empathy vs. evidence in rhetorical speech
... for empathy. Curtis drew a comprehensive historical sketch on Einfühlung. According to the The Dictionary of the History of Ideas “empathy is the idea that the vital properties which we experience in or attribute to any person or object outside ourselves are the projections of our own feel -ings and ...
... for empathy. Curtis drew a comprehensive historical sketch on Einfühlung. According to the The Dictionary of the History of Ideas “empathy is the idea that the vital properties which we experience in or attribute to any person or object outside ourselves are the projections of our own feel -ings and ...
The Buddhist Coleridge: Creating Space for The Rime of the Ancient
... power of action in the hands of the Mariner; he has the ability to end universal suffering by transcending the disillusion of his own mind. As the Mariner acts on his own newgained knowledge in order to end suffering for all sentient and insentient beings, readers might be encouraged to do the same ...
... power of action in the hands of the Mariner; he has the ability to end universal suffering by transcending the disillusion of his own mind. As the Mariner acts on his own newgained knowledge in order to end suffering for all sentient and insentient beings, readers might be encouraged to do the same ...
Buddhist Monastic Discipline
... It is true that householders might become disciples of the Buddha. These were required to abstain from taking life, drinking intoxicating liquors, lying, stealing, and unchastity, and also ...
... It is true that householders might become disciples of the Buddha. These were required to abstain from taking life, drinking intoxicating liquors, lying, stealing, and unchastity, and also ...
Raho,gata Sutta - The Dharmafarers
... Anuruddha (author of the Abhidhamm’attha.saṅgaha) and the leading Commentators, however, rejected Ānanda’s position. They regarded the sub-moment of persistence as a stage during which the dharma “stands facing its own dissolution” (bhaṅgâbhimukh’āvatthā).15 As such, the well-known Burmese exegete, ...
... Anuruddha (author of the Abhidhamm’attha.saṅgaha) and the leading Commentators, however, rejected Ānanda’s position. They regarded the sub-moment of persistence as a stage during which the dharma “stands facing its own dissolution” (bhaṅgâbhimukh’āvatthā).15 As such, the well-known Burmese exegete, ...
Transcript of the teachings by Geshe Chonyi
... no interest in the buddhadharma at all, no matter what we say to them or how we encourage them to do so. The same thing happens here with studying the buddhadharma. There are some people who naturally want to learn and they are quite good at it whereas there are others who do not have much interest ...
... no interest in the buddhadharma at all, no matter what we say to them or how we encourage them to do so. The same thing happens here with studying the buddhadharma. There are some people who naturally want to learn and they are quite good at it whereas there are others who do not have much interest ...
Is There a Soul? - The Dharmafarers
... the unseen seer, a universal self, identified as Brahman, the divine source and substance of the universe. Jainism, too, taught some kind of soul, which was seen as the individual ―life principle‖ (jīva). The Buddha rejected all these views, for the simple reason that they were false and fabricated, ...
... the unseen seer, a universal self, identified as Brahman, the divine source and substance of the universe. Jainism, too, taught some kind of soul, which was seen as the individual ―life principle‖ (jīva). The Buddha rejected all these views, for the simple reason that they were false and fabricated, ...
Being Peace
... enjoy being together as if we are the happiest people on Earth. This is not a retreat, it is a treat. During walking meditation, during kitchen and garden work, during sitting meditation, all day long, we can practice smiling. At first you may find it difficult to smile, and we have to think about w ...
... enjoy being together as if we are the happiest people on Earth. This is not a retreat, it is a treat. During walking meditation, during kitchen and garden work, during sitting meditation, all day long, we can practice smiling. At first you may find it difficult to smile, and we have to think about w ...
faith in buddhism - ELTE Távol
... form of Tibetan or/and Chinese translation, and part of which along with their Sanskrit version or revision. Here, we should keep in mind the creativity that translation entails. We especially need to deal with Chinese translations thoroughly and carefully because frequently they were deeply influen ...
... form of Tibetan or/and Chinese translation, and part of which along with their Sanskrit version or revision. Here, we should keep in mind the creativity that translation entails. We especially need to deal with Chinese translations thoroughly and carefully because frequently they were deeply influen ...
Dark Zen
... Buddhism, not his accomplishment of it. If you think that this individual can interpret a Mahayana Sutra correctly or has had genuine Bodhicitta after five or ten years of study, you are deluded. Before the Sung dynasty and the invention of the succession fable, for almost four hundred years prior t ...
... Buddhism, not his accomplishment of it. If you think that this individual can interpret a Mahayana Sutra correctly or has had genuine Bodhicitta after five or ten years of study, you are deluded. Before the Sung dynasty and the invention of the succession fable, for almost four hundred years prior t ...
An Old Inscription from Amarāvatī and the Cult of the Local Monastic
... know anything more about these stupas except for the fact that their placement and contents conform to a pattern found at a considerable number of other Buddhist sites in India and seem to reflect the practice which I—on analogy with the Christian West—have called "burial ad Sanctis"12 The inscripti ...
... know anything more about these stupas except for the fact that their placement and contents conform to a pattern found at a considerable number of other Buddhist sites in India and seem to reflect the practice which I—on analogy with the Christian West—have called "burial ad Sanctis"12 The inscripti ...
Ambedkar and Buddhism by Sangharakshita
... The Significance of Ambedkar In the grounds of the parliament building in Delhi stands a statue of a stout, elderly man clad in a business suit and wearing spectacles. The statue is about fifteen feet high, and stands with right foot slightly advanced on the square top of a pedestal of much the same ...
... The Significance of Ambedkar In the grounds of the parliament building in Delhi stands a statue of a stout, elderly man clad in a business suit and wearing spectacles. The statue is about fifteen feet high, and stands with right foot slightly advanced on the square top of a pedestal of much the same ...
The Fundamentals of Meditation Practice
... other. In Ch’an (or Zen), the aim is to overcome thought and defilement. Having done this, and with thoughts no longer stirring, the real substance of mind becomes evident. Without thoughts and without the illusion of self and other, greed, anger and hatred have no place to arise; and the energy tha ...
... other. In Ch’an (or Zen), the aim is to overcome thought and defilement. Having done this, and with thoughts no longer stirring, the real substance of mind becomes evident. Without thoughts and without the illusion of self and other, greed, anger and hatred have no place to arise; and the energy tha ...
Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah
... All of this happens with twenty total strangers around, yet the atmosphere is one of safety and trust. For although those assembled come from all walks of life and from all around the planet, they are all united at this one moment and place as saha-dhammika “fellow Dhamma-farers” or, to use another ...
... All of this happens with twenty total strangers around, yet the atmosphere is one of safety and trust. For although those assembled come from all walks of life and from all around the planet, they are all united at this one moment and place as saha-dhammika “fellow Dhamma-farers” or, to use another ...
The Therīgāthā - Buddhist Publication Society
... admiring comments from a very notable woman among them, Caroline Rhys Davids (who also rendered the anthology into metrical English).2 Inquirers into the status of women within the Theravāda tradition in particular have time and again drawn this remarkable text3 into their various disquisitions.4 Ye ...
... admiring comments from a very notable woman among them, Caroline Rhys Davids (who also rendered the anthology into metrical English).2 Inquirers into the status of women within the Theravāda tradition in particular have time and again drawn this remarkable text3 into their various disquisitions.4 Ye ...
SD 37.8 - The Dharmafarers
... 33 One who makes an effort to give up wrong livelihood, to cultivate right livelihood—this is one’s right effort. One who is mindful, gives up wrong livelihood and dwells cultivating right livelihood—this is one’s right mindfulness. Thus these three things run along with right livelihood, turn aroun ...
... 33 One who makes an effort to give up wrong livelihood, to cultivate right livelihood—this is one’s right effort. One who is mindful, gives up wrong livelihood and dwells cultivating right livelihood—this is one’s right mindfulness. Thus these three things run along with right livelihood, turn aroun ...
Charisma in Buddhism
... as a preprint but maintaining the original number sequence of the main book with which it should be used. In this way, individual topics of spe cial interest are made cheaply available even before the main title has been released. Some sections of the books listed below may not have as much details ...
... as a preprint but maintaining the original number sequence of the main book with which it should be used. In this way, individual topics of spe cial interest are made cheaply available even before the main title has been released. Some sections of the books listed below may not have as much details ...
Buddhism in India
... main exploiting system of traditional Indian society; to Marxism, the main social ideology opposing exploitation; and to the existing interpretations of Buddhism itself. Ambedkar had no doubt that Brahmanism was responsible for most of the evils affecting India and that Buddhism was its main potenti ...
... main exploiting system of traditional Indian society; to Marxism, the main social ideology opposing exploitation; and to the existing interpretations of Buddhism itself. Ambedkar had no doubt that Brahmanism was responsible for most of the evils affecting India and that Buddhism was its main potenti ...
Buddhism in India - Challenging Brahmanism and Caste
... main exploiting system of traditional Indian society; to Marxism, the main social ideology opposing exploitation; and to the existing interpretations of Buddhism itself. Ambedkar had no doubt that Brahmanism was responsible for most of the evils affecting India and that Buddhism was its main potenti ...
... main exploiting system of traditional Indian society; to Marxism, the main social ideology opposing exploitation; and to the existing interpretations of Buddhism itself. Ambedkar had no doubt that Brahmanism was responsible for most of the evils affecting India and that Buddhism was its main potenti ...
The Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan Buddhism
... Systematizing both Chan practices of huatou (“critical phrase”) and mozhao (“silent illumination”), I devised a “gradual” approach within the “sudden” path of Chan practice. They are now effective and practical methods for practitioners of different spiritual capacities. I mapped out four general s ...
... Systematizing both Chan practices of huatou (“critical phrase”) and mozhao (“silent illumination”), I devised a “gradual” approach within the “sudden” path of Chan practice. They are now effective and practical methods for practitioners of different spiritual capacities. I mapped out four general s ...
GCSE Religious Studies A Mark scheme Unit 12 - Buddhism
... It is the central practice of the faith / it is one of the defining characteristics of the religion / this is the key thing to getting everything else right / some say Buddhists cannot reach enlightenment without it / Buddhists can meditate on a number of subjects and gain a better understanding of ...
... It is the central practice of the faith / it is one of the defining characteristics of the religion / this is the key thing to getting everything else right / some say Buddhists cannot reach enlightenment without it / Buddhists can meditate on a number of subjects and gain a better understanding of ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in order to show how the polarization of intellectual thought into spiritualist and materi ...
... is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in order to show how the polarization of intellectual thought into spiritualist and materi ...
Right Mindfulness - Triratna-nyc
... A FoundaMon of Buddhist PracMce By Barbara O'Brien, About.com Right Mindfulness tradiMonally is the seventh part of the EighLold Path of Buddhism, but that doesn't mean it is seventh in importance. Each part of the path supports the other seven parts, and ...
... A FoundaMon of Buddhist PracMce By Barbara O'Brien, About.com Right Mindfulness tradiMonally is the seventh part of the EighLold Path of Buddhism, but that doesn't mean it is seventh in importance. Each part of the path supports the other seven parts, and ...
What is Buddhism?
... all forms of visible light is the same phenomenon with varying wavelengths. The distinction between one color and the next is completely arbitrary and exists only in the minds of those who use a language with those specific color names. Not all languages divide up that spectrum in the same way. Can ...
... all forms of visible light is the same phenomenon with varying wavelengths. The distinction between one color and the next is completely arbitrary and exists only in the minds of those who use a language with those specific color names. Not all languages divide up that spectrum in the same way. Can ...
For more information about Nichiren Buddhism and a - Sgi-Usa
... To Nichiren, this phrase signified something far beyond being simply the title of a Buddhist text. It was the principle, or Law, at the very heart and core of the sutra’s teaching. He added nam to Myohorenge-kyo and set forth the chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as the practice to accord one’s life ...
... To Nichiren, this phrase signified something far beyond being simply the title of a Buddhist text. It was the principle, or Law, at the very heart and core of the sutra’s teaching. He added nam to Myohorenge-kyo and set forth the chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as the practice to accord one’s life ...
BSTC6079 Early Buddhism: a doctrinal exposition
... is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in order to show how the polarization of intellectual thought into spiritualist and materi ...
... is designed to provide an insight into the fundamental doctrines of what is generally known as Early Buddhism. It will begin with a description of the religious and philosophical milieu in which Buddhism arose in order to show how the polarization of intellectual thought into spiritualist and materi ...