the religion of the followers of Gautama Buddha, whose 6th-century B.C. doctrines strongly opposed the formalized, mechanical rituals of the Brahman sect in Hinduism; Buddha’s teachings offered escape from endless reincarnation, a method of spiritual attainment through correct views and actions (Th...
Some Buddhists can feel uncomfortable when criticized by others because of their spiritual quest.But criticism is nothing to fuss about.The ancients said,”When people of higher acumen hear Dharma teachings,they follow them diligently;when people of middling acumen hear Dharma teachings,they follow ...
C., which was originally based on the teachings of Lao Tzu and developed in the writings of Lieh Tzu and Chuang Tzu and found in the Tao Tê Ching. It is really in this original form a philosophy of some merit. According to its teaching the Tao is the great impersonal background of t...
The Buddhist path embraces everyone, regardless of any belief in God — or not. Atheists Buddhists, Christians, shamans, pagans, agnostics, or “undecideds” can all equally practice the Buddha’s teachings. Whether your concept of God is ...
Summarized in a few words,With Each and Every Breathis a guide book to meditation. The foundation is built upon the teachings of the Buddha, as well as the work of a subsequent Buddhist that better developed some of the condensed teachings of the Buddha. ...
Hinduism and Buddhism together. There are Baptist and UCC churches that accept people of different traditions as well as Christian teachers who combine Zen mastery with the teachings of Christ. I would be amiss not to mention the extraordinary visionary Thomas Merton which has done much in his al...
At best we can say to the sceptic that justified belief in one aspect of the teachings might justify sufficient belief in another aspect. You're using a hypothetical about a situation that doesn't apply here. We're not talking about somebody mindlessly believing something they were told. We...
I believe the core teachings of Buddhism to be truer than those of Christianity, but I do think that Buddhists face very similar issues to Christians in defending our tradition in the modern world. And, overall, I think the Christians have done a better job of this so far for the simple...
Traditional teachings on these preliminary practices describe how they purify the four types of obscurations (sgrib bzhi).19 However, it is important to recognize that these obscurations are emotional or cognitive faults associated with the practitioner's own previous actions (Rinpoche 1998). Such ...
“Conscious-only” teachings. Yogacara thought greatly influences much of what we know as Buddhism today, so the book provides a kind of philosophical backbone to what people practice. Short, dense, but deeply profound. You will not look at life the same way. It is still one of my top ...