind’. In the context of t ...
... product of the reactivation of the vasanas (subliminal impressions) and as such unreal, nothing appears, nothing is perceived, nothing exists. This is precisely the characteristic thesis of the Buddhist idealistic Yogacara school – the thesis of ‘only-consciousness’, ‘only-mind’. In the context of t ...
Aspects of the Study of the (earlier) Indian Mahāyāna
... narrower than ‘Sravakayana’, and strictly speaking it would apply to doctrines antithetical to the Bodhisattvayana (regardless of where these doctrines might be found). At all events, the fact remains that usage has varied through the enormous and (synchronically and diachronically) various literary ...
... narrower than ‘Sravakayana’, and strictly speaking it would apply to doctrines antithetical to the Bodhisattvayana (regardless of where these doctrines might be found). At all events, the fact remains that usage has varied through the enormous and (synchronically and diachronically) various literary ...
Religious lmagery at the Khmer Pagoda of Canada: The
... men'. ~vhichprobably reflccts the casualties of male soldiers through many years of war (Ibid. 1997: 24). After amiving in Canada, Cambodian immigrants have found a place where the Buddhist values of peace. non-violence and respect for human life. nature and diversity of opinion are also appreciated ...
... men'. ~vhichprobably reflccts the casualties of male soldiers through many years of war (Ibid. 1997: 24). After amiving in Canada, Cambodian immigrants have found a place where the Buddhist values of peace. non-violence and respect for human life. nature and diversity of opinion are also appreciated ...
Gautama Buddha was born in Helabima
... I believe that most of the information in this book would help the ordinary world, the Pada Parama persons to take at least some knowledge about the Noble Path, to keep them away from miraculous & extraordinary concepts of gods and to realize the strength of the human mind, the consciousness. If you ...
... I believe that most of the information in this book would help the ordinary world, the Pada Parama persons to take at least some knowledge about the Noble Path, to keep them away from miraculous & extraordinary concepts of gods and to realize the strength of the human mind, the consciousness. If you ...
S t Zen in Meiji Japan: The Life and Times of Nishiari
... beenvitalinkeepingmeconnectedwiththebasicsourceofmyenergyforDharmastudy. IwouldnothavebegunthisprojectorbeenabletopursueacademicBuddhistStudiesat allwithoutthedeepandunwarrantedsupportofProf.RobertSharf,sometimeschairofthe GroupinBuddhistStudiesatU ...
... beenvitalinkeepingmeconnectedwiththebasicsourceofmyenergyforDharmastudy. IwouldnothavebegunthisprojectorbeenabletopursueacademicBuddhistStudiesat allwithoutthedeepandunwarrantedsupportofProf.RobertSharf,sometimeschairofthe GroupinBuddhistStudiesatU ...
PROCESS -ORIENTED PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVOTION IN
... are awake because we are not asleep in bed. In this tradition, as in many other spiritual paths, it is observed that, in fact, we spend our whole lives asleep. Our life is like a dream. Sometimes we have a nightmare and sometimes a rather enjoyable dream, but when we wake up we realise it was only a ...
... are awake because we are not asleep in bed. In this tradition, as in many other spiritual paths, it is observed that, in fact, we spend our whole lives asleep. Our life is like a dream. Sometimes we have a nightmare and sometimes a rather enjoyable dream, but when we wake up we realise it was only a ...
Buddhism, Confucianism, and Western Conceptions of Personal
... II. Buddhist Principles and Personal Autonomy Theory When seeking to understand an agent’s autonomy, many theorists begin by pursuing autonomy in accordance to self-governance and/or self-determinism, as well as other forms of self-identification.3 The Buddhist principle of anatman, on the other han ...
... II. Buddhist Principles and Personal Autonomy Theory When seeking to understand an agent’s autonomy, many theorists begin by pursuing autonomy in accordance to self-governance and/or self-determinism, as well as other forms of self-identification.3 The Buddhist principle of anatman, on the other han ...
eForth and Zen
... literature and the high concentration of expertise. Zen and Forth both stressed that their matters of subject were simple and straightforward. However, it was in the interests of the entrenched establishment to make things complicated and inaccessible to common folks. Zen and Forth both stressed tha ...
... literature and the high concentration of expertise. Zen and Forth both stressed that their matters of subject were simple and straightforward. However, it was in the interests of the entrenched establishment to make things complicated and inaccessible to common folks. Zen and Forth both stressed tha ...
The Skillful Handling of Poison: Bodhicitta and the
... Disregarding the principal cause, such as a stick and the like, if I become angry with the one who impels it, then it is better if I hate hatred, because that person is also impelled by hatred. (BCA 6:41)17 Within the BCA, the most frequent example of this strategy is the channeling of the energy fr ...
... Disregarding the principal cause, such as a stick and the like, if I become angry with the one who impels it, then it is better if I hate hatred, because that person is also impelled by hatred. (BCA 6:41)17 Within the BCA, the most frequent example of this strategy is the channeling of the energy fr ...
View - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
... §1.1 A Universal Buddhism Before undertaking an in depth analysis of the both Goodman’s and Known’s work, as well as the Noble Eightfold Path, a path which is accepted by many Buddhist schools of thought, I will first address a problem which lurks in the background. The problem is this: does it make ...
... §1.1 A Universal Buddhism Before undertaking an in depth analysis of the both Goodman’s and Known’s work, as well as the Noble Eightfold Path, a path which is accepted by many Buddhist schools of thought, I will first address a problem which lurks in the background. The problem is this: does it make ...
CHAPTER TWO King Asoka, Asoka`s Dhamma and
... that he" went to" the Sangha and made a lot of progress. We cannot be sure just what he meant by" going to " the Sangha-the Buddhist tradition. That it meant going and living with monks may be an exaggeration, but in any case it clearly involved getting to know more about. 24 It is clear that the ro ...
... that he" went to" the Sangha and made a lot of progress. We cannot be sure just what he meant by" going to " the Sangha-the Buddhist tradition. That it meant going and living with monks may be an exaggeration, but in any case it clearly involved getting to know more about. 24 It is clear that the ro ...
Asoka`s Dhamma
... Scholars questioning the authenticity of Asoka's Dhamma find nothing specially Buddhist in the pithy sayings of Asoka. True the constituents or qualities of Dhamma as in Asoka's Edicts are to be found in all sublime religions. It needs be noted that Asoka deliberately emphasised the basic tenets of ...
... Scholars questioning the authenticity of Asoka's Dhamma find nothing specially Buddhist in the pithy sayings of Asoka. True the constituents or qualities of Dhamma as in Asoka's Edicts are to be found in all sublime religions. It needs be noted that Asoka deliberately emphasised the basic tenets of ...
Construction Of A sand Mandala By The Tibetan Monks Of
... The sacred mandala contains deities, with the principal deity in the centre of the pattern. The deities who reside in the palace embody philosophical views and serve as role models. It is, in essence, a visualization tool, a symbol of a perfect world in which we are all perfect beings practicing the ...
... The sacred mandala contains deities, with the principal deity in the centre of the pattern. The deities who reside in the palace embody philosophical views and serve as role models. It is, in essence, a visualization tool, a symbol of a perfect world in which we are all perfect beings practicing the ...
fulltext
... II:16)15 and the Lakkhaˆa sutta (DN III:143)16 there are descriptions of the 32 major physical characteristics (lak∑aˆa) of the Buddha. On the soles of his feet there appears a thousand-spoked wheel, but nothing is written about the svastika, trißËla and ßr¥vatsa that also have been depicted on the ...
... II:16)15 and the Lakkhaˆa sutta (DN III:143)16 there are descriptions of the 32 major physical characteristics (lak∑aˆa) of the Buddha. On the soles of his feet there appears a thousand-spoked wheel, but nothing is written about the svastika, trißËla and ßr¥vatsa that also have been depicted on the ...
To Cherish All Life
... was well expressed in a le�er to me by a sensitive young couple, who wrote: We were drawn to Buddhism by its teaching of respect for all forms of life, human as well as non-human. But being new to it, we are confused and concerned about one thing. To practice Buddhism correctly, is it necessary to g ...
... was well expressed in a le�er to me by a sensitive young couple, who wrote: We were drawn to Buddhism by its teaching of respect for all forms of life, human as well as non-human. But being new to it, we are confused and concerned about one thing. To practice Buddhism correctly, is it necessary to g ...
The Eco-Buddhism of Marie Byles Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... involves accepting that suffering is inherent in the life of the earth; the Second Truth that suffering arises because we crave and cling to the things of the earth, which are all transient; and the Third that suffering ends when we give up our cravings and attachment to transient things, and realiz ...
... involves accepting that suffering is inherent in the life of the earth; the Second Truth that suffering arises because we crave and cling to the things of the earth, which are all transient; and the Third that suffering ends when we give up our cravings and attachment to transient things, and realiz ...