Project information Buddhafabrik
... many opportunities for exchange – in organizing the numerous centre activities as well as in everyday life. An example of this is the common kitchen: we have built a kitchen on the ground floor that is big enough to cook together and to prepare meals for many people. This is why the kitchen faciliti ...
... many opportunities for exchange – in organizing the numerous centre activities as well as in everyday life. An example of this is the common kitchen: we have built a kitchen on the ground floor that is big enough to cook together and to prepare meals for many people. This is why the kitchen faciliti ...
Right Intention or Right Thought (Buddhism)
... We realise that due to the complex processes, an emotion appeared, and we can think, “why do we feel the emotion?”, “is it really necessary?”, “is the danger that I feel really existent?”. We can control it when we separate feelings and thoughts. As Zillmann showed through his experiments, we often ...
... We realise that due to the complex processes, an emotion appeared, and we can think, “why do we feel the emotion?”, “is it really necessary?”, “is the danger that I feel really existent?”. We can control it when we separate feelings and thoughts. As Zillmann showed through his experiments, we often ...
September 2011 - Lahaina Hongwanji Mission
... nicely. I thought, “she is a genius”. So, it was my first time to be able to be part of Lahaina Hongwanji Bon Dance. I was really impressed by the decorations of the temple yard – beautiful and soft lawn, chochin lantern on top of the poles, Coca Cola truck, and so forth. I wish the truck could rema ...
... nicely. I thought, “she is a genius”. So, it was my first time to be able to be part of Lahaina Hongwanji Bon Dance. I was really impressed by the decorations of the temple yard – beautiful and soft lawn, chochin lantern on top of the poles, Coca Cola truck, and so forth. I wish the truck could rema ...
TEACH ME BUDDHISM
... together as a group, and then individually, taking turns. The authors wish to thank Ven. Sarasiyapaththuwe Mangala Nayaka Thero, Ven. Chandrawansa and their students at Sri Sudhammananda Bhikkhu Training Center, Haloluwa, Kandy, Sri Lanka; Ven. Kowinne Amarasiri Nayaka Thero and his students at Sri ...
... together as a group, and then individually, taking turns. The authors wish to thank Ven. Sarasiyapaththuwe Mangala Nayaka Thero, Ven. Chandrawansa and their students at Sri Sudhammananda Bhikkhu Training Center, Haloluwa, Kandy, Sri Lanka; Ven. Kowinne Amarasiri Nayaka Thero and his students at Sri ...
Fukanzazengi, translated by R M Hakuun
... enlightenment will increasingly penetrate your everyday life. The fundamental Buddha mind universally pervades both this and other worlds, India and China, East and West. Everywhere the way of practice of this school is equally available to everyone, as it is simply sitting immovably in original sti ...
... enlightenment will increasingly penetrate your everyday life. The fundamental Buddha mind universally pervades both this and other worlds, India and China, East and West. Everywhere the way of practice of this school is equally available to everyone, as it is simply sitting immovably in original sti ...
Part 12 - SGI-UK
... determinations for the peace and happiness of oneself and others? Probably not very many! Nichiren Daishonin suggests that: ‘One should become the master of one’s mind rather than let one’s mind master oneself.’6 This means that we need to train ourselves to look for the Buddha in our minds, rather ...
... determinations for the peace and happiness of oneself and others? Probably not very many! Nichiren Daishonin suggests that: ‘One should become the master of one’s mind rather than let one’s mind master oneself.’6 This means that we need to train ourselves to look for the Buddha in our minds, rather ...
THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH The Noble Eightfold Path
... The Noble Eightfold Path consists of eight ways of thinking, speaking and behaving that the Buddha said people should follow if they want to reach the End of Suffering, Nirvana. Sometimes it is said that while the first Three Noble Truths are Buddhist philosophy, the Fourth Noble Truth makes Buddhis ...
... The Noble Eightfold Path consists of eight ways of thinking, speaking and behaving that the Buddha said people should follow if they want to reach the End of Suffering, Nirvana. Sometimes it is said that while the first Three Noble Truths are Buddhist philosophy, the Fourth Noble Truth makes Buddhis ...
THE ENLIgHTENMENT NEWSLETTER
... What is more rewarding for the ego then having someone agree with our superstitions? That is not why Buddhists share the teachings of Buddhism with others. We might remember the four great vows that we recite at the end of each service. “I vow to save all sentient beings, however numerous they may b ...
... What is more rewarding for the ego then having someone agree with our superstitions? That is not why Buddhists share the teachings of Buddhism with others. We might remember the four great vows that we recite at the end of each service. “I vow to save all sentient beings, however numerous they may b ...
the noble eightfold path
... This one rule is so important, and it happens to be a rule of training for every Buddhist monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen. It's essential for everyone who's interested in peace. I undertake the training to refrain from lying. It's the fourth precept for Buddhist lay people. Wrong speech is not the ...
... This one rule is so important, and it happens to be a rule of training for every Buddhist monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen. It's essential for everyone who's interested in peace. I undertake the training to refrain from lying. It's the fourth precept for Buddhist lay people. Wrong speech is not the ...
“On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime”
... Regarding the difficulty of attaining the ultimate self-knowledge of Buddhahood, the Lotus Sutra states, “What the Buddha has achieved is the rarest and most difficult-to-understand Law. The true entity of all phenomena can only be understood and shared between Buddhas” (The Lotus Sutra, trans. Burt ...
... Regarding the difficulty of attaining the ultimate self-knowledge of Buddhahood, the Lotus Sutra states, “What the Buddha has achieved is the rarest and most difficult-to-understand Law. The true entity of all phenomena can only be understood and shared between Buddhas” (The Lotus Sutra, trans. Burt ...
4 The Life of the Buddha and wksht
... experienced. Listeners without that direct experience would be stuck in conceptualizations and would surely misunderstand everything he said. But compassion persuaded him to make the attempt. After his enlightenment, he went to the Deer Park in Isipatana, located in what is now the province of Uttar ...
... experienced. Listeners without that direct experience would be stuck in conceptualizations and would surely misunderstand everything he said. But compassion persuaded him to make the attempt. After his enlightenment, he went to the Deer Park in Isipatana, located in what is now the province of Uttar ...
wesak - PowerPoint - Full Moon Meditations
... To live means to suffer, because the human nature is not perfect and neither is the world we live in. During our lifetime, we inevitably have to endure physical suffering such as pain, sickness, injury, tiredness, old age, and eventually death; and we have to endure psychological suffering like sadn ...
... To live means to suffer, because the human nature is not perfect and neither is the world we live in. During our lifetime, we inevitably have to endure physical suffering such as pain, sickness, injury, tiredness, old age, and eventually death; and we have to endure psychological suffering like sadn ...
ETHICS 320 Spring 2009 MIDTERM EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE
... The midterm takes place on March 2nd, at regular class time. Students may use the time through the end of class but must turn in the exam by 9:30 p.m. whether completed or not. No make-up exams except in case of emergencies that you need to document to the instructor’s satisfaction. The midterm exam ...
... The midterm takes place on March 2nd, at regular class time. Students may use the time through the end of class but must turn in the exam by 9:30 p.m. whether completed or not. No make-up exams except in case of emergencies that you need to document to the instructor’s satisfaction. The midterm exam ...
Lin-chi and the True Man Without Rank
... formless human essence, not particularly different, or so it seems, from the Western conception of “soul.” Actually, Lin-chi probably wouldn’t consider this to be an “eternal” soul (as in the Judeo-Christian notion), so there is not total agreement here. The same discourse explains: “Followers of th ...
... formless human essence, not particularly different, or so it seems, from the Western conception of “soul.” Actually, Lin-chi probably wouldn’t consider this to be an “eternal” soul (as in the Judeo-Christian notion), so there is not total agreement here. The same discourse explains: “Followers of th ...
2014fa phil-relg213a-mlarson-harris
... As members of a learning community, we enjoy important intellectual freedoms and are answerable to equally important academic responsibilities. Doing our own work and properly acknowledging the work of others are bedrock values in a community of scholars. When you arrived at Roanoke College you pled ...
... As members of a learning community, we enjoy important intellectual freedoms and are answerable to equally important academic responsibilities. Doing our own work and properly acknowledging the work of others are bedrock values in a community of scholars. When you arrived at Roanoke College you pled ...
What the Buddha Taught
... “Suffering” – pain, in the ordinary sense Also “impermanence”, “imperfection”, “emptiness”, “insubstantiality. Everyone experiences dukkha. Whatever is impermanent is dukkha. ...
... “Suffering” – pain, in the ordinary sense Also “impermanence”, “imperfection”, “emptiness”, “insubstantiality. Everyone experiences dukkha. Whatever is impermanent is dukkha. ...
Study Guide for MN 28 The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the
... give rise to the five aggregates. The aggregates are not explained as existing separate from our consciousness of them. In other words, the aggregates are not described as real objects independent of our awareness of them. Section 27 states that in order to have the conscious experience of seeing, t ...
... give rise to the five aggregates. The aggregates are not explained as existing separate from our consciousness of them. In other words, the aggregates are not described as real objects independent of our awareness of them. Section 27 states that in order to have the conscious experience of seeing, t ...
Right Mindfulness
... required for the "observing ego" everyone needs for healthy functioning. It detaches you from reactions to see them with gentle clarity and perspective, helping you change old patterns and respond more skillfully. The mindful acceptance of a difficult experience, opening to it without resistance, of ...
... required for the "observing ego" everyone needs for healthy functioning. It detaches you from reactions to see them with gentle clarity and perspective, helping you change old patterns and respond more skillfully. The mindful acceptance of a difficult experience, opening to it without resistance, of ...
A Guide to the Refuge Ceremony
... now on, you should try to remember to take refuge in all situations. When things are bad or frightening, remember that the Three Jewels can give you protection. Remembering the Three Jewels helps to pacify the confusion and negative emotions that often make bad situations worse, and can sometimes ev ...
... now on, you should try to remember to take refuge in all situations. When things are bad or frightening, remember that the Three Jewels can give you protection. Remembering the Three Jewels helps to pacify the confusion and negative emotions that often make bad situations worse, and can sometimes ev ...
HAPPY IS HE WHO HAS OVERCOME HIS EGO
... "ego". So, to free ourselves from attachments that cause us pain, it is not enough merely to renounce the things we desire - we must overcome our attachment to that which desires - the "self". But how can this be done? Desire, ambition, and expectation are part of our nature, and for most of us cons ...
... "ego". So, to free ourselves from attachments that cause us pain, it is not enough merely to renounce the things we desire - we must overcome our attachment to that which desires - the "self". But how can this be done? Desire, ambition, and expectation are part of our nature, and for most of us cons ...
The Novice - Stephen Schettini
... day), and the lifestyle includes frequent periods of meditation and silence. In the Tibetan Gelugpa school of which Stephen was a part, there’s also a great deal of scholarly study and debate. He was just 23 when he became a monk. It was the early 1970s, a time of great exploration in the world a ...
... day), and the lifestyle includes frequent periods of meditation and silence. In the Tibetan Gelugpa school of which Stephen was a part, there’s also a great deal of scholarly study and debate. He was just 23 when he became a monk. It was the early 1970s, a time of great exploration in the world a ...
File - Global History I
... identify significant beliefs of the Buddhist religion. Students will be able to identify and/or define the following terms: The Four Noble Truths The Noble Eightfold Path Nirvana ...
... identify significant beliefs of the Buddhist religion. Students will be able to identify and/or define the following terms: The Four Noble Truths The Noble Eightfold Path Nirvana ...
document
... Their understanding of self is so encompassing that our own existence and the world around us becomes indistinguishable. A limited understanding of self, however, leads to egotism, bringing suffering and misery to both oneself and others. ...
... Their understanding of self is so encompassing that our own existence and the world around us becomes indistinguishable. A limited understanding of self, however, leads to egotism, bringing suffering and misery to both oneself and others. ...
thompson
... “Aid to others in need would never be internalized as a duty without the fellowfeeling that drives people to take an interest in one another. Moral sentiments came first; moral principles second” (Frans de Waal, 1996, p. 87). ...
... “Aid to others in need would never be internalized as a duty without the fellowfeeling that drives people to take an interest in one another. Moral sentiments came first; moral principles second” (Frans de Waal, 1996, p. 87). ...