The Six Paramitas - Chan Meditation Center
... Great Vows. These great bodhisattvas vowed to help sentient beings reach liberation before attaining their own buddhahood. Therefore, if we must make a distinction between Hinayana and Mahayana, it should be based on the bodhisattva’s more expansive scope of mind rather than on methods of practice. ...
... Great Vows. These great bodhisattvas vowed to help sentient beings reach liberation before attaining their own buddhahood. Therefore, if we must make a distinction between Hinayana and Mahayana, it should be based on the bodhisattva’s more expansive scope of mind rather than on methods of practice. ...
Sixty Songs of Milarepa - Buddhist Publication Society
... shape of verses of great beauty and deep significance. Such was the case with Lord Buddha and some of his immediate disciples, and later, such was the case with Milarepa. His songs have been arranged here according to subject, though no rigid classification is possible since many of the songs deal w ...
... shape of verses of great beauty and deep significance. Such was the case with Lord Buddha and some of his immediate disciples, and later, such was the case with Milarepa. His songs have been arranged here according to subject, though no rigid classification is possible since many of the songs deal w ...
Triratna Dharma Training Course for Mitras Year Three
... hope, expectations and therefore desire. This is not quite desire in the straightforward sense, more looking forward to the next thing because you're not satisfied with what you've got. Assa comes very close in meaning to taṇhā (Pāli) or tṛṣṇā (Sanskrit); thirst or craving. This verse speaks of the ...
... hope, expectations and therefore desire. This is not quite desire in the straightforward sense, more looking forward to the next thing because you're not satisfied with what you've got. Assa comes very close in meaning to taṇhā (Pāli) or tṛṣṇā (Sanskrit); thirst or craving. This verse speaks of the ...
9 Essays
... in other words, sense desire, desire for existence and desire for extinction.” (It is worthwhile noting that drinking till we pass out or go into blackouts is a sort of desire for extinction.) Something often heard in the rooms of AA is that we are drinking (or drugging, or eating or shopping or wh ...
... in other words, sense desire, desire for existence and desire for extinction.” (It is worthwhile noting that drinking till we pass out or go into blackouts is a sort of desire for extinction.) Something often heard in the rooms of AA is that we are drinking (or drugging, or eating or shopping or wh ...
Noble Eightfold Path
... have stood the test of time. They have travelled from India to very different cultures, which have confirmed their universality. Now we need to ask ourselves how they are pertinent to those of us practising in a Western culture in the twenty-first century. The Buddha urged us to test his teachings f ...
... have stood the test of time. They have travelled from India to very different cultures, which have confirmed their universality. Now we need to ask ourselves how they are pertinent to those of us practising in a Western culture in the twenty-first century. The Buddha urged us to test his teachings f ...
Living Buddha, Living Christ
... and again from theory to practice. He has deep respect for concepts, but as a means, not an end. The Zen tradition has developed a rich and nuanced terminology, but its emphasis on practice makes it less likely that one will get stuck in notions. Thây insists: “Reality is free from all notions.... I ...
... and again from theory to practice. He has deep respect for concepts, but as a means, not an end. The Zen tradition has developed a rich and nuanced terminology, but its emphasis on practice makes it less likely that one will get stuck in notions. Thây insists: “Reality is free from all notions.... I ...
exemplars and commentary
... Noble truths where the Buddha outlines the meaning of life. For both traditions, the existence of suffering is important and both think suffering is real. They both think that people make choices that can cause suffering. The difference is that for Catholicism creation is good and created by God and ...
... Noble truths where the Buddha outlines the meaning of life. For both traditions, the existence of suffering is important and both think suffering is real. They both think that people make choices that can cause suffering. The difference is that for Catholicism creation is good and created by God and ...
Compassion in Schopenhauer and Śāntideva Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... with Schopenhauer’s idea that (1) the world is a place of suffering and all sentient creatures experience that suffering in it; (2) suffering is caused by a kind of desire or craving; (3) it might be possible to overcome this suffering; and (4) that the way of overcoming involves a path of knowledge ...
... with Schopenhauer’s idea that (1) the world is a place of suffering and all sentient creatures experience that suffering in it; (2) suffering is caused by a kind of desire or craving; (3) it might be possible to overcome this suffering; and (4) that the way of overcoming involves a path of knowledge ...
Chan Master Sheng Yen 1930 – 2009
... There are three pre-requisites for transmitting the Dharma. First is to have a correct understanding of Buddhadharma. Second is to have a stable life, to live a life of purity. (This refers to the stability of a person’s character and emotional life. That person must be very steady emotionally and h ...
... There are three pre-requisites for transmitting the Dharma. First is to have a correct understanding of Buddhadharma. Second is to have a stable life, to live a life of purity. (This refers to the stability of a person’s character and emotional life. That person must be very steady emotionally and h ...
Practices and wisdom in Nichiren Buddhism
... confidence, and wisdom. Nichiren was concerned about happiness of ordinary people. He struggled to reveal a practical tool or meditation technique for people to practice. An analogy may help. It was Shakyamuni who formed an idea about the house. It was T'ien-t'ai that made the blueprint of the house ...
... confidence, and wisdom. Nichiren was concerned about happiness of ordinary people. He struggled to reveal a practical tool or meditation technique for people to practice. An analogy may help. It was Shakyamuni who formed an idea about the house. It was T'ien-t'ai that made the blueprint of the house ...
The Noble Eightfold Path
... King of Koshala and his wife fled away and took refuge in a certain place, and there remained in hiding. But they were betrayed into the hands of the victorious King, and they were taken and condemned to execution. Then, their son, pressing through the crowd to his father and mother to bid them fare ...
... King of Koshala and his wife fled away and took refuge in a certain place, and there remained in hiding. But they were betrayed into the hands of the victorious King, and they were taken and condemned to execution. Then, their son, pressing through the crowd to his father and mother to bid them fare ...
What is Buddhism?
... beliefs or ideas. This essay actually consists of nothing but concepts. The role of teaching or reading in Zen is to point to the path; they are not the path themselves. Real awareness of Dependent Origination does not come from learning about it by reading or talk, but by practicing zazen. When we ...
... beliefs or ideas. This essay actually consists of nothing but concepts. The role of teaching or reading in Zen is to point to the path; they are not the path themselves. Real awareness of Dependent Origination does not come from learning about it by reading or talk, but by practicing zazen. When we ...
Discussion GuiDe
... reincarnation and the people waiting for him since his birth. He was emphatic: “You can film as long as you like but it will never happen. i will never go back to the monastery in Tibet.” i believed him. The years passed, and i continued to film Yeshi, with his growing family and business career, as ...
... reincarnation and the people waiting for him since his birth. He was emphatic: “You can film as long as you like but it will never happen. i will never go back to the monastery in Tibet.” i believed him. The years passed, and i continued to film Yeshi, with his growing family and business career, as ...
Annual report 2012
... 11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time. 12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life. 13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past. 14. Share you ...
... 11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time. 12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life. 13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past. 14. Share you ...
course handbook
... learning, as well as a dialogic process for written assignments. We hope these structures will provide a stepping off point for you to find many ways to link and learn with others. Dialogue is an important learning process: sharing thoughts before they are polished, listening deeply to one another a ...
... learning, as well as a dialogic process for written assignments. We hope these structures will provide a stepping off point for you to find many ways to link and learn with others. Dialogue is an important learning process: sharing thoughts before they are polished, listening deeply to one another a ...
Vessantara THE FIVE FEMALE BUDDHAS A COMMENTARY ON
... depending on whether they worked for you. The Mantras The mantras only started to appear late on in the process. I looked at traditional mantras associated with the Prajñas, but most of these were ‘too tantric’. I didn’t think it would be helpful for people to be reciting mantras about the ‘bliss of ...
... depending on whether they worked for you. The Mantras The mantras only started to appear late on in the process. I looked at traditional mantras associated with the Prajñas, but most of these were ‘too tantric’. I didn’t think it would be helpful for people to be reciting mantras about the ‘bliss of ...
buddhism - SGI Canada
... capacity to help others also expands. This in turn extends the scope and purpose of our existence. We can on this basis cultivate a spirit of genuine compassion, one that is rooted in sharing spiritual wealth and joy. Buddhism is based on the principle that when we light the way for another, we ligh ...
... capacity to help others also expands. This in turn extends the scope and purpose of our existence. We can on this basis cultivate a spirit of genuine compassion, one that is rooted in sharing spiritual wealth and joy. Buddhism is based on the principle that when we light the way for another, we ligh ...
Acro Dist 5 5.2 24jun01, Job 3
... phers were groping in the dark, it was a matter of the blind leading the blind, for they were all enmeshed in ignorance. At last Siddhattha came to a settlement of five pupils of Uddaka, headed by Kon da¤¤a, in the jungle of Uruvela near Gaya in Magadha. There he saw these five keeping their sense ...
... phers were groping in the dark, it was a matter of the blind leading the blind, for they were all enmeshed in ignorance. At last Siddhattha came to a settlement of five pupils of Uddaka, headed by Kon da¤¤a, in the jungle of Uruvela near Gaya in Magadha. There he saw these five keeping their sense ...
The Sweet Dews of Ch`an
... of troubles. This method is not final, however, since all it does is to deposit the defilements — it is still unable to eliminate them. On the surface, we are calm, but underneath, the defilements are still there. The next step in meditation is to eliminate the defilements through “Vipassana,” or V ...
... of troubles. This method is not final, however, since all it does is to deposit the defilements — it is still unable to eliminate them. On the surface, we are calm, but underneath, the defilements are still there. The next step in meditation is to eliminate the defilements through “Vipassana,” or V ...
eBook - Dharma Resources - Kong Meng San Phor Kark See
... It was neither the history of religion nor the study of philosophy that first drew me to the world of Buddhist thought, but my professional interest as a doctor. My task was to treat psychic suffering and it was this that impelled me to become acquainted with the views and methods of that great teac ...
... It was neither the history of religion nor the study of philosophy that first drew me to the world of Buddhist thought, but my professional interest as a doctor. My task was to treat psychic suffering and it was this that impelled me to become acquainted with the views and methods of that great teac ...
The Dhammapada - A Buddhist Library
... Logic and argument, supply of elaborate reasons, approval of considered opinion, plausibility of ideas, respect for the leader who guides you- beware of too much trust in them. Only when you know, and are sure that you know- this is not good, this is erroneous, this is censured by the intelligent, t ...
... Logic and argument, supply of elaborate reasons, approval of considered opinion, plausibility of ideas, respect for the leader who guides you- beware of too much trust in them. Only when you know, and are sure that you know- this is not good, this is erroneous, this is censured by the intelligent, t ...
The Winning Life - Soka Gakkai International
... the ability to truly empower people to change. In Buddhism, faith is based on experience. Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism emphasizes obtaining “actual proof ” of the teaching’s power. Faith begins as an expectation or hope that something will happen. At the start of our journey, if we are willing to t ...
... the ability to truly empower people to change. In Buddhism, faith is based on experience. Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism emphasizes obtaining “actual proof ” of the teaching’s power. Faith begins as an expectation or hope that something will happen. At the start of our journey, if we are willing to t ...
The Dhammapada
... Logic and argument, supply of elaborate reasons, approval of considered opinion, plausibility of ideas, respect for the leader who guides you- beware of too much trust in them. Only when you know, and are sure that you know- this is not good, this is erroneous, this is censured by the intelligent, t ...
... Logic and argument, supply of elaborate reasons, approval of considered opinion, plausibility of ideas, respect for the leader who guides you- beware of too much trust in them. Only when you know, and are sure that you know- this is not good, this is erroneous, this is censured by the intelligent, t ...
Be a Lamp Upon Yourself
... Happiness. He asked His assembly of thousands of disciples thrice, on whether they had any remaining doubts before His passing into Parinirvana. There were none. ...
... Happiness. He asked His assembly of thousands of disciples thrice, on whether they had any remaining doubts before His passing into Parinirvana. There were none. ...
lotus petals
... seeing it as something bad to escape from. If we can learn to look at it, there is something useful, there is deep meaning in pain. It helps us to understand others, because if we’ve suffered ourselves, when we see others suffering, we can sympathize with them. A few years ago, someone told me about ...
... seeing it as something bad to escape from. If we can learn to look at it, there is something useful, there is deep meaning in pain. It helps us to understand others, because if we’ve suffered ourselves, when we see others suffering, we can sympathize with them. A few years ago, someone told me about ...