Be a Lamp Upon Yourself
... to realize that the Buddhists knew, more than two thousand five hundred years ago, far more about our modern problems of psychology than they have yet been given credit for. They studied these problems long ago, and found the answers too. As complimented by Jung, "As a student of comparative religio ...
... to realize that the Buddhists knew, more than two thousand five hundred years ago, far more about our modern problems of psychology than they have yet been given credit for. They studied these problems long ago, and found the answers too. As complimented by Jung, "As a student of comparative religio ...
Thirty_Years_of_Buddhist_studies,Conze
... the last twenty years. At present we are concerned only with the first period of Buddhist history, its first five hundred years, from the time of the Buddha to about the beginning of the Christian era. The status of the Pali Canon is here the basic problem, and there has been quite a landslide in it ...
... the last twenty years. At present we are concerned only with the first period of Buddhist history, its first five hundred years, from the time of the Buddha to about the beginning of the Christian era. The status of the Pali Canon is here the basic problem, and there has been quite a landslide in it ...
Shakespeare, Buddha, and King Lear Journal of Buddhist Ethics Melvin Sterne
... awareness, spontaneous wakefulness—dawns momentarily for everyone at the moment of death." Das suggests that right-living and cultivating awareness will aid a person in comprehending and benefiting from this moment. He argues that, "Anybody who is sufficiently aware can merge consciously with this t ...
... awareness, spontaneous wakefulness—dawns momentarily for everyone at the moment of death." Das suggests that right-living and cultivating awareness will aid a person in comprehending and benefiting from this moment. He argues that, "Anybody who is sufficiently aware can merge consciously with this t ...
The Buddhist Concept of Heaven and Hell
... winter, the suffering they face is described as hell. To them warmth or fire is Heaven. I think now you can understand how people create images of heaven and hell according to their own earthly needs. Our instinct is to desire something good and avoid another thing which is bad. In this sense we can ...
... winter, the suffering they face is described as hell. To them warmth or fire is Heaven. I think now you can understand how people create images of heaven and hell according to their own earthly needs. Our instinct is to desire something good and avoid another thing which is bad. In this sense we can ...
Parinirvana Day Celebration
... of the Buddha, the end of his teaching and his passing beyond time and space. We’ll be marking it with a shared meal before the class, from 6.15pm onwards. Please bring a vegetarian contribution to share. Parinirvana is a chance to reflect on the Buddha’s composure in the face of death, and the flee ...
... of the Buddha, the end of his teaching and his passing beyond time and space. We’ll be marking it with a shared meal before the class, from 6.15pm onwards. Please bring a vegetarian contribution to share. Parinirvana is a chance to reflect on the Buddha’s composure in the face of death, and the flee ...
Nietzsche and The Four Noble Truths
... -4Antichrist 49) by blaming the devil and sin for people’s suffering, Buddhism does not. Instead of speaking of a “struggle with sin,” Nietzsche observes, the Buddhist speaks of a “struggle with suffering” (Nietzsche, The Antichrist 20). Buddhism, Nietzsche further asserts, does not have to justify ...
... -4Antichrist 49) by blaming the devil and sin for people’s suffering, Buddhism does not. Instead of speaking of a “struggle with sin,” Nietzsche observes, the Buddhist speaks of a “struggle with suffering” (Nietzsche, The Antichrist 20). Buddhism, Nietzsche further asserts, does not have to justify ...
November 2015 - Triangle Insight Meditation Community
... Action, and Wise Livelihood. This month's focus is on Wise Speech, and we encourage you to reflect on its importance in framing any discussion, especially those that may hold a charge from our conditioned past. This training can serve as a useful support in participating in a Kalyana Mitta or Racial ...
... Action, and Wise Livelihood. This month's focus is on Wise Speech, and we encourage you to reflect on its importance in framing any discussion, especially those that may hold a charge from our conditioned past. This training can serve as a useful support in participating in a Kalyana Mitta or Racial ...
use of theses - ANU Repository
... and understanding greatly beyond what is already known. There are still various gaps in our knowledge in this field. Therefore, in this thesis, an attempt is made to complete ...
... and understanding greatly beyond what is already known. There are still various gaps in our knowledge in this field. Therefore, in this thesis, an attempt is made to complete ...
classVIIIenglishBoddo
... and angry on you if they know it.' It exactly happened so. Their husbands asked about their whereabouts. Some were in the beds, some pretended. Understanding the fact, their husbands beat their wives severely. Drinking intoxicant things is a very bad habit. This habit cannot be easily abandoned if o ...
... and angry on you if they know it.' It exactly happened so. Their husbands asked about their whereabouts. Some were in the beds, some pretended. Understanding the fact, their husbands beat their wives severely. Drinking intoxicant things is a very bad habit. This habit cannot be easily abandoned if o ...
FROM BUDDHA`S LIPS TO FREUD`S EARS: A
... very easy to make the transition from being a student of the Eastern philosophy and religion to teaching classes in the behavioral/social sciences. I have always taught my Behavioral Science courses from a Buddhist perspective; so, therefore, the impact that Buddhism has had and continues to have ...
... very easy to make the transition from being a student of the Eastern philosophy and religion to teaching classes in the behavioral/social sciences. I have always taught my Behavioral Science courses from a Buddhist perspective; so, therefore, the impact that Buddhism has had and continues to have ...
whitehill.txt ... JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST ETHICS VOLUME 1: 1994
... Buddhist or not. The two hypotheses can also be viewed by Western Buddhists as recommendations on the future course of their Buddhist practices and communities. The first hypothesis and recommendation is that Buddhism must begin to demonstrate a far clearer //moral form// and a more sophisticated, a ...
... Buddhist or not. The two hypotheses can also be viewed by Western Buddhists as recommendations on the future course of their Buddhist practices and communities. The first hypothesis and recommendation is that Buddhism must begin to demonstrate a far clearer //moral form// and a more sophisticated, a ...
9 On `Refrain from All Evil Whatsoever`
... training with. That is, we try not to set karmic consequences into motion or not to stir things up. There is a time when karmic consequences are what cause us to do the training and practice. Once the true face of our karma has been made clear to us, then we understand what ‘refraining’ really means ...
... training with. That is, we try not to set karmic consequences into motion or not to stir things up. There is a time when karmic consequences are what cause us to do the training and practice. Once the true face of our karma has been made clear to us, then we understand what ‘refraining’ really means ...
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... inside to get more merits. Dozens of inscriptions mention such deposits. From the wording of some of them it is quite clear that the donors claimed responsibility, i.e. a kind of property, for such buildings. They could call them “my stupa” and also care for stupas built by their fathers and forefat ...
... inside to get more merits. Dozens of inscriptions mention such deposits. From the wording of some of them it is quite clear that the donors claimed responsibility, i.e. a kind of property, for such buildings. They could call them “my stupa” and also care for stupas built by their fathers and forefat ...
The Winning Life - Soka Gakkai International
... any proof of the religion’s assertions. But how can we have faith in something with which we have no experience? Unless a religion can provide benefit to the believers’ daily lives and help them overcome their struggles, they cannot become happy by practicing it. Today, many religions lack the abili ...
... any proof of the religion’s assertions. But how can we have faith in something with which we have no experience? Unless a religion can provide benefit to the believers’ daily lives and help them overcome their struggles, they cannot become happy by practicing it. Today, many religions lack the abili ...
The Lorax Wears Saffron: Toward a Buddhist Environmentalism Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... approaches attempt to resolve environmental philosophy and ethics debates by applying Buddhist terms and doctrines. For example, Buddhist thinkers such as Joanna Macy and Deane Curtin have used Buddhist perspectives to argue against anthropocentric worldviews. Other Buddhist scholars seek to constru ...
... approaches attempt to resolve environmental philosophy and ethics debates by applying Buddhist terms and doctrines. For example, Buddhist thinkers such as Joanna Macy and Deane Curtin have used Buddhist perspectives to argue against anthropocentric worldviews. Other Buddhist scholars seek to constru ...
去る天平宝字七年（763）十二月二十日、神社の東に井あり
... of the destroyed shrine became angry, which was materialized in the form of a fire. The fire destroyed the pagoda, the main hall, and the decoration on the roofs of the temple. On the first day of the twelfth month of the second year of the reign of Emperor Tenmu (673) the emperor appointed Prince M ...
... of the destroyed shrine became angry, which was materialized in the form of a fire. The fire destroyed the pagoda, the main hall, and the decoration on the roofs of the temple. On the first day of the twelfth month of the second year of the reign of Emperor Tenmu (673) the emperor appointed Prince M ...
Shintō Research in Japan and its Questions and
... of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the universities are inclined to favour the sciences. A group of leading national universities, including the Universities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Tohoku, are participants in a system under which, as ‘research universities’ they focus on the prom ...
... of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the universities are inclined to favour the sciences. A group of leading national universities, including the Universities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Tohoku, are participants in a system under which, as ‘research universities’ they focus on the prom ...
THE PSYCHOANALYTIC PERSPECTIVE
... Prepared to accompany Theories of Personality (5th ed.) by Susan C. Cloninger (2008), published by Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. ...
... Prepared to accompany Theories of Personality (5th ed.) by Susan C. Cloninger (2008), published by Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. ...
Violence and Disruption in Society
... think, breaking into pieces by their wisdom the speculations of their adversaries. [17] Violence of state and violence in the name of religion were two faces of the Buddha's society. Violence within the economic order was another. The sixth century B.C. in India witnessed urbanization and commercial ...
... think, breaking into pieces by their wisdom the speculations of their adversaries. [17] Violence of state and violence in the name of religion were two faces of the Buddha's society. Violence within the economic order was another. The sixth century B.C. in India witnessed urbanization and commercial ...
The electronic Journal of East and Central Asian Religions
... One of the areas in the Buddho–Daoist exchange on which I spent much labour was that regarding magical language and spells in particular. On the basis of a previous survey of ritual manuals of both Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism, mainly canonical material, I figured that by concentrating on this major ...
... One of the areas in the Buddho–Daoist exchange on which I spent much labour was that regarding magical language and spells in particular. On the basis of a previous survey of ritual manuals of both Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism, mainly canonical material, I figured that by concentrating on this major ...
