“It has really deepened my practice and appreciation for Tibetan art, in a way that reading a book on the subject never has.” “Loved the integration of dharma and art. When I look at a Thangka now, I understand at a deep level what is being communicated.“ ...
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mindby Shunryu Suzuki. An excellent book on the Buddhist mindset and practice. “Though covering Zen basics like zazen posture, bowing, intention, and so on, Suzuki Roshi’s masterwork is hardly just for Zen people—or just for beginners, for that matter. It skillfully...
Contrast this to the monastic that has chosen to devote the vast majority of their time to their Buddhist practice with few obligations outside of their practice, but possibly some work related to maintaining the monastery where they live. The Buddhist householder by nature has limited time to d...
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If you (retort and) ask me (why) the Sixth Patriarch said: ‘Why should discipline be observed if the mind is (already) impartial? Why should straightforward men practice Ch’an ?’[7] I will ask you back this question: ‘Is your mind already impartial and straightforward; if the (lady...
If you (retort and) ask me (why) the Sixth Patriarch said: ‘Why should discipline be observed if the mind is (already) impartial? Why should straightforward men practice Ch’an ?’[7] I will ask you back this question: ‘Is your mind already impartial and straightforward; if the (lady...
7 He also adds that in the countryside, the period dedicated the whole homa ritual is, in the case of beginners, reduced to seventy-five days compared to the one-hundred days of the main temple.8 Variations in the length of the kegyō process are not necessarily exceptional by themselves,...