Lecture 102: The Archetype of the Divine Healer Friends, In the
... poison from the bite. Later on we read that Thoth cured Horus of a tumour and healed a wound inflicted on the god Set. Now the ancient Greeks considered Thoth to be the counterpart of Hermes, the messenger of the gods, or rather they considered Hermes to be the counterpart, in terms of their own myt ...
... poison from the bite. Later on we read that Thoth cured Horus of a tumour and healed a wound inflicted on the god Set. Now the ancient Greeks considered Thoth to be the counterpart of Hermes, the messenger of the gods, or rather they considered Hermes to be the counterpart, in terms of their own myt ...
The Ethics of Knowledge and Action in Postmodern Organizations
... Finally, I will highlight Wang Yangming's relevance for the postmodern organization and indicate how his doctrine might be applied practically in day to day managerial functioning. The Life of Wang Yangming Born of noble descent in 1472, in a period of moral decay exemplified by the then corrupt mor ...
... Finally, I will highlight Wang Yangming's relevance for the postmodern organization and indicate how his doctrine might be applied practically in day to day managerial functioning. The Life of Wang Yangming Born of noble descent in 1472, in a period of moral decay exemplified by the then corrupt mor ...
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... the provisional teachings and the schools based on them, both good and evil remain in one’s life through all the stages of the bodhisattva practice up to the stage of near-perfect enlightenment. Hence people at the stage of near-perfect enlightenment or below have faults of some kind, [but not those ...
... the provisional teachings and the schools based on them, both good and evil remain in one’s life through all the stages of the bodhisattva practice up to the stage of near-perfect enlightenment. Hence people at the stage of near-perfect enlightenment or below have faults of some kind, [but not those ...
Ancient India
... ideology. One of the factors that transformed Ancient Indian society into Medieval Indian society was the practice of land grants. The post Gupta period saw a significant change in mode of payment to Government Officers. The earliest epigraphic evidence of land grants belongs First Century B.C. This ...
... ideology. One of the factors that transformed Ancient Indian society into Medieval Indian society was the practice of land grants. The post Gupta period saw a significant change in mode of payment to Government Officers. The earliest epigraphic evidence of land grants belongs First Century B.C. This ...
patriarch ` svision
... The Ch’an tradition, as its name suggests, advocates the use of the mind to discover the mind. This is a method of ‘direct’ perception whereby the dichotomy of subject-object is radically and permanently altered so that dualism is cut-off at its root. This is not the end of the mind, as it continues ...
... The Ch’an tradition, as its name suggests, advocates the use of the mind to discover the mind. This is a method of ‘direct’ perception whereby the dichotomy of subject-object is radically and permanently altered so that dualism is cut-off at its root. This is not the end of the mind, as it continues ...
Stages of the Path: Stream Entry and Beyond
... ethical standards don't seem too high and I expect that most of us could manage to avoid at least five out of these six without too much trouble. Elsewhere in the Pali Canon, however, a Stream Entrant is described as having unshakeable confidence in the Three Jewels together with ethical impeccabili ...
... ethical standards don't seem too high and I expect that most of us could manage to avoid at least five out of these six without too much trouble. Elsewhere in the Pali Canon, however, a Stream Entrant is described as having unshakeable confidence in the Three Jewels together with ethical impeccabili ...
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... it, the details could be acquired later. Instead, Sakuludayin relays a conversation that happened at some previous point in time, which involved a gathering of ascetics and Brahmans in the Rajagaha area for the rains retreat, and which discussed the following issues: 1) Who amongst the ascetics and ...
... it, the details could be acquired later. Instead, Sakuludayin relays a conversation that happened at some previous point in time, which involved a gathering of ascetics and Brahmans in the Rajagaha area for the rains retreat, and which discussed the following issues: 1) Who amongst the ascetics and ...
Essence of Zen.vp
... Buddhism was severely rational, strictly ascetic, and rather dry; sometimes as though it was warm, mystical, and ethically permissive. In one class they would be told to think; in another, to use their intuition. One speaker would sternly exhort them to rely on their own efforts for salvation; imme ...
... Buddhism was severely rational, strictly ascetic, and rather dry; sometimes as though it was warm, mystical, and ethically permissive. In one class they would be told to think; in another, to use their intuition. One speaker would sternly exhort them to rely on their own efforts for salvation; imme ...
Buddhist Thoughts on Symbiosis—And its Contemporary Implications
... Aramaki also calls “eternal life” by another name, “the eternal collective truth”.10 The fundamental law of the universe (Dharma)—the eternal collective truth to which Shakyamuni awakened was what he manifested in his own life, and walked to spread its message throughout Eastern India until the end ...
... Aramaki also calls “eternal life” by another name, “the eternal collective truth”.10 The fundamental law of the universe (Dharma)—the eternal collective truth to which Shakyamuni awakened was what he manifested in his own life, and walked to spread its message throughout Eastern India until the end ...
Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Sy
... or ‘purities’ of the deities. These purities are evocatively expressed in the various ‘Praises to the Deities’, which were composed by many great Indian and Tibetan masters over the last fifteen hundred years. The poetic verses of these beautiful prayers often reveal the reverence, faith, love, and ...
... or ‘purities’ of the deities. These purities are evocatively expressed in the various ‘Praises to the Deities’, which were composed by many great Indian and Tibetan masters over the last fifteen hundred years. The poetic verses of these beautiful prayers often reveal the reverence, faith, love, and ...
Indian Scholar
... Vedic concepts to Kings Sugreev and Vibhishan and so too he is a Brahmin. He holds a position of a minister to King Sugreev and so also he is Brahmin. He participated in War. Sri Ram extols him as his brother. Hence he is Kshatriya. He is the servant of Lord Ram. Hence he is a Sudra. As per Swami Vi ...
... Vedic concepts to Kings Sugreev and Vibhishan and so too he is a Brahmin. He holds a position of a minister to King Sugreev and so also he is Brahmin. He participated in War. Sri Ram extols him as his brother. Hence he is Kshatriya. He is the servant of Lord Ram. Hence he is a Sudra. As per Swami Vi ...
The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan
... ing that was always already present. Thus, Candrakı̄rti’s text is thought to reproduce with greater clarity and accessibility a meaning that is implicitly present in Nāgārjuna’s text. Each level of commentary is projected back onto the root text and thereby gains its authority. Drawing on the stra ...
... ing that was always already present. Thus, Candrakı̄rti’s text is thought to reproduce with greater clarity and accessibility a meaning that is implicitly present in Nāgārjuna’s text. Each level of commentary is projected back onto the root text and thereby gains its authority. Drawing on the stra ...
2) Indian Buddhism - Kagyü Pende Gyamtso
... Buddhism is a dharmic, non‐theistic religion, a philosophy, and a system of psychology. Buddhism is also known in Sanskrit or Pali, the main ancient languages of Buddhists, as Buddha Dharma or Dhamma, which means the teachings of ʺthe Awakened Oneʺ. Thus was called Siddhart ...
... Buddhism is a dharmic, non‐theistic religion, a philosophy, and a system of psychology. Buddhism is also known in Sanskrit or Pali, the main ancient languages of Buddhists, as Buddha Dharma or Dhamma, which means the teachings of ʺthe Awakened Oneʺ. Thus was called Siddhart ...
puñña kusala sukka
... correspondence between C and A.6 Nonetheless, we may yet ask whether C might be more precisely explainable in its own terms. Actions and their results are qualified as being “bright” or “dark”; these adjectives are clearly suggestive of positive and negative moral valuations. These words are, moreov ...
... correspondence between C and A.6 Nonetheless, we may yet ask whether C might be more precisely explainable in its own terms. Actions and their results are qualified as being “bright” or “dark”; these adjectives are clearly suggestive of positive and negative moral valuations. These words are, moreov ...
Money, Sex, War, Karma: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution
... with expensive retreats and initiations catering to over-stressed converts eager to pursue their own enlightenment? Let’s hope not, because Buddhism and the West need each other. Despite its economic and technological dynamism,Western civilization and its globalization are in trouble—which means all ...
... with expensive retreats and initiations catering to over-stressed converts eager to pursue their own enlightenment? Let’s hope not, because Buddhism and the West need each other. Despite its economic and technological dynamism,Western civilization and its globalization are in trouble—which means all ...
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Edwin Arnold - What-Buddha
... Thought. Discordant in frequent particulars, and sorely overlaid by corruptions, inventions, and misconceptions, the Buddhistical works yet agree in the one point of recording nothing—no single act or word—which mars the perfect purity and tenderness of this Indian teacher, who united the truest pri ...
... Thought. Discordant in frequent particulars, and sorely overlaid by corruptions, inventions, and misconceptions, the Buddhistical works yet agree in the one point of recording nothing—no single act or word—which mars the perfect purity and tenderness of this Indian teacher, who united the truest pri ...
The Universal Use of Symbols for Teaching
... requires a little deeper thinking. In Tantric Buddhism the snake symbolizes a female energy known as Kundalini (Sanskrit for coil of rope) located at the base of the spine where it usually lies in a dormant state. In Tantric or yogic practice it is the goal of the student to awaken this energy and m ...
... requires a little deeper thinking. In Tantric Buddhism the snake symbolizes a female energy known as Kundalini (Sanskrit for coil of rope) located at the base of the spine where it usually lies in a dormant state. In Tantric or yogic practice it is the goal of the student to awaken this energy and m ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... Class Venue: CPD-LG.18, LG/F, Centennial Campus Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and 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 th ...
... Class Venue: CPD-LG.18, LG/F, Centennial Campus Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and 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 th ...
Core Course - Centre of Buddhist Studies
... Class Venue: CPD-LG.18, LG/F, Centennial Campus Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and 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 th ...
... Class Venue: CPD-LG.18, LG/F, Centennial Campus Course Description This course will be mainly based on the early Buddhist discourses (Pali Suttas) and 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 th ...