Waking up to the Present: Vipassana Meditation and the Body
... practices were included, encompassing many forms of meditation and yoga, the study provides an interesting insight into what Westerners may be experiencing in practicing such techniques after longer periods of time. By only focusing on longtime practitioners, however, little can be said of the init ...
... practices were included, encompassing many forms of meditation and yoga, the study provides an interesting insight into what Westerners may be experiencing in practicing such techniques after longer periods of time. By only focusing on longtime practitioners, however, little can be said of the init ...
Teachings from Traditional Lamas
... to healthily rebel against, but a friend. It’s also not a question of doing what Buddha wants, but of developing oneself and becoming independent. His way is awareness without any moralistic finger pointing or pressure from outside or above. This is one reason Buddhists don’t proselytize. They recog ...
... to healthily rebel against, but a friend. It’s also not a question of doing what Buddha wants, but of developing oneself and becoming independent. His way is awareness without any moralistic finger pointing or pressure from outside or above. This is one reason Buddhists don’t proselytize. They recog ...
Insight Meditation Society
... that, the practice has shown me again and again that there is an extraordinary amount to see and appreciate in life. This doesn’t depend on how far you travel or what is going on, but rather on whether you are really looking deeply, inwardly and outwardly.” — Kate Wheeler, IMS board member Pitching ...
... that, the practice has shown me again and again that there is an extraordinary amount to see and appreciate in life. This doesn’t depend on how far you travel or what is going on, but rather on whether you are really looking deeply, inwardly and outwardly.” — Kate Wheeler, IMS board member Pitching ...
Buddhist Trail in Ladakh
... of the Lamaist Buddhism that is followed in Ladakh. Gompas had their origin in the spartan, rock-cut viharas (‘dwellings’) that monks inhabited during the early stages of Buddhism. Buddhist texts specified that, ideally, a monastery should be set on a hill with a waterbody nearby and not too far fro ...
... of the Lamaist Buddhism that is followed in Ladakh. Gompas had their origin in the spartan, rock-cut viharas (‘dwellings’) that monks inhabited during the early stages of Buddhism. Buddhist texts specified that, ideally, a monastery should be set on a hill with a waterbody nearby and not too far fro ...
Education, Invention Of Orthodoxy, And The Construction
... practice and education at DDM? How are they defined differently? Why does DDM promote “education through academics”? What are some of the social, cultural, and religious implications of “academics” as defined by DDM in this context? Are there not other means to make Buddhism more relevant in twenty ...
... practice and education at DDM? How are they defined differently? Why does DDM promote “education through academics”? What are some of the social, cultural, and religious implications of “academics” as defined by DDM in this context? Are there not other means to make Buddhism more relevant in twenty ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... Dokusan (Japanese): Personal interview between a teacher and student. Eight-Fold Path: Right view, right resolve, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. Four Noble Truths: 1) All existence is characterised by suffering. 2) The cause of su ...
... Dokusan (Japanese): Personal interview between a teacher and student. Eight-Fold Path: Right view, right resolve, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. Four Noble Truths: 1) All existence is characterised by suffering. 2) The cause of su ...
The Five Precepts - Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center
... Buddhist precepts, which represents an error in our behavior that can be corrected through repentance. Holding a wrong view is a misunderstanding of the truth, which represents a fundamental error in our thinking. In terms of understanding and comprehension, an individual with wrong views is unable ...
... Buddhist precepts, which represents an error in our behavior that can be corrected through repentance. Holding a wrong view is a misunderstanding of the truth, which represents a fundamental error in our thinking. In terms of understanding and comprehension, an individual with wrong views is unable ...
- D-Scholarship@Pitt
... Studies at Pitt have provided me with adjunct teaching, teaching fellowships and tuition remission throughout much of my time at Pitt, while the P.E.O. Foundation offered me financial aid during my early years in the program. I am especially grateful for the support of two Andrew Mellon Doctoral Fel ...
... Studies at Pitt have provided me with adjunct teaching, teaching fellowships and tuition remission throughout much of my time at Pitt, while the P.E.O. Foundation offered me financial aid during my early years in the program. I am especially grateful for the support of two Andrew Mellon Doctoral Fel ...
The Concept of smṛti in the Yogasūtra: Memory or Mindfulness?
... (sati), i.e., attention to and awareness of the present moment, often adding that it is to be practiced in a non-judging way. 6 Although modern Buddhist meditation teachings have retained, at least to some extent, the ethical and soteriological aspects of the practice of mindfulness, there is an inc ...
... (sati), i.e., attention to and awareness of the present moment, often adding that it is to be practiced in a non-judging way. 6 Although modern Buddhist meditation teachings have retained, at least to some extent, the ethical and soteriological aspects of the practice of mindfulness, there is an inc ...
Ambedkar and Buddhism by Sangharakshita
... academic achievement than any other Untouchable, Ambedkar was far from being satisfied. Convinced as he was that knowledge is power, he knew that without that power in full measure he had little hope of breaking the bonds that kept millions of Untouchables in a state of virtual slavery – and how str ...
... academic achievement than any other Untouchable, Ambedkar was far from being satisfied. Convinced as he was that knowledge is power, he knew that without that power in full measure he had little hope of breaking the bonds that kept millions of Untouchables in a state of virtual slavery – and how str ...
Zen Buddhism and Media - DUO
... media. These media sources, the analysis of them and how Zen Buddhists utilize them, will constitute the main body of the empirical data, along with interviews of a selected number of members of RZC and NSZBO. The interviews are, however, secondary to the Internet sources, as they will be used to sh ...
... media. These media sources, the analysis of them and how Zen Buddhists utilize them, will constitute the main body of the empirical data, along with interviews of a selected number of members of RZC and NSZBO. The interviews are, however, secondary to the Internet sources, as they will be used to sh ...
MEDITATION
... years ago. As we know today, it is a system of beliefs and practices centred on the teachings of the Buddha, who, as the young Prince Siddharta Gautama renounced his sheltered, royal life when he discovered the suffering of the world. At the age of 29, Prince Siddharta Gautama left his palace to see ...
... years ago. As we know today, it is a system of beliefs and practices centred on the teachings of the Buddha, who, as the young Prince Siddharta Gautama renounced his sheltered, royal life when he discovered the suffering of the world. At the age of 29, Prince Siddharta Gautama left his palace to see ...
Talismanic Writing in Chinese Buddhism
... There is an increasingly large body of material on these topics, but see, among others, Theodor H. Gaster, “Amulets and Talismans,” in Hidden Truths: Magic Alchemy and the Occult, ed. Lawrence E. Sullivan (New York: Macmillan, 1987), 145–47; and Don C. Skemer, Binding Words: Textual Amulets in the M ...
... There is an increasingly large body of material on these topics, but see, among others, Theodor H. Gaster, “Amulets and Talismans,” in Hidden Truths: Magic Alchemy and the Occult, ed. Lawrence E. Sullivan (New York: Macmillan, 1987), 145–47; and Don C. Skemer, Binding Words: Textual Amulets in the M ...
Buddhism and Ideology in Japan, 1868-1931
... The designation of Buddhist thought as a ‘foreign thought’ that is distinguishable from things distinctively Japanese is largely based on the Nativist (kokugakusha) movement of the Tokugawa period. . . But the present treatment of Buddhist thought as foreign thought does not change the fact that for ...
... The designation of Buddhist thought as a ‘foreign thought’ that is distinguishable from things distinctively Japanese is largely based on the Nativist (kokugakusha) movement of the Tokugawa period. . . But the present treatment of Buddhist thought as foreign thought does not change the fact that for ...
The Seeker`s Glossary of Buddhism
... In the vast corpus of the Mahayana tradition, one text, the Avatamsaka Sutra, stands supreme. Described by Dr. D. T. Suzuki as the “epitome of Buddhist thought, Buddhist sentiment and Buddhist experience”, the sutra recounts the story of the youth Sudhana, the perennial seeker of the Way, who toward ...
... In the vast corpus of the Mahayana tradition, one text, the Avatamsaka Sutra, stands supreme. Described by Dr. D. T. Suzuki as the “epitome of Buddhist thought, Buddhist sentiment and Buddhist experience”, the sutra recounts the story of the youth Sudhana, the perennial seeker of the Way, who toward ...
The Path of Awakening here.
... path is called in Pali, is the longest (138 pages) and most interesting of the 7 sets. Due to its length and importance, we have here published it as a separate volume, entitled The Path of Awakening, for free public distribution. This book is roughly divided into three parts: (1) The noble eightfol ...
... path is called in Pali, is the longest (138 pages) and most interesting of the 7 sets. Due to its length and importance, we have here published it as a separate volume, entitled The Path of Awakening, for free public distribution. This book is roughly divided into three parts: (1) The noble eightfol ...
A History of Mindfulness
... Those who disagree with this approach usually do so because they have faith that all of the teachings in the Suttas were literally spoken by the Buddha, or they doubt the possibility of meaningful historical reconstruction due to the unreliability of the sources or the uncertainty of the method. I b ...
... Those who disagree with this approach usually do so because they have faith that all of the teachings in the Suttas were literally spoken by the Buddha, or they doubt the possibility of meaningful historical reconstruction due to the unreliability of the sources or the uncertainty of the method. I b ...
Zen and Japanese Militarism
... taking of l ife, how we re these leaders able to convi nce themselves, let alone others, that their support of Japa n's war policies was i n accordance with the teachings of their fa ith? I n seeking to answer the preceding question, the author has adopted a narrative approach to his subject matter. ...
... taking of l ife, how we re these leaders able to convi nce themselves, let alone others, that their support of Japa n's war policies was i n accordance with the teachings of their fa ith? I n seeking to answer the preceding question, the author has adopted a narrative approach to his subject matter. ...
- VU Research Repository
... guiding principle of wisdom also incorporated two major themes: mindful presence (subthemes: a present orientation, the primacy of direct experience, and being with what is), and empowerment through understanding (sub-themes: responsibility, disclosure, and sustaining). ...
... guiding principle of wisdom also incorporated two major themes: mindful presence (subthemes: a present orientation, the primacy of direct experience, and being with what is), and empowerment through understanding (sub-themes: responsibility, disclosure, and sustaining). ...
Noble Eightfold Path
... In Buddhist symbolism, the Noble Eightfold Path is often represented by means of the dharma wheel (dharmacakra), whose eight spokes represent the eight elements of the path. ...
... In Buddhist symbolism, the Noble Eightfold Path is often represented by means of the dharma wheel (dharmacakra), whose eight spokes represent the eight elements of the path. ...
Kingship and Religion in Tibet research plan
... will employ kingship as a heuristic device to chart the relationship between spiritual and temporal power in Tibet from from its earliest elaborations during the period of the Tibetan Empire (c.600–850 CE). Drawing on historical and philological methodologies, the research group will make a thorough ...
... will employ kingship as a heuristic device to chart the relationship between spiritual and temporal power in Tibet from from its earliest elaborations during the period of the Tibetan Empire (c.600–850 CE). Drawing on historical and philological methodologies, the research group will make a thorough ...
Early Zarathushtrîanism and Early Buddhism: A Comparative Study
... He denigrated tne gods chosen to the image of the warfaring c1ass. He opposed their cult, which was a means to enhance the prestige of the hieratic c1ass. By denigrating their erninent god and their rituals, Zarathushtra had questioned the social distinctions of the warfaring and priestly c1ass. 23 ...
... He denigrated tne gods chosen to the image of the warfaring c1ass. He opposed their cult, which was a means to enhance the prestige of the hieratic c1ass. By denigrating their erninent god and their rituals, Zarathushtra had questioned the social distinctions of the warfaring and priestly c1ass. 23 ...
pacific world - Institute of Buddhist Studies
... study them, and therefore I have equipped myself for a journey and taken to the road.” That person informed him, “Those teachings have been taken by the Ācārya Amoghavajra and transmitted to the land of the Great Tang, and his pupil, the Ācārya Huiguo, is presently at Qinglong Temple (青龍寺) in Chang’ ...
... study them, and therefore I have equipped myself for a journey and taken to the road.” That person informed him, “Those teachings have been taken by the Ācārya Amoghavajra and transmitted to the land of the Great Tang, and his pupil, the Ācārya Huiguo, is presently at Qinglong Temple (青龍寺) in Chang’ ...
The Karmapa and Taiwan
... Tai Situ Rinpoche. However, Shamarpa Rinpoche moved in 1994 to recognize Trinley Thaye Dorje as the seventeenth Karmapa. The split recognition led to incessant conflicts between supporters of both camps. Karma Kagyu followers in Taiwan allowed themselves to be drawn into these controversies by makin ...
... Tai Situ Rinpoche. However, Shamarpa Rinpoche moved in 1994 to recognize Trinley Thaye Dorje as the seventeenth Karmapa. The split recognition led to incessant conflicts between supporters of both camps. Karma Kagyu followers in Taiwan allowed themselves to be drawn into these controversies by makin ...
Buddhist philosophy
Buddhist philosophy is the elaboration and explanation of the delivered teachings of the Buddha as found in the Tripitaka and Agama. Its main concern is with explicating the dharmas constituting reality. A recurrent theme is the reification of concepts, and the subsequent return to the Buddhist Middle Way.Early Buddhism avoided speculative thought on metaphysics, phenomenology, ethics, and epistemology, but was based instead on empirical evidence gained by the sense organs (ayatana).Nevertheless, Buddhist scholars have addressed ontological and metaphysical issues subsequently. Particular points of Buddhist philosophy have often been the subject of disputes between different schools of Buddhism. These elaborations and disputes gave rise to various schools in early Buddhism of Abhidhamma, and to the Mahayana traditions and schools of the prajnaparamita, Madhyamaka, buddha-nature and Yogacara.