Samsara and the Organization - Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
... also develops the feeling of desire and secures its recollection in the mind. Recollection is the ability of the mind to return to any object, and forms part of the memory. Concentration is the ability of the mind to remain focused on any object. Intelligence is the ability to examine an object and ...
... also develops the feeling of desire and secures its recollection in the mind. Recollection is the ability of the mind to return to any object, and forms part of the memory. Concentration is the ability of the mind to remain focused on any object. Intelligence is the ability to examine an object and ...
Nnanavamsa1 and P. Krishnasamy2
... To achieve the goal, knowing the way is of vital importance. It is natural that the person who does not know the way cannot achieve the goal what he wants. Therefore, the person who knows guideline how it can reach can achieve the goal what he wants without difficultly. There are so many ways to ach ...
... To achieve the goal, knowing the way is of vital importance. It is natural that the person who does not know the way cannot achieve the goal what he wants. Therefore, the person who knows guideline how it can reach can achieve the goal what he wants without difficultly. There are so many ways to ach ...
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... mindful awareness and meditation includes patience, ‘beginner’s mind’, trust, nonstriving, acceptance and letting go. In this way, mindfulness of the breath and body models a more desirable response to experience in general and students learn to adopt mindful attitudes in the whole of their lives. E ...
... mindful awareness and meditation includes patience, ‘beginner’s mind’, trust, nonstriving, acceptance and letting go. In this way, mindfulness of the breath and body models a more desirable response to experience in general and students learn to adopt mindful attitudes in the whole of their lives. E ...
Ameriyana: The Western Vehicle of the Buddha Dharma
... Catechism,” a summary statement on the practices and teachings of Buddhism.11 The Theosophical Society became a well–known group headed by two “White Buddhists,” thrusting the religion further into the public sphere. The second major event in the development of Buddhism in America is the World’s Par ...
... Catechism,” a summary statement on the practices and teachings of Buddhism.11 The Theosophical Society became a well–known group headed by two “White Buddhists,” thrusting the religion further into the public sphere. The second major event in the development of Buddhism in America is the World’s Par ...
Faithi in Revolution Tricycle Winter 2008
... their practice in a setting conducive to overcoming deluded impulses and attaining a peaceful state of mind. The problem arises when the practice comes to be seen as an end in itself, rather than a means of entering into the path of wisdom. Nichiren was the first to make the attainment of wisdom thr ...
... their practice in a setting conducive to overcoming deluded impulses and attaining a peaceful state of mind. The problem arises when the practice comes to be seen as an end in itself, rather than a means of entering into the path of wisdom. Nichiren was the first to make the attainment of wisdom thr ...
Buddhism for Today and Tomorrow
... means the case. Even after all this time and so much scholarship, it is still relatively unknown and often misunderstood. Some people, for example, still classify Buddhism as one of the various ‘religions’ of the world – which it is not, if the word ‘religion’ is taken to mean (as it almost always i ...
... means the case. Even after all this time and so much scholarship, it is still relatively unknown and often misunderstood. Some people, for example, still classify Buddhism as one of the various ‘religions’ of the world – which it is not, if the word ‘religion’ is taken to mean (as it almost always i ...
R. Kloppenborg The role of the Buddhist monk in development
... (e.g. Bechert 1978: 199; Malalgoda 1976: 1 l), a role which they consider contrary to the sarigha's original motivation and purpose, which was directed purely at individual salvation from this world of suffering and bondage. Hereby al1 activity relating to the world had to be rejected as leading to ...
... (e.g. Bechert 1978: 199; Malalgoda 1976: 1 l), a role which they consider contrary to the sarigha's original motivation and purpose, which was directed purely at individual salvation from this world of suffering and bondage. Hereby al1 activity relating to the world had to be rejected as leading to ...
Siddhartha * Background Information on the Novel, Buddhism
... Siddhartha Gotama, the man known as the Buddha. •The real man was born an Indian prince in approximately 623 BC. •He was born a Hindu, so many of his teachings have their roots in that religion. • Near age 29, Siddhartha Gotama left his family and the comforts of wealth and walked the world for six ...
... Siddhartha Gotama, the man known as the Buddha. •The real man was born an Indian prince in approximately 623 BC. •He was born a Hindu, so many of his teachings have their roots in that religion. • Near age 29, Siddhartha Gotama left his family and the comforts of wealth and walked the world for six ...
Freeing the Heart and Mind
... that of the gods, they are always defeated and suffer greatly. According to the Buddha’s teachings, gods inhabit many different heavenlike realms. The gods have a very luxurious and high state. They have great enjoyment, a very long life, beautiful bodies, and so on; but they are also impermanent. O ...
... that of the gods, they are always defeated and suffer greatly. According to the Buddha’s teachings, gods inhabit many different heavenlike realms. The gods have a very luxurious and high state. They have great enjoyment, a very long life, beautiful bodies, and so on; but they are also impermanent. O ...
A Curriculum on Buddhist Psychology and Therapy/Coaching
... The present curriculum on Buddhist psychology, psychotherapy and coaching is a learning program presenting a comprehensive Buddhist psychology which fits mainstream practice and includes cutting-edge methods of assessment, therapy and coaching. Timewise it varies from a 1 day workshop to a 16-day co ...
... The present curriculum on Buddhist psychology, psychotherapy and coaching is a learning program presenting a comprehensive Buddhist psychology which fits mainstream practice and includes cutting-edge methods of assessment, therapy and coaching. Timewise it varies from a 1 day workshop to a 16-day co ...
Abstracts - Council on East Asian Studies
... Kûkai states, were brought from India by Vajrabodhi, given to Amoghavajra, and then to Huiguo: one “Great Mandala (Daimandara, Sk: Mahâmandala) of 447 divinities [painted] on white silk” and one “Diamond World samaya mandala of 120 divinities [painted] on white silk.” These are precious details for ...
... Kûkai states, were brought from India by Vajrabodhi, given to Amoghavajra, and then to Huiguo: one “Great Mandala (Daimandara, Sk: Mahâmandala) of 447 divinities [painted] on white silk” and one “Diamond World samaya mandala of 120 divinities [painted] on white silk.” These are precious details for ...
Joyful Path of Good Fortune
... leads to enlightenment, presents each point unmistakenly, and has been handed down in an unbroken lineage from Buddha Shakyamuni. The Dharma that is explained here, the Lamrim, is pure because it possesses these three necessary conditions. Therefore, our task as readers is to make sure that our own ...
... leads to enlightenment, presents each point unmistakenly, and has been handed down in an unbroken lineage from Buddha Shakyamuni. The Dharma that is explained here, the Lamrim, is pure because it possesses these three necessary conditions. Therefore, our task as readers is to make sure that our own ...
gautama buddha - the enlightened world-teacher
... M i n d f u l of what Asita had prophesied, king Suddhodana never relaxed in his planning for his son to pass his days i n such a manner as w o u l d make h i m come i n touch only w i t h the sunny side of life. Says Gautama himself i n one of the Buddhist texts: " I had three palaces at m y dispos ...
... M i n d f u l of what Asita had prophesied, king Suddhodana never relaxed in his planning for his son to pass his days i n such a manner as w o u l d make h i m come i n touch only w i t h the sunny side of life. Says Gautama himself i n one of the Buddhist texts: " I had three palaces at m y dispos ...
The Sound of Silence
... encompasses a variety of meditation techniques that develop mindfulness, concentration, tranquility and insight. Buddhists pursue meditation as part of the path toward Enlightenment and Nirvana. Enlightenment and Nirvana Enlightenment (or ‘bodhi’) can be translated as "awakening." Buddha means "one ...
... encompasses a variety of meditation techniques that develop mindfulness, concentration, tranquility and insight. Buddhists pursue meditation as part of the path toward Enlightenment and Nirvana. Enlightenment and Nirvana Enlightenment (or ‘bodhi’) can be translated as "awakening." Buddha means "one ...
Glossary of Buddhist Terms - Prison Mindfulness Institute
... guide them to enlightenment. A being striving for awakening. The term used to describe the Buddha before he actually becomes Buddha, from his first aspiration to Buddhahood until the time of his full awakening. Bodhisattva-mahasattva: The suffix mahasattva ('Great Being') signifies a bodhisattva who ...
... guide them to enlightenment. A being striving for awakening. The term used to describe the Buddha before he actually becomes Buddha, from his first aspiration to Buddhahood until the time of his full awakening. Bodhisattva-mahasattva: The suffix mahasattva ('Great Being') signifies a bodhisattva who ...
The Science of the Buddha
... the fundamental doctrines of impermanence, non-self, emptiness, interbeing, dependent co-arising, and so on, are used as tools to help practitioners let go of their ideas about permanence, self, being, non-being, cause and effect. But practitioners are also instructed to transcend and let go of the ...
... the fundamental doctrines of impermanence, non-self, emptiness, interbeing, dependent co-arising, and so on, are used as tools to help practitioners let go of their ideas about permanence, self, being, non-being, cause and effect. But practitioners are also instructed to transcend and let go of the ...
be lamps unto yourselves - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San
... (2) Our unhappiness is aggravated by selfish desire, the craving, or literally “the unquenchable thirst” of our egos for our own satisfaction at the expense of all other forms of life. (3) Release from unhappiness comes through our recognition that as living entities we’re all here together for a br ...
... (2) Our unhappiness is aggravated by selfish desire, the craving, or literally “the unquenchable thirst” of our egos for our own satisfaction at the expense of all other forms of life. (3) Release from unhappiness comes through our recognition that as living entities we’re all here together for a br ...
Nature’s No-Thingness: Holistic Eco-Buddhism and the Problem of Universal Identity
... and has awareness within its larger Self” (23). Joanna Macy goes further, claiming that simply recognizing the existence of this “eco-self” provides a comprehensive substitute for all normative ethics: In the Dharma there are no oughts. They disappear in the realization of dependent co-arising. Inst ...
... and has awareness within its larger Self” (23). Joanna Macy goes further, claiming that simply recognizing the existence of this “eco-self” provides a comprehensive substitute for all normative ethics: In the Dharma there are no oughts. They disappear in the realization of dependent co-arising. Inst ...
Buddhism and its Spread Along the Silk Road
... development of Central Asian art. It is through those artworks that a fusion of eastern and western cultures was demonstrated. The art of Buddhism left the world the most powerful and enduring monuments along the Silk Road, and among them, some of the most precious Buddhist sculptures, paintings and ...
... development of Central Asian art. It is through those artworks that a fusion of eastern and western cultures was demonstrated. The art of Buddhism left the world the most powerful and enduring monuments along the Silk Road, and among them, some of the most precious Buddhist sculptures, paintings and ...
The Concepts of Truth and Meaning in the Buddhist Scriptures
... the tradition mean when it says that the Buddha's word is true, and does asserting that it is true (in the sense with which the tradition uses the word true) preclude all possibility of its being fallacious? This latter position, that it is logically impossible for the Buddha's word to be false, is, ...
... the tradition mean when it says that the Buddha's word is true, and does asserting that it is true (in the sense with which the tradition uses the word true) preclude all possibility of its being fallacious? This latter position, that it is logically impossible for the Buddha's word to be false, is, ...
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... mental purity (samadhi). Right Understanding and Right Thought lead one towards the intellectual perfection or the wisdom (panna). There is no sequence to which these qualities can be cultivated because they are mutually inclusive. One who practices this Middle Path (Majjhima Patipada) will come to ...
... mental purity (samadhi). Right Understanding and Right Thought lead one towards the intellectual perfection or the wisdom (panna). There is no sequence to which these qualities can be cultivated because they are mutually inclusive. One who practices this Middle Path (Majjhima Patipada) will come to ...
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... The deed there is, but no doer thereof; Nirvana is, but no one seeking it; The Path there is, but none who travel it. - The Path of Perfection (Visuddhimagga) Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki, especially in his interactions with students as part of his dharma talks, was particularly fond of saying that the ...
... The deed there is, but no doer thereof; Nirvana is, but no one seeking it; The Path there is, but none who travel it. - The Path of Perfection (Visuddhimagga) Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki, especially in his interactions with students as part of his dharma talks, was particularly fond of saying that the ...
Introduction to the Dhammapada - Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara
... future states of becoming. To follow the ethical law leads upwards - to inner development, to higher rebirths and to richer experiences of happiness and joy. To violate the law, to act in the grip of selfishness and hate, leads downwards - to inner deterioration, to suffering and to rebirth in the w ...
... future states of becoming. To follow the ethical law leads upwards - to inner development, to higher rebirths and to richer experiences of happiness and joy. To violate the law, to act in the grip of selfishness and hate, leads downwards - to inner deterioration, to suffering and to rebirth in the w ...
Sample Chapter 4 - McGraw Hill Higher Education
... rely on the basic trustworthiness of both the oral traditions and the many written texts that pass on his teachings. The written teachings that have come down to us are in a number of languages, all of which differ from the language (apparently a variation of Magadhi) spoken by the Buddha. One of th ...
... rely on the basic trustworthiness of both the oral traditions and the many written texts that pass on his teachings. The written teachings that have come down to us are in a number of languages, all of which differ from the language (apparently a variation of Magadhi) spoken by the Buddha. One of th ...
The timing of Yogācāra resurgence in the Ming dynasty (1368
... gested that “the Way of the sages is already endowed in my nature. Those who directed their search for the principle in objects and phenomena are misled” 聖人之道, 吾性自足, 向之求理於事物者誤 也.19 Wang thought that a deductive and introspective “extension of knowledge” could avoid the pitfalls of becoming inevitabl ...
... gested that “the Way of the sages is already endowed in my nature. Those who directed their search for the principle in objects and phenomena are misled” 聖人之道, 吾性自足, 向之求理於事物者誤 也.19 Wang thought that a deductive and introspective “extension of knowledge” could avoid the pitfalls of becoming inevitabl ...