Volume 7 – No. 1 - Buddhist Discussion Centre
... The principal theme of the teaching here is the experience of emptiness to realise that our mind and all the experiences it projects are fundamentally unreal: they exist conventionally, but not in the ultimate sense. If time permits, it would be wise to recollect practice with this theme in mind. Wi ...
... The principal theme of the teaching here is the experience of emptiness to realise that our mind and all the experiences it projects are fundamentally unreal: they exist conventionally, but not in the ultimate sense. If time permits, it would be wise to recollect practice with this theme in mind. Wi ...
Modern Shin thought in the otani-ha honganji
... “What is it that I believe in, and why do I do this? What sort of effects are produced by such a thing? There are various points to consider here. Let me look at effects first. This believing that I do has the primary effect of removing distress and pain from my life. . . . Particularly for someone ...
... “What is it that I believe in, and why do I do this? What sort of effects are produced by such a thing? There are various points to consider here. Let me look at effects first. This believing that I do has the primary effect of removing distress and pain from my life. . . . Particularly for someone ...
Blue Jean Buddha: Voices of Young Buddhists
... inheriting the dharma from the older Buddhists? Are they like me, do they share the same questions and interests? If they exist, what kind of sangha are they creating? What does it mean to be a Buddhist in America today and where will we take it tomorrow? What challenges do we face? Given how few yo ...
... inheriting the dharma from the older Buddhists? Are they like me, do they share the same questions and interests? If they exist, what kind of sangha are they creating? What does it mean to be a Buddhist in America today and where will we take it tomorrow? What challenges do we face? Given how few yo ...
Jhāna and Buddhist Scholasticism
... have been content to accept the attempts of earlier commentators to reconcile evident contradictions, or have simply ignored them. Instead of explaining away textual discrepancies, however, a more productive line of inquiry would be to examine them critically for any light they may shed on the evolu ...
... have been content to accept the attempts of earlier commentators to reconcile evident contradictions, or have simply ignored them. Instead of explaining away textual discrepancies, however, a more productive line of inquiry would be to examine them critically for any light they may shed on the evolu ...
10, June 2008 - lotus bud sangha
... piercing his skin. Our anger was triggered when our friend spoke to us meanly, and suddenly we remember that he was not at his best today because his father is dying. We reflect like this until we have some insights into what has caused our suffering. With insight, we know what to do and what not to ...
... piercing his skin. Our anger was triggered when our friend spoke to us meanly, and suddenly we remember that he was not at his best today because his father is dying. We reflect like this until we have some insights into what has caused our suffering. With insight, we know what to do and what not to ...
170129 SVC Dukkha v2a - Unitarian Church of Harrisburg
... Reverend Michael Walker, Interim Minister ...
... Reverend Michael Walker, Interim Minister ...
Buddhism as an Education
... realize this intrinsic part of our nature. Thus, Buddhism is an educational system aimed at regaining our own intrinsic nature. It also teaches absolute equality which stemmed from Buddha's recognition that all sentient beings possess this innate wisdom and nature. Therefore, there is no inherent di ...
... realize this intrinsic part of our nature. Thus, Buddhism is an educational system aimed at regaining our own intrinsic nature. It also teaches absolute equality which stemmed from Buddha's recognition that all sentient beings possess this innate wisdom and nature. Therefore, there is no inherent di ...
Durham Research Online
... oral and literary traditions evolved around the paradoxical notion of disruptive holiness, personified by spiritually insightful charaerers who nevertheless "perpetually engaged in one sort of perverse activity or anotherdrinking to excess, fornicating, thieving, defying authOrity, playing magical t ...
... oral and literary traditions evolved around the paradoxical notion of disruptive holiness, personified by spiritually insightful charaerers who nevertheless "perpetually engaged in one sort of perverse activity or anotherdrinking to excess, fornicating, thieving, defying authOrity, playing magical t ...
The last meal of Buddha
... carcasses, especially that of swine. Almost all of India had by then embraced Buddhist philosophy. ...
... carcasses, especially that of swine. Almost all of India had by then embraced Buddhist philosophy. ...
MBV Newsletter Kathina 2012
... With the practice of mindfulness, the mind is deliberately kept at a level of bare attention. The mind is trained to remain in the present, open quiet and alert contemplating the present event. Right mindfulness is an experience that is not accompanied by any conceptions or ideas. Right Mindfulness ...
... With the practice of mindfulness, the mind is deliberately kept at a level of bare attention. The mind is trained to remain in the present, open quiet and alert contemplating the present event. Right mindfulness is an experience that is not accompanied by any conceptions or ideas. Right Mindfulness ...
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... plagiarism will meet with the severest penalties. Every person's education is the product of his or her own intellectual effort and participation in a process of critical exchange. Amherst cannot educate those who are unwilling to submit their own work and ideas to critical assessment. Nor can it to ...
... plagiarism will meet with the severest penalties. Every person's education is the product of his or her own intellectual effort and participation in a process of critical exchange. Amherst cannot educate those who are unwilling to submit their own work and ideas to critical assessment. Nor can it to ...
- SlideBoom
... Ahimsa—doing no harm to any living creature Reincarnation—Though each person does not have a soul, the elements of personality that make that person recombine after death to be reborn Karma—moral law that determines the direction of rebirth Samsara—the everyday world of change, pain and suffering Ni ...
... Ahimsa—doing no harm to any living creature Reincarnation—Though each person does not have a soul, the elements of personality that make that person recombine after death to be reborn Karma—moral law that determines the direction of rebirth Samsara—the everyday world of change, pain and suffering Ni ...
Practicing Wisdom: The Perfection of Shantideva`s Bodhisattva Way
... Practicing Wisdom is a commentary on the ninth, or “Wisdom,” chapter of Shantideva’s classic, which begins with the assertion that every teaching the Buddha gave is for the sake of cultivating wisdom. This book is unique in that the Dalai Lama draws on two contrasting commentaries in elucidating the ...
... Practicing Wisdom is a commentary on the ninth, or “Wisdom,” chapter of Shantideva’s classic, which begins with the assertion that every teaching the Buddha gave is for the sake of cultivating wisdom. This book is unique in that the Dalai Lama draws on two contrasting commentaries in elucidating the ...
PROOF COVER SHEET
... diversity of contemporary Buddhism? This raises a general problem around mainstreaming and retrospective legitimacy. The figures discussed here were often able to be ‘ahead of their time’ because they were unusual, marginal, caught between worlds and so freer not only to see possibilities which were ...
... diversity of contemporary Buddhism? This raises a general problem around mainstreaming and retrospective legitimacy. The figures discussed here were often able to be ‘ahead of their time’ because they were unusual, marginal, caught between worlds and so freer not only to see possibilities which were ...
Buddhists in U.S. Agonize on AIDS Issue
... "Thinking that I had some extraordinary means of protection," he said, "I went ahead with my business as if something would take care of it for me." The Vajradhatu International is now based in Halifax, but it was founded 18 years ago in Boulder, where about 900 members now live. Its followers in No ...
... "Thinking that I had some extraordinary means of protection," he said, "I went ahead with my business as if something would take care of it for me." The Vajradhatu International is now based in Halifax, but it was founded 18 years ago in Boulder, where about 900 members now live. Its followers in No ...
Journal of Eurasian Studies
... Shiva (Heras 1928). Arya-Manjusri-Mulakalpa also describes him as a characterless Brahmin king and an enemy of Harsavardhana (Jayaswal 1934). In sharp contrast to Shashanka's alleged persecution of Buddhists and antagonism towards Buddhism, the flourishing condition of the Buddhist University at Nal ...
... Shiva (Heras 1928). Arya-Manjusri-Mulakalpa also describes him as a characterless Brahmin king and an enemy of Harsavardhana (Jayaswal 1934). In sharp contrast to Shashanka's alleged persecution of Buddhists and antagonism towards Buddhism, the flourishing condition of the Buddhist University at Nal ...
Chapter VII The Parable of a Magic City - Nichiren
... When Great-Universal-Wisdom-Excellence Buddha attained Enlightenment, the rays of the light brightened whole universe in the ten directions. Thus, gods, heavenly kings, people and even non-human beings wondered: “Why are our palaces illumined more brightly than ever? Let us find the place from where ...
... When Great-Universal-Wisdom-Excellence Buddha attained Enlightenment, the rays of the light brightened whole universe in the ten directions. Thus, gods, heavenly kings, people and even non-human beings wondered: “Why are our palaces illumined more brightly than ever? Let us find the place from where ...
Around 2500 years ago, a man lived who became a great teacher
... “In Buddhism the initial, purifying stage of spiritual development is called sila, usually translated as morality or virtue -- what one teacher calls “cleaning up your act.” This involves living an ethical life; treating others and ourselves with kindness; and letting go of destructive behaviors. In ...
... “In Buddhism the initial, purifying stage of spiritual development is called sila, usually translated as morality or virtue -- what one teacher calls “cleaning up your act.” This involves living an ethical life; treating others and ourselves with kindness; and letting go of destructive behaviors. In ...
Article Lumbini: The Birth Place of Gautama Buddha
... picture) there is an ancient pipal tree Ficus religiosa or Bodhi tree. It was under this tree that Gautama sat for enlightenment. The present tree is considered only as the descendant of the original tree. Many sacred trees in India and other countries are originally raised from seeds brought from t ...
... picture) there is an ancient pipal tree Ficus religiosa or Bodhi tree. It was under this tree that Gautama sat for enlightenment. The present tree is considered only as the descendant of the original tree. Many sacred trees in India and other countries are originally raised from seeds brought from t ...
Buddhist Councils.txt
... convened by the Kushan emperor Kanishka, perhaps around 100 CE at Jalandhar or in Kashmir. The Fourth Council of Kashmir is not recognized as authoritative in Theravada; reports of this council can be found scriptures which were kept in the Mahayana tradition. The Mahayana tradition based some of it ...
... convened by the Kushan emperor Kanishka, perhaps around 100 CE at Jalandhar or in Kashmir. The Fourth Council of Kashmir is not recognized as authoritative in Theravada; reports of this council can be found scriptures which were kept in the Mahayana tradition. The Mahayana tradition based some of it ...
Chapter One: The Secular Western Context
... extremist it took him to the brink of death before he finally acknowledged that he was worrying more then than he ever did. In effect, he had more or less just wasted six years of his life, as he was further now from his original intent than he ever was. The crazy thing is that the more he put himse ...
... extremist it took him to the brink of death before he finally acknowledged that he was worrying more then than he ever did. In effect, he had more or less just wasted six years of his life, as he was further now from his original intent than he ever was. The crazy thing is that the more he put himse ...
is buddhism practical today
... so many bad elements in our mind. These bad elements create enormous troubles, mistakes and worries to others and as well as to ourselves. Try to control them, try to suppress them or better still, replace them with wholesome thoughts and only then can you eradicate these defilements. That is the wa ...
... so many bad elements in our mind. These bad elements create enormous troubles, mistakes and worries to others and as well as to ourselves. Try to control them, try to suppress them or better still, replace them with wholesome thoughts and only then can you eradicate these defilements. That is the wa ...
Buddhism 2 - Worship, community and family, sacred writings
... storyboard which describes/retells some of the verses of the Dhammapada linking the Buddha’s teachings to the Noble Eightfold Path or the Jakata Tales to illustrate the quest to live a moral life and the ongoing cycle of samsara ...
... storyboard which describes/retells some of the verses of the Dhammapada linking the Buddha’s teachings to the Noble Eightfold Path or the Jakata Tales to illustrate the quest to live a moral life and the ongoing cycle of samsara ...
MODERN KADAMPA BUDDHISM An Introduction
... The General Programme (GP) introduces basic Buddhist view, meditation and practice suitable for beginners. It also includes advanced teachings and practices of both Sutra and Tantra for practitioners with greater experience. The Foundation Programme (FP) provides a systematic presentation of particu ...
... The General Programme (GP) introduces basic Buddhist view, meditation and practice suitable for beginners. It also includes advanced teachings and practices of both Sutra and Tantra for practitioners with greater experience. The Foundation Programme (FP) provides a systematic presentation of particu ...
Buddhist Sects, Holy Places, and History
... ceremonies surrounding a person becoming a monk, even serves as a coming-of-age ritual for many Buddhist boys. In some ways, it resembles the rite of passage (recognizing a young person as an adult) observed in other religions. Boys might spend from a few months to a few years in a monastery, studyi ...
... ceremonies surrounding a person becoming a monk, even serves as a coming-of-age ritual for many Buddhist boys. In some ways, it resembles the rite of passage (recognizing a young person as an adult) observed in other religions. Boys might spend from a few months to a few years in a monastery, studyi ...