The Shingon, or “True Word,” branch of esoteric Buddhism, was introduced to Japan from China in the 9th century. Shingon involves trying to reach the eternal wisdom of the Buddha that wasn’t expressed in his public teaching. The sect believes that this wisdom may be realized through rit...
The three yanas (vehicles, or schools) of Buddhism teach a similar approach to enlightenment. It consists of morality, concentration, and wisdom. They differ in the emphasis placed on these areas and also on the level of reality that is primarily worked with. The main goal and result of ea...
There is so much more to teach. However, if I casually discussed those other teachings in this book, it would not be in accord with the rules of discipline and could easily create the negative karma of disrespect. Thus, I hope that all of you who learn Buddhism will deeply immerse ...
You may have heard people talk about aligning their chakras or tapping into their third eye — but what exactly does that mean? Chakra meditation is a more esoteric kind of mindfulness practice that focuses on energy centers in our bodies known as chakras. Chakras are thought to be located al...
A new collective consciousness in harmony with Nature will come about – if it does come about – partly through an inexorable historical dialectic, which has a life of its own, and partly because we humanists have tried with our historiographies, philosophies, theologies, and other scholarly ...
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including Buddhism and Jainism, have been atheistic. The Samkhya and Yoga philosophies do not believe in God, but they teach the practice of morality as a necessary condition for the liberation of individual beings. Even though we may argue that religion and morality are distinct subjects, we ca...
Aside from which hot spring episode is the superior one, does anime teach viewers about how to use bath houses? There is a very specific way to use an onsen and every one will have slightly different rules so it can be helpful to look for a sign. Generally, one uses soap and a small...
Nor does anything resembling a Shugendo scripture exist. Shugendo is a natural religion (shim shiikyd $ %%%) which has no founder at all. Part of it fused with Buddhism, particularly Tendai and Shingon, and so came to resemble a high-class religion (bunka shayd *ILZ$k ); but that ...
leaving the cycle of reincarnation, you will not cultivate at all, and you will not want to learn Buddhism. Those who do not learn Buddhism have no desire to leave the cycle of reincarnation. How could one who does not learn Buddhism have a mind determined to leave the cycle of ...