The Beatnik Buddhist: The Monk of American Pop
... early twentieth-century, Buddhist practice and discourse was limited to missionary and intellectual circles. In this time, Asian Missionaries such as Shaku Soen, D. T. Suzuki, and Anagarika Dharmapala and American missionaries like Dwight Goddard had all attempted to introduce Americans to Buddhism ...
... early twentieth-century, Buddhist practice and discourse was limited to missionary and intellectual circles. In this time, Asian Missionaries such as Shaku Soen, D. T. Suzuki, and Anagarika Dharmapala and American missionaries like Dwight Goddard had all attempted to introduce Americans to Buddhism ...
THE GOLDEN LETTERS
... PART ONE: The Three Statements that Strike the Essential Points The Three Statements that Strike the Essential Points, by Garab Dorje A Short Commentary on the Three Statements of Garab Dorje, by H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche The Special Teaching of the Wise and Glorious King: The Root Text, by Patrul Rinpo ...
... PART ONE: The Three Statements that Strike the Essential Points The Three Statements that Strike the Essential Points, by Garab Dorje A Short Commentary on the Three Statements of Garab Dorje, by H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche The Special Teaching of the Wise and Glorious King: The Root Text, by Patrul Rinpo ...
What the Buddha Taught
... following this noble example of tolerance and understanding, honoured and supported all other religions in his vast empire. In one of his Edicts carved on the rock, the original of which one may read even today, the Emperor declared: 'One should not honour only one's own religion and condemn the rel ...
... following this noble example of tolerance and understanding, honoured and supported all other religions in his vast empire. In one of his Edicts carved on the rock, the original of which one may read even today, the Emperor declared: 'One should not honour only one's own religion and condemn the rel ...
Nietzsche and Buddhism
... meaningless words, such as reabsorption in Brahma or the Nirvana of the Buddhists. Rather do we freely acknowledge that what remains after the abolition of will is for all those who are still full of will certainly nothing; but conversely, to those in whom the will has turned and denied itself, this ...
... meaningless words, such as reabsorption in Brahma or the Nirvana of the Buddhists. Rather do we freely acknowledge that what remains after the abolition of will is for all those who are still full of will certainly nothing; but conversely, to those in whom the will has turned and denied itself, this ...
Volume 7 – No. 1 - Buddhist Discussion Centre
... In style terms, BDDR reports should not become overly climactic through the formations of "constructed objects", or the Review may lose essential vigour and appeal. A reason such "constructed objects" should be avoided is given by Achaan Naeb, who established a Buddhist Research and Mental Welfare A ...
... In style terms, BDDR reports should not become overly climactic through the formations of "constructed objects", or the Review may lose essential vigour and appeal. A reason such "constructed objects" should be avoided is given by Achaan Naeb, who established a Buddhist Research and Mental Welfare A ...
Going Against the Grain: A Historical and - ORCA
... society, renunciation of possessions (or at least restriction to the bare necessities), renunciation of everything that might be conducive to joy, and in extreme forms self-inflicted suffering (such as flagellation and self-mutilation).8 In today’s usage, the term describes the exercise of renunciat ...
... society, renunciation of possessions (or at least restriction to the bare necessities), renunciation of everything that might be conducive to joy, and in extreme forms self-inflicted suffering (such as flagellation and self-mutilation).8 In today’s usage, the term describes the exercise of renunciat ...
exemplars and commentary
... in free will so can make wrong choices that can lead to suffering for us and in the world. This understanding was developed by St Augustine in the Early Church and is supported in the Bible, "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way" (John Gospel). Catholics also ha ...
... in free will so can make wrong choices that can lead to suffering for us and in the world. This understanding was developed by St Augustine in the Early Church and is supported in the Bible, "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way" (John Gospel). Catholics also ha ...
The Three Vehicles of Buddhist Practice
... intelligence and diligence, few people would have ever entered the path. The Buddha taught whatever allowed a person to develop spiritually and progress gradually towards liberation. When we analyze all the Buddha’s teachings, we see that they fall into three main approaches or vehicles. The Buddha’ ...
... intelligence and diligence, few people would have ever entered the path. The Buddha taught whatever allowed a person to develop spiritually and progress gradually towards liberation. When we analyze all the Buddha’s teachings, we see that they fall into three main approaches or vehicles. The Buddha’ ...
A Buddhist Monk`s Journeys to Heaven and Hell
... aware of the delays that have brought out this issue in an untimely fashion. We can blame the devasting floods that swamped Thailand in 2011, and other reasons, but alas – it is here and we are focused on this matter, a cause for celebration, for some. We know that our journal may be distinct from o ...
... aware of the delays that have brought out this issue in an untimely fashion. We can blame the devasting floods that swamped Thailand in 2011, and other reasons, but alas – it is here and we are focused on this matter, a cause for celebration, for some. We know that our journal may be distinct from o ...
sarkar and the buddha`s four noble truths
... alternative approach to cosmological and soteriological finality based on his id iosyncratic reading of Gotama. Third, Sarkar made repeated claims that Buddhist and Hindu tantra share identical features and goals, and that it was artificial and false to distinguish them from each other. If this is i ...
... alternative approach to cosmological and soteriological finality based on his id iosyncratic reading of Gotama. Third, Sarkar made repeated claims that Buddhist and Hindu tantra share identical features and goals, and that it was artificial and false to distinguish them from each other. If this is i ...
Critical Reflections by Contemporary Buddhist Scholars
... whether theistic or not. A recalcitrant Buddhist might obj ect, however, that even in its broad s ense, theology connotes prior acceptance of certain religious axioms and ideas, which are the basis for "intellectual reflection, " and that Buddhism needs to be distinguished from other traditions prec ...
... whether theistic or not. A recalcitrant Buddhist might obj ect, however, that even in its broad s ense, theology connotes prior acceptance of certain religious axioms and ideas, which are the basis for "intellectual reflection, " and that Buddhism needs to be distinguished from other traditions prec ...
Mindfulness and Mindlessness in Early Chan
... his Chinese teacher Tiantong Rujing 天童如淨 (1163–1228). However, the term shi kantaza does not appear in surviving Chinese documents, and most nonsectarian scholars now approach “simply sitting” as a Japanese innovation, based on Dōgen’s idiosyncratic understanding of the “silent illumination” (mozha ...
... his Chinese teacher Tiantong Rujing 天童如淨 (1163–1228). However, the term shi kantaza does not appear in surviving Chinese documents, and most nonsectarian scholars now approach “simply sitting” as a Japanese innovation, based on Dōgen’s idiosyncratic understanding of the “silent illumination” (mozha ...
Buddhism (World Religions)
... not last. All things in life were transient or temporary. So even in joy the awareness of impermanence and death caused unhappiness and suffering. Because of his Indian background Siddhartha did not believe that death was a final release from suffering. In Indian religious tradition souls are reborn ...
... not last. All things in life were transient or temporary. So even in joy the awareness of impermanence and death caused unhappiness and suffering. Because of his Indian background Siddhartha did not believe that death was a final release from suffering. In Indian religious tradition souls are reborn ...
Upanishads - Hymns and Chants
... person is not the body, nor the mind, nor the ego, but Atman – “Soul” or “Self”.[91] Atman is the spiritual essence in all creatures, their real innermost essential being.[92][93] It is eternal, it is the essence, it is ageless. Atman is that which one is at the deepest level of one’s existence. Atm ...
... person is not the body, nor the mind, nor the ego, but Atman – “Soul” or “Self”.[91] Atman is the spiritual essence in all creatures, their real innermost essential being.[92][93] It is eternal, it is the essence, it is ageless. Atman is that which one is at the deepest level of one’s existence. Atm ...
The Four Realities True for Noble Ones: Ariyasacca Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... The fact that sacca can mean both ‘truth’ and ‘(true) reality’ does not mean that the Buddha and his audience could not differentiate between these meanings, any more than the existence of English words with a range of meanings—such as ‘bank’, ‘class’, or ‘feeling’—mean that English speakers cannot ...
... The fact that sacca can mean both ‘truth’ and ‘(true) reality’ does not mean that the Buddha and his audience could not differentiate between these meanings, any more than the existence of English words with a range of meanings—such as ‘bank’, ‘class’, or ‘feeling’—mean that English speakers cannot ...
Under the Influence of Buddhism
... pleasures; the other on inner contentment and peace (Dorji 2010). The two are the physical and mental components of happiness, with the mental experience or the inner force playing a more powerful role. A very pleasant environment will make little difference if we are mentally depressed, but inner p ...
... pleasures; the other on inner contentment and peace (Dorji 2010). The two are the physical and mental components of happiness, with the mental experience or the inner force playing a more powerful role. A very pleasant environment will make little difference if we are mentally depressed, but inner p ...
Understanding in Theravada Abhidhamma
... being merely human:[23] It is important to stress that, despite modern Theravada teachings to the contrary (often a sop to skeptical Western pupils), he was never seen as being merely human. For instance, he is often described as having the thirty-two major and eighty minor marks or signs of a mahāp ...
... being merely human:[23] It is important to stress that, despite modern Theravada teachings to the contrary (often a sop to skeptical Western pupils), he was never seen as being merely human. For instance, he is often described as having the thirty-two major and eighty minor marks or signs of a mahāp ...
... according to the canonical and abhidharmic views cited above, go beyond puṇya. But if so, in what way could he also be understood to build up infinite masses of `merit' and then "dedicate it completely to the ripening of beings"? In other words, if an enlightened being is not supposed to have any ca ...
The Four Noble Truths
... have a human being who goes through life without being physically ill, but it is rare to have one without mental disturbances, even if only for a second. There are several states of the mental process, ranging from greed to anger to always being suspicious of others. Eliminate these and one’s mind a ...
... have a human being who goes through life without being physically ill, but it is rare to have one without mental disturbances, even if only for a second. There are several states of the mental process, ranging from greed to anger to always being suspicious of others. Eliminate these and one’s mind a ...
Print - Journal of Global Buddhism
... do cu si. ( 1 ) From the 1920s, Vietnamese Buddhist reformers revitalized their religion, inspired in great part by Taixu's blueprint to modernize and systematize sangha education and temple administration, and by his ideas on renjian fojiao (人間佛教, [nhan gian phat giao ], "Buddhism for this world"), ...
... do cu si. ( 1 ) From the 1920s, Vietnamese Buddhist reformers revitalized their religion, inspired in great part by Taixu's blueprint to modernize and systematize sangha education and temple administration, and by his ideas on renjian fojiao (人間佛教, [nhan gian phat giao ], "Buddhism for this world"), ...
Streams of Tradition - Buddhist Study Center
... authority of the Vedas, embarked on independent spiritual quests in an effort to experience union with ultimate reality called Brahman within their own psyches, termed atman. It was what we might generally called a mystical teaching. The independence which the sages of the Upanishads had shown towar ...
... authority of the Vedas, embarked on independent spiritual quests in an effort to experience union with ultimate reality called Brahman within their own psyches, termed atman. It was what we might generally called a mystical teaching. The independence which the sages of the Upanishads had shown towar ...
The Opening Of The Eyes
... the various teachings of China, including Confucianism and Taoism, the various non-Buddhist teachings of India, including Brahmanism; and, of course, the various teachings of Buddhism. This covers all of the principal strains of thought that had been transmitted to Japan in the Daishonin's day. The ...
... the various teachings of China, including Confucianism and Taoism, the various non-Buddhist teachings of India, including Brahmanism; and, of course, the various teachings of Buddhism. This covers all of the principal strains of thought that had been transmitted to Japan in the Daishonin's day. The ...
The Four Noble Truths: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought
... or fifteen years ago, but many are either translations of great texts and therefore quite traditional in style, or else they are written by Western scholars and hence academic and dense. Both kinds of books can benefit people, but often they are not so accessible. For a long time I have felt that th ...
... or fifteen years ago, but many are either translations of great texts and therefore quite traditional in style, or else they are written by Western scholars and hence academic and dense. Both kinds of books can benefit people, but often they are not so accessible. For a long time I have felt that th ...
Dharma Essays
... Zen or other tradition. It is essentially the experience of nonduality. Perhaps we may distinguish the views as logical in contrast to mystical. I reflected in myself that while many people may not easily experience nonduality, they can understand the logical basis of Emptiness and through re ...
... Zen or other tradition. It is essentially the experience of nonduality. Perhaps we may distinguish the views as logical in contrast to mystical. I reflected in myself that while many people may not easily experience nonduality, they can understand the logical basis of Emptiness and through re ...
CHAPTER-IV PROBLEM OF GOD AND THE ABSOLUTE
... reality which is either the spiritual ground of all beings or the whole of things considered as a spiritual unity. The Absolute is that which is not in any respect subject to conditions or limited. It is the first being which is independent, subsistent, possessing within itself the reason for its ex ...
... reality which is either the spiritual ground of all beings or the whole of things considered as a spiritual unity. The Absolute is that which is not in any respect subject to conditions or limited. It is the first being which is independent, subsistent, possessing within itself the reason for its ex ...