Practical Advice for Meditator`s
... Two apparently distinct streams of Buddhist meditation may be discerned, though when meditation is established, these are seen to be complementary. It may be profitable for some people whose minds are very active and who suffer from distraction, to follow with mindfulness the mad monkey-mind's acrob ...
... Two apparently distinct streams of Buddhist meditation may be discerned, though when meditation is established, these are seen to be complementary. It may be profitable for some people whose minds are very active and who suffer from distraction, to follow with mindfulness the mad monkey-mind's acrob ...
permissions - poetry of China
... -----Mu Soeng Trust Mind --- - -- - 2g His way was one that pointed and permeated; it did not invade or seek to control. In Chuang's pages we feel the conviction that only the self-discovered truth is the truth that can be lived. His Ultimate was a course, a cosmic force. So Chuang talked of this T ...
... -----Mu Soeng Trust Mind --- - -- - 2g His way was one that pointed and permeated; it did not invade or seek to control. In Chuang's pages we feel the conviction that only the self-discovered truth is the truth that can be lived. His Ultimate was a course, a cosmic force. So Chuang talked of this T ...
Lecture 14 “One Mind Opens Two Doors” in the Awakening of Faith
... everyone. In contrast, if you read St. Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologica you will probably not be much affected. And take Aristotle’s philosophy, which analyzes this way and that, or take Spinoza’s Ethics, which is even written in the style of geometry—what use is it to a man’s faith? Thus all these ...
... everyone. In contrast, if you read St. Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologica you will probably not be much affected. And take Aristotle’s philosophy, which analyzes this way and that, or take Spinoza’s Ethics, which is even written in the style of geometry—what use is it to a man’s faith? Thus all these ...
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... 2. Sit in a comfortable position, with legs crossed, hands resting in your lap or on your knees. Hold your back straight like a stack of quarters. If you sit in a chair, sit upright without leaning against the back of the chair. 3. Try to sit still, without fidgeting or scratching. 4. Your eyes can ...
... 2. Sit in a comfortable position, with legs crossed, hands resting in your lap or on your knees. Hold your back straight like a stack of quarters. If you sit in a chair, sit upright without leaning against the back of the chair. 3. Try to sit still, without fidgeting or scratching. 4. Your eyes can ...
Tian-tai Metaphysics vs. Hua-yan Metaphysics
... and dharma realms are in one unified reality. Therefore, the creation of ten dharma realms depend on sentient beings’ mental power. One’s single thought could bring one down to the realm of hell; one’s single thought could also elevate one to the realm of Buddhas. As Zhi-yi elaborates his painter an ...
... and dharma realms are in one unified reality. Therefore, the creation of ten dharma realms depend on sentient beings’ mental power. One’s single thought could bring one down to the realm of hell; one’s single thought could also elevate one to the realm of Buddhas. As Zhi-yi elaborates his painter an ...
Tantric Poetry of Kukai
... is one of the most profoundly influential figures in Buddhism, widely revered as Japan's greatest saint. A precocious scholar and wandering monk, he was ordained at T�daiji in Nara and later spent two years in China (804-6), where he was ordained as a Master of the Shingon (True Word) sect. Returnin ...
... is one of the most profoundly influential figures in Buddhism, widely revered as Japan's greatest saint. A precocious scholar and wandering monk, he was ordained at T�daiji in Nara and later spent two years in China (804-6), where he was ordained as a Master of the Shingon (True Word) sect. Returnin ...
Mindfulness and Mindlessness in Early Chan
... [Original] nature has no inside or outside, so any talk of illuminating inner or outer is deluded from the outset. What is seeing one’s original nature? The scripture says: “The practice of all the samādhis is movement, not seated chan. As for the mind [simply] following the flow of objects — how co ...
... [Original] nature has no inside or outside, so any talk of illuminating inner or outer is deluded from the outset. What is seeing one’s original nature? The scripture says: “The practice of all the samādhis is movement, not seated chan. As for the mind [simply] following the flow of objects — how co ...
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
... disciples on his death bed is this: "Transient are all component things. Work out your deliverance with heedfulness!" (vaya-dhamma sankhara, appamadena sampadetha).[7] And the last words of the Venerable Sariputta, the foremost disciple of the Buddha, who predeceased the Master, were this: "Strive o ...
... disciples on his death bed is this: "Transient are all component things. Work out your deliverance with heedfulness!" (vaya-dhamma sankhara, appamadena sampadetha).[7] And the last words of the Venerable Sariputta, the foremost disciple of the Buddha, who predeceased the Master, were this: "Strive o ...
Awareness Place Well-Being Centre - Dharma Resources
... like many things that exist in this world that cannot be touched. But this doesn’t mean they do not exist, just like love and democracy. You cannot measure those with scientific instruments but they certainly exist. Similarly, the mind exists in that way. Buddhism emphasises more on the mind while s ...
... like many things that exist in this world that cannot be touched. But this doesn’t mean they do not exist, just like love and democracy. You cannot measure those with scientific instruments but they certainly exist. Similarly, the mind exists in that way. Buddhism emphasises more on the mind while s ...
Buddhist Psychology: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought
... was able to implement the training and practices I had been taught, and I slowly found more balance and calm. Thus the second valuable lesson from this time was not only how powerful our emotional life is but also how effective mind training can be. Without a doubt, applying the Buddha’s teachings c ...
... was able to implement the training and practices I had been taught, and I slowly found more balance and calm. Thus the second valuable lesson from this time was not only how powerful our emotional life is but also how effective mind training can be. Without a doubt, applying the Buddha’s teachings c ...
An Examination of the Meaning and Difference between Mind and
... Further, Buddha scorned the traditional Indian philosophers for their notion of Brahman, the Absolute, and the d...vine. Throughout his thinking, he discovered that all beings are subject to the law of ca.use and effect, this is the well-known doctrine ...
... Further, Buddha scorned the traditional Indian philosophers for their notion of Brahman, the Absolute, and the d...vine. Throughout his thinking, he discovered that all beings are subject to the law of ca.use and effect, this is the well-known doctrine ...
Eight Steps to Happiness
... Meditation Centre. The transcripts were carefully checked and substantially augmented by the author during intensive editing retreats in 1998 and 1999. We are deeply grateful to Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso for his great kindness in preparing a commentary that brings alive the full meaning of this ...
... Meditation Centre. The transcripts were carefully checked and substantially augmented by the author during intensive editing retreats in 1998 and 1999. We are deeply grateful to Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso for his great kindness in preparing a commentary that brings alive the full meaning of this ...
Philosophy of mind in the Yogacara Buddhist idealistic school
... Idealism and realism exist both in Hinduism and in Buddhism. In Hinduism the Nyaya-Vaisheshika, the Samkhya-Yoga, the Uttara-Mimamsa schools and several branches of the Vedanta school (such as those of Ramanuja and Madhva) undoubtedly adhere to realism: they accept the real existence of the empirica ...
... Idealism and realism exist both in Hinduism and in Buddhism. In Hinduism the Nyaya-Vaisheshika, the Samkhya-Yoga, the Uttara-Mimamsa schools and several branches of the Vedanta school (such as those of Ramanuja and Madhva) undoubtedly adhere to realism: they accept the real existence of the empirica ...
Meditation on the Nature of Mind
... Holiness’s broad-ranging overview of this important topic constitutes the first part of this book. The lecture insightfully distills some of the most central themes of Buddhism: why the mind is so essential to the tradition, how science and traditional Buddhist learning can benefit from mutual inter ...
... Holiness’s broad-ranging overview of this important topic constitutes the first part of this book. The lecture insightfully distills some of the most central themes of Buddhism: why the mind is so essential to the tradition, how science and traditional Buddhist learning can benefit from mutual inter ...
X - Buddhist Publication Society
... Of these ten kinds of subtle mental impurities that bind us, the first is self-belief ( sakkâya-diṭṭhi), the view that the body and mind is “my self.” It is a misunderstanding or misconception based on clinging to the idea “I am”. Because the average person is not aware of the true nature of the bod ...
... Of these ten kinds of subtle mental impurities that bind us, the first is self-belief ( sakkâya-diṭṭhi), the view that the body and mind is “my self.” It is a misunderstanding or misconception based on clinging to the idea “I am”. Because the average person is not aware of the true nature of the bod ...
Buddhist Influence on the Neo-Confucian Concept of the Sage
... Please note: When the editor goes on an expedition or research trip, all operations (including filling orders) may temporarily cease for up to two or three months at a time. In such circumstances, those who wish to purchase various issues of SPP are requested to wait patiently until he returns. If i ...
... Please note: When the editor goes on an expedition or research trip, all operations (including filling orders) may temporarily cease for up to two or three months at a time. In such circumstances, those who wish to purchase various issues of SPP are requested to wait patiently until he returns. If i ...
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
... disciples on his death bed is this: “Transient are all component things. Work out your deliverance with heedfulness!” (vaya-dhammá sankhárá, appamádena sampádetha).7 And the last words of the Venerable Sariputta, the foremost disciple of the Buddha, who predeceased the Master, were this: “Strive on ...
... disciples on his death bed is this: “Transient are all component things. Work out your deliverance with heedfulness!” (vaya-dhammá sankhárá, appamádena sampádetha).7 And the last words of the Venerable Sariputta, the foremost disciple of the Buddha, who predeceased the Master, were this: “Strive on ...
Buddhism and Vegetarianism
... All these can increase merits and eradicate karmic obstacles. There is cause and effect for everything in this world. Why should we observe the six fasting days? Because on the 8th day of each month, the retinues of the four Heavenly Kings come down to earth to inspect the good and evil in men. If ...
... All these can increase merits and eradicate karmic obstacles. There is cause and effect for everything in this world. Why should we observe the six fasting days? Because on the 8th day of each month, the retinues of the four Heavenly Kings come down to earth to inspect the good and evil in men. If ...
PDF Preview - Wisdom Publications
... of eco-Buddhist philosophers and activists. Inquiring Mind has tracked all these turnings of the Dharma wheel as it has rolled through. We have been the fortunate contemporaries to extraordinary teachers of Dharma and honored to have conversed with them about our common human dilemmas. Among those w ...
... of eco-Buddhist philosophers and activists. Inquiring Mind has tracked all these turnings of the Dharma wheel as it has rolled through. We have been the fortunate contemporaries to extraordinary teachers of Dharma and honored to have conversed with them about our common human dilemmas. Among those w ...
BuddhistPractice13
... No, it is not. If you go to the gym, for example, and keep saying, “Please, Buddha, make my body stronger and healthier,” it may be a prayer. But, if you go to the gym and exercise every day or do jogging every day, you are not praying. Just like that, Metta is an exercise of mind. Look into the mec ...
... No, it is not. If you go to the gym, for example, and keep saying, “Please, Buddha, make my body stronger and healthier,” it may be a prayer. But, if you go to the gym and exercise every day or do jogging every day, you are not praying. Just like that, Metta is an exercise of mind. Look into the mec ...
The Heart Sutra as a Translation
... the specific sounds are supposed to have particular vibrations or powers. However, it can also be translated. Edward Conze (the first translator of the Prajnaparamita sutras) translated it as “Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone completely beyond, O enlightenment, all hail!” Red Pine puts it this way: “Th ...
... the specific sounds are supposed to have particular vibrations or powers. However, it can also be translated. Edward Conze (the first translator of the Prajnaparamita sutras) translated it as “Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone completely beyond, O enlightenment, all hail!” Red Pine puts it this way: “Th ...
What Buddhism Is
... straight his trembling and unsteady thought, which is difficult to guard, difficult to hold back." So said the Buddha. Exercise of the mind is just as necessary as exercise of the physical body. Why not, then, give exercise to the mind and make it pure and strong so that you may enjoy the "Jhanic Pe ...
... straight his trembling and unsteady thought, which is difficult to guard, difficult to hold back." So said the Buddha. Exercise of the mind is just as necessary as exercise of the physical body. Why not, then, give exercise to the mind and make it pure and strong so that you may enjoy the "Jhanic Pe ...
Meditation - Denny High School
... It does not have to be performed in a formal setting, it can be done at any time of the day even when working This makes it flexible and easily adapted to busy lives ...
... It does not have to be performed in a formal setting, it can be done at any time of the day even when working This makes it flexible and easily adapted to busy lives ...
Luangpor Teean whom I knew, but never met.
... but being experienced in meditation, one may practice a short-cut technique by directly observing one’s mind with every In-breath and every Out-breath (Cittanupassanasatipatthana),” which is in agreement with the teaching of the Luangpoo Dool Atulo (Phra Rajvutthajarn) who taught his students to use ...
... but being experienced in meditation, one may practice a short-cut technique by directly observing one’s mind with every In-breath and every Out-breath (Cittanupassanasatipatthana),” which is in agreement with the teaching of the Luangpoo Dool Atulo (Phra Rajvutthajarn) who taught his students to use ...