AN INTIMATE DESTRUCTION
... Only yesterday, East and West were for Rudyard Kipling nothing but twins, and twins who would never meet. The genius of Europe – its evil genius? – was to weld them together, and now we have siamese twins. - Sylvain Lévi 3 In April of 1925, readers of La Révolution Surréaliste were confronted with a ...
... Only yesterday, East and West were for Rudyard Kipling nothing but twins, and twins who would never meet. The genius of Europe – its evil genius? – was to weld them together, and now we have siamese twins. - Sylvain Lévi 3 In April of 1925, readers of La Révolution Surréaliste were confronted with a ...
EXPOSITION OF THE SUTRA OF BRAHMA S NET
... for the study of Korean Buddhism. The translators and editors also include extensive annotation to each translation and substantial introductions that seek to contextualize for an English-speaking audience the insights and contributions of these works. ...
... for the study of Korean Buddhism. The translators and editors also include extensive annotation to each translation and substantial introductions that seek to contextualize for an English-speaking audience the insights and contributions of these works. ...
Reiki Master Manual
... A non‐traditional Master has much more scope for assisting those who wish to become healers. The only guidelines I will ask you to adopt are that you tell your students what part of the tuition they are receiving is pure Reiki and why these additional skills have been a ...
... A non‐traditional Master has much more scope for assisting those who wish to become healers. The only guidelines I will ask you to adopt are that you tell your students what part of the tuition they are receiving is pure Reiki and why these additional skills have been a ...
The History of the Soka Gakkai - Sgi-Usa
... wish—that his mentor be freed from his constricting financial situation and become president of the Soka Gakkai. Within a year, Toda’s financial difficulties were behind him, though he and Ikeda suffered from ongoing health troubles. Ikeda describes the struggles of that period as “the deciding factors ...
... wish—that his mentor be freed from his constricting financial situation and become president of the Soka Gakkai. Within a year, Toda’s financial difficulties were behind him, though he and Ikeda suffered from ongoing health troubles. Ikeda describes the struggles of that period as “the deciding factors ...
Now - Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center
... an administrative position at Qixia or another large monastery like it, he could try to establish a temple of his own, or engage in one of the other many possible careers for a Buddhist monastic. Given his own inclination and the financial and emotional support of his master, Zhikai, Hsing Yun purs ...
... an administrative position at Qixia or another large monastery like it, he could try to establish a temple of his own, or engage in one of the other many possible careers for a Buddhist monastic. Given his own inclination and the financial and emotional support of his master, Zhikai, Hsing Yun purs ...
- VU Research Repository
... techniques and ideas that participants employed with clients were selected with discernment for their therapeutic benefits along with their compatibility with Western psychology. Participants also used their discretion to select those techniques and ideas that had wide applicability in that they wer ...
... techniques and ideas that participants employed with clients were selected with discernment for their therapeutic benefits along with their compatibility with Western psychology. Participants also used their discretion to select those techniques and ideas that had wide applicability in that they wer ...
Mindfulness: A Dialogue between Buddhism and Clinical
... wisdom training. As such, any consideration of mindfulness in the Buddhist context cannot be divorced from the factors of the eightfold path with which right mindfulness is intimately bound. Also, the prefix “right” suggests that Buddhist mindfulness is not an ethically neutral practice but requires ...
... wisdom training. As such, any consideration of mindfulness in the Buddhist context cannot be divorced from the factors of the eightfold path with which right mindfulness is intimately bound. Also, the prefix “right” suggests that Buddhist mindfulness is not an ethically neutral practice but requires ...
ATINER`s Conference Paper Series HIS2015-1862
... of texts, known as Prajñāpāramitā literature. The concept of Prajñāpāramitā flourished in these texts over many centuries; before the influence of Tantric elements, which became very popular in the Indian subcontinent after the 5th -6th century, became a part of it. With the development of the Vajra ...
... of texts, known as Prajñāpāramitā literature. The concept of Prajñāpāramitā flourished in these texts over many centuries; before the influence of Tantric elements, which became very popular in the Indian subcontinent after the 5th -6th century, became a part of it. With the development of the Vajra ...
Shankara: A Hindu Revivalist or a Crypto-Buddhist?
... Although Sankara’s time seems far removed from ours, and the differences and similarities between his thought and that of Nagarjuna’s tradition may not seem of great relevance today, there is actually quite a bit at stake in how we view him. We find today a growing interest in Indian traditions of p ...
... Although Sankara’s time seems far removed from ours, and the differences and similarities between his thought and that of Nagarjuna’s tradition may not seem of great relevance today, there is actually quite a bit at stake in how we view him. We find today a growing interest in Indian traditions of p ...
Sett13ing in Motion the Dharma Wheel Talks on the Four Noble
... Therefore, understanding the meaning of the Four Noble Truths is the first turning. As a result of the first turning, the ascetics understood the nature of suffering and its causes. The Buddha further explained the need to go beyond just understanding the Four Noble Truths, and putting that knowledg ...
... Therefore, understanding the meaning of the Four Noble Truths is the first turning. As a result of the first turning, the ascetics understood the nature of suffering and its causes. The Buddha further explained the need to go beyond just understanding the Four Noble Truths, and putting that knowledg ...
The Evolution of the Precepts
... authority of the Buddha, the vinaya also dictates strict guidelines governing how the order maintains its legitimacy and perpetuates its existence. 5. On the Vinaya (Thanissaro) From Buddhist Monastic Code by Bhikku Thanissaro: "Now, Ananda, if it occurs to any of you — 'The teaching has lost its au ...
... authority of the Buddha, the vinaya also dictates strict guidelines governing how the order maintains its legitimacy and perpetuates its existence. 5. On the Vinaya (Thanissaro) From Buddhist Monastic Code by Bhikku Thanissaro: "Now, Ananda, if it occurs to any of you — 'The teaching has lost its au ...
Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge
... epistemology and that the principal lines of its development showed parallels with those of Western philosophy, including rationalism and empiricism. Even though valid objections may be adduced to the theory of 'parallel development', there are at present few doubts about the 'high standard'. Among ...
... epistemology and that the principal lines of its development showed parallels with those of Western philosophy, including rationalism and empiricism. Even though valid objections may be adduced to the theory of 'parallel development', there are at present few doubts about the 'high standard'. Among ...
Buddhist_Text_Transl..
... At first glance, he looked and sounded like any other Chinese immigrant in San Francisco in the 1960s. His humble manner belied his position as the 45th Buddhist patriarch in direct lineage from Shakyamuni Buddha. Master Hua was born in 1918 near Manchuria, China into a family of frugal farmers. He ...
... At first glance, he looked and sounded like any other Chinese immigrant in San Francisco in the 1960s. His humble manner belied his position as the 45th Buddhist patriarch in direct lineage from Shakyamuni Buddha. Master Hua was born in 1918 near Manchuria, China into a family of frugal farmers. He ...
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... Transforming Problems ‐ Module Eleven (CD, MP3) Consider well the disadvantages of self‐cherishing and the advantages of cherishing others more than ourselves. Learn how to employ the special techniques of mind training or “lo‐jong” as a means to transform problems into happiness and learn to lik ...
... Transforming Problems ‐ Module Eleven (CD, MP3) Consider well the disadvantages of self‐cherishing and the advantages of cherishing others more than ourselves. Learn how to employ the special techniques of mind training or “lo‐jong” as a means to transform problems into happiness and learn to lik ...
The Development of Kaji Kito in Nichiren Shu Buddhism
... kito that were developed and practiced during Nichiren’s time remain the same in objective, yet the actual methods of practice have greatly altered through time. As a result, the majority of the third section will focus on kaji kito following Nichiren’s death. A historical analysis of this developme ...
... kito that were developed and practiced during Nichiren’s time remain the same in objective, yet the actual methods of practice have greatly altered through time. As a result, the majority of the third section will focus on kaji kito following Nichiren’s death. A historical analysis of this developme ...
The Path of Awakening here.
... Make this a gift to a monastic or someone who needs it The most direct way to learn Buddhism is to read and live the Pali suttas which contain some of the oldest records we have of the Buddha’s teaching. As we search these scriptures, we will discover ourselves amidst their stories, teachings and pr ...
... Make this a gift to a monastic or someone who needs it The most direct way to learn Buddhism is to read and live the Pali suttas which contain some of the oldest records we have of the Buddha’s teaching. As we search these scriptures, we will discover ourselves amidst their stories, teachings and pr ...
Spiritual Independence - Sgi-Usa
... power, prosperity and survival of the infrastructure can take priority over the very teaching it was supposed to protect and propagate. This can lead to adapting or distorting the teachings to support the continued existence of the religious bureaucracy and those in authority. But there is a deeper ...
... power, prosperity and survival of the infrastructure can take priority over the very teaching it was supposed to protect and propagate. This can lead to adapting or distorting the teachings to support the continued existence of the religious bureaucracy and those in authority. But there is a deeper ...
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... Transforming Problems ‐ Module Eleven (CD, MP3) Consider well the disadvantages of self‐cherishing and the advantages of cherishing others more than ourselves. Learn how to employ the special techniques of mind training or “lo‐jong” as a means to transform problems into happiness and learn to lik ...
... Transforming Problems ‐ Module Eleven (CD, MP3) Consider well the disadvantages of self‐cherishing and the advantages of cherishing others more than ourselves. Learn how to employ the special techniques of mind training or “lo‐jong” as a means to transform problems into happiness and learn to lik ...
Behind the Façade of Secret Mantra
... four concentrations and four formless absorptions practiced by either non-Buddhists or bodhisattvas, as set forth in the Buddha’s discourses. Not only do those Secret Mantra views contradict the Liberation Path taught by the Buddha, but they also stand in complete opposition to His instructions with ...
... four concentrations and four formless absorptions practiced by either non-Buddhists or bodhisattvas, as set forth in the Buddha’s discourses. Not only do those Secret Mantra views contradict the Liberation Path taught by the Buddha, but they also stand in complete opposition to His instructions with ...
Chan Buddhism in Ritual Context
... documents from Dunhuang, for a retrieval, to bring out of the dungeons of oblivion actors famous in their own time, like Shenhui, Shenxiu, and other masters of the Northern School; but this also led to a denouncement of the myth of Chan origins. As characteristic products of this phase, we can menti ...
... documents from Dunhuang, for a retrieval, to bring out of the dungeons of oblivion actors famous in their own time, like Shenhui, Shenxiu, and other masters of the Northern School; but this also led to a denouncement of the myth of Chan origins. As characteristic products of this phase, we can menti ...
Guide to the Bodhisattva`s Way of Life
... Therefore, no matter whether you belong to the Pure Land School, Chan School, Avatamsaka School, or any other traditions and schools of Tibetan Buddhism, and no matter what kind of person you are, you are all allowed to listen to this teaching. This is not because I am particularly generous, nor thi ...
... Therefore, no matter whether you belong to the Pure Land School, Chan School, Avatamsaka School, or any other traditions and schools of Tibetan Buddhism, and no matter what kind of person you are, you are all allowed to listen to this teaching. This is not because I am particularly generous, nor thi ...
Teachings from Traditional Lamas
... What is needed instead is something shining like a radiant diamond or the sun, a mind that is pristine at all times. So it is a question of balance, and this way takes maturity. On one side, one should take time to calm down. One watch one’s breath, but only to avoid continuing the events of the day ...
... What is needed instead is something shining like a radiant diamond or the sun, a mind that is pristine at all times. So it is a question of balance, and this way takes maturity. On one side, one should take time to calm down. One watch one’s breath, but only to avoid continuing the events of the day ...
- D-Scholarship@Pitt
... This dissertation is focused on the Shan nüren zhuan (Biographies of Good Women), the only collection of biographies devoted exclusively to Buddhist laywomen that crossed sectarian lines, composed by Peng Shaosheng (1740-1796), a Confucian literatus turned Buddhist layman and a leading lay voice in ...
... This dissertation is focused on the Shan nüren zhuan (Biographies of Good Women), the only collection of biographies devoted exclusively to Buddhist laywomen that crossed sectarian lines, composed by Peng Shaosheng (1740-1796), a Confucian literatus turned Buddhist layman and a leading lay voice in ...
We have pleasure in presenting Thich Nhat Hanh`s extensive book
... and of losing the things we treasure most. But it doesn't have to be this way, promises Zen master and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Drawing on a lifetime of mindfulness in action, Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to use the practice of living in the present to acknowledge and embrace our fears, recogn ...
... and of losing the things we treasure most. But it doesn't have to be this way, promises Zen master and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Drawing on a lifetime of mindfulness in action, Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to use the practice of living in the present to acknowledge and embrace our fears, recogn ...
An Analysis of the Pali Canon
... In the present edition, the basic analysis of the Canon has been left in its original state although some minor corrections had to be made. However, it has been found possible to fully explore the Saṃyutta and Aṅguttara Nikāyas together with three important texts from the Khuddaka Nikāya: Udāna, Iti ...
... In the present edition, the basic analysis of the Canon has been left in its original state although some minor corrections had to be made. However, it has been found possible to fully explore the Saṃyutta and Aṅguttara Nikāyas together with three important texts from the Khuddaka Nikāya: Udāna, Iti ...