Mental Balance and Well-Being - Santa Barbara Institute for
... Buddhism and Western psychology (Schwartz et al., 2002). Maximizers are defined as persons who are always looking for the best, whereas satisficers are satisfied once the threshold of acceptability based on their intrinsic values is crossed. Research demonstrates that maximizers’ attempts at finding ...
... Buddhism and Western psychology (Schwartz et al., 2002). Maximizers are defined as persons who are always looking for the best, whereas satisficers are satisfied once the threshold of acceptability based on their intrinsic values is crossed. Research demonstrates that maximizers’ attempts at finding ...
Pyrrhonism: How the Ancient Greeks Reinvented Buddhism Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... some kind of liberation from suffering is the goal, where this is attained by resisting assent to dogmatic beliefs, whether affirmative or negative, which go beyond what is self-evident, our immediate experience. Flintoff also finds the Pyrrhonists and Buddhists to share common ground with respect t ...
... some kind of liberation from suffering is the goal, where this is attained by resisting assent to dogmatic beliefs, whether affirmative or negative, which go beyond what is self-evident, our immediate experience. Flintoff also finds the Pyrrhonists and Buddhists to share common ground with respect t ...
Ambedkar studies at Heidelberg - von Maren Bellwinkel
... Gokhale. The Russian scholar Cherbatskole, the Italians Ambrosio Balini, Luigi Salvi and George Herbert Grierson were regularly corresponding with him. It was said that whoever Indian scholar came to Europe during the 1920s and 1930s, he would pay their respect to Professor Jacobi. But how did Dr. ...
... Gokhale. The Russian scholar Cherbatskole, the Italians Ambrosio Balini, Luigi Salvi and George Herbert Grierson were regularly corresponding with him. It was said that whoever Indian scholar came to Europe during the 1920s and 1930s, he would pay their respect to Professor Jacobi. But how did Dr. ...
RELI 633 - Office of the Provost
... Sample Syllabus Prepared by Dr. Cuong T. Nguyen Course Description The ultimate goal of the Buddhist path is to attain bodhi or enlightenment. This path is based on the threetier structure of the Buddist training that includes sila (ethics), samadhi (meditation) and prajna (wisdom). Modern study of ...
... Sample Syllabus Prepared by Dr. Cuong T. Nguyen Course Description The ultimate goal of the Buddhist path is to attain bodhi or enlightenment. This path is based on the threetier structure of the Buddist training that includes sila (ethics), samadhi (meditation) and prajna (wisdom). Modern study of ...
PDF Preview - Wisdom Publications
... Historical Background of the Sutra The term “Buddhism,” used generically and rather loosely in contemporary Western discourses, is best understood as an ever-evolving phenomenon with three distinct aspects to its history. First, the original teachings of a historical person. This person was, of cour ...
... Historical Background of the Sutra The term “Buddhism,” used generically and rather loosely in contemporary Western discourses, is best understood as an ever-evolving phenomenon with three distinct aspects to its history. First, the original teachings of a historical person. This person was, of cour ...
Nichiren Shoshu/ Soka Gakkai Buddhism Profile
... Mahayana Buddhism: Hinduism taught that the self and Reality are actually the same, but bad karma (action, deed, work) keeps them apart in the phenomenal world and binds the self to a series of births and rebirths until its ultimate emancipation and reabsorption into the “really Real.” Gautama Buddh ...
... Mahayana Buddhism: Hinduism taught that the self and Reality are actually the same, but bad karma (action, deed, work) keeps them apart in the phenomenal world and binds the self to a series of births and rebirths until its ultimate emancipation and reabsorption into the “really Real.” Gautama Buddh ...
Religions of China
... crane’s legs are long, but if we try to shorten them, that crane will feel grief. Therefore we are not to cut off what is by nature long, nor to lengthen what is by nature short.” ...
... crane’s legs are long, but if we try to shorten them, that crane will feel grief. Therefore we are not to cut off what is by nature long, nor to lengthen what is by nature short.” ...
sample - Casa Fluminense
... university in December of 1943, I was sent to the front as a student soldier. I wondered if I were allowed to bring but a single book on the trip, possibly to my death, which would I want to bring? Many of my fellow student soldiers were thinking the same thing. We all worked at part-time jobs in or ...
... university in December of 1943, I was sent to the front as a student soldier. I wondered if I were allowed to bring but a single book on the trip, possibly to my death, which would I want to bring? Many of my fellow student soldiers were thinking the same thing. We all worked at part-time jobs in or ...
Alternative Traditions
... During the time that I was writing the reviews that make up the present volume, not many books on the Theravada appeared. The first main group of reviews therefore consists of only a single item, though this review is one of the longest in the book and deals, moreover, with a subject of considerabl ...
... During the time that I was writing the reviews that make up the present volume, not many books on the Theravada appeared. The first main group of reviews therefore consists of only a single item, though this review is one of the longest in the book and deals, moreover, with a subject of considerabl ...
Issue 2,2015 - Buddhist Society Victoria
... The greeting “Sukhi hotu”, which means, “May you be happy and well always”, (not just in the morning or afternoon or night, as the conventional western greetings, good morning, good afternoon and good night imply) merits universal usage for a number of cogent reasons. In common parlance, the greetin ...
... The greeting “Sukhi hotu”, which means, “May you be happy and well always”, (not just in the morning or afternoon or night, as the conventional western greetings, good morning, good afternoon and good night imply) merits universal usage for a number of cogent reasons. In common parlance, the greetin ...
AN 3:65 - dhammatalks.org
... Although he foresaw that his teachings would someday disappear, he didn’t simply resign himself to change or trust that it would always work out for the best. He established a wide range of safeguards to ensure that reliable words and models of behavior would survive as long as possible. But in the ...
... Although he foresaw that his teachings would someday disappear, he didn’t simply resign himself to change or trust that it would always work out for the best. He established a wide range of safeguards to ensure that reliable words and models of behavior would survive as long as possible. But in the ...
Week One: The story of the Historical Buddha and its symbolic
... his gold by subjecting it to intense heat, we should also test the purity of his teachings by intense scrutiny. The Buddha advises us not to be satisfied with hearsay or tradition or what is written in the scriptures and not to accept the word of anyone who promotes his teachings from any position o ...
... his gold by subjecting it to intense heat, we should also test the purity of his teachings by intense scrutiny. The Buddha advises us not to be satisfied with hearsay or tradition or what is written in the scriptures and not to accept the word of anyone who promotes his teachings from any position o ...
Buddhism In a Nutshell - Four Seals of Dharma
... have to call it view, meditation and action. You can think of it as “idea,” “getting used to,” and “obtaining.” So what is the particular view that Buddhists try to get used to? Buddhism is distinguished by four characteristics, or “seals.” Actually, if all these four seals are found in a path or a ...
... have to call it view, meditation and action. You can think of it as “idea,” “getting used to,” and “obtaining.” So what is the particular view that Buddhists try to get used to? Buddhism is distinguished by four characteristics, or “seals.” Actually, if all these four seals are found in a path or a ...
Monks, Nuns and Lay People-Bhikshus, Bhikshunis, and Upasakas
... What are the two main groups of Buddhist Sangha? What does ‘bhikshu’ mean? Why do they use this name? What is an ‘upasaka’? How many vows does: • A)a bhikshu keep? • B) a bhikshuni keep? • C) an upasaka keep? Why do bhikshus and bhikshunis give up all sexual activity? Why don’t they eat after midday ...
... What are the two main groups of Buddhist Sangha? What does ‘bhikshu’ mean? Why do they use this name? What is an ‘upasaka’? How many vows does: • A)a bhikshu keep? • B) a bhikshuni keep? • C) an upasaka keep? Why do bhikshus and bhikshunis give up all sexual activity? Why don’t they eat after midday ...
the noble eightfold path
... all the time because it is so obvious. The Buddha pointed things out which we need to consider. He taught nothing outside of what can be seen and realized within this body, with this mind. The whole path is to be developed through this body and mind. We have all that we need. All we have to do is to ...
... all the time because it is so obvious. The Buddha pointed things out which we need to consider. He taught nothing outside of what can be seen and realized within this body, with this mind. The whole path is to be developed through this body and mind. We have all that we need. All we have to do is to ...
The Question of Vegetarianism and Diet in Pāli Buddhism
... provision against slaying is so profoundly endorsed that the Buddha even argues that the only kind of slaying that he encourages is the killing of anger and other negative emotions (SN 7.1 255). This rejection of violence and killing seems to stem from the view that such actions will lead to sufferi ...
... provision against slaying is so profoundly endorsed that the Buddha even argues that the only kind of slaying that he encourages is the killing of anger and other negative emotions (SN 7.1 255). This rejection of violence and killing seems to stem from the view that such actions will lead to sufferi ...
Lesson 14 – The Four Sublime Abodes
... All four virtues are equally important and should be practiced according to one’s inclination and temperament. In practice, all four cannot be done at the same time. We have to begin with loving kindness. Whether or not we progress to the other three elements depends on how we are progressing with l ...
... All four virtues are equally important and should be practiced according to one’s inclination and temperament. In practice, all four cannot be done at the same time. We have to begin with loving kindness. Whether or not we progress to the other three elements depends on how we are progressing with l ...
Buddhist Monastic Communities in Europe Buddhist Monastic
... to follow the example of the Buddha's way of renunciation in order to attain liberation from the cycle of existence (saṃsāra) by vocation, to lead a simple life, reduce attachment and to focus on study and practice of Buddhism to make monastic life possible (to give idell and material support) to ma ...
... to follow the example of the Buddha's way of renunciation in order to attain liberation from the cycle of existence (saṃsāra) by vocation, to lead a simple life, reduce attachment and to focus on study and practice of Buddhism to make monastic life possible (to give idell and material support) to ma ...
History - Arihant Book
... • The word ‘Veda’ is derived from the Sanskrit word vid., meaning ‘to know’ or knowledge par excellence. The Vedic text are shruti i. e . , directly revealed to the authors by God. Smritis are remembered and collected parts of literature of later period. They are also called samhitas in the sense th ...
... • The word ‘Veda’ is derived from the Sanskrit word vid., meaning ‘to know’ or knowledge par excellence. The Vedic text are shruti i. e . , directly revealed to the authors by God. Smritis are remembered and collected parts of literature of later period. They are also called samhitas in the sense th ...
The Awakening Mind - Suffering and Its Causes
... the route is mapped out for us. And it is a set route. Most masters agree that although there are different methods for developing this mind, there are definite steps that must be taken. These have been formalized over the centuries by Indian and Tibetan Buddhist masters into two main methods, with ...
... the route is mapped out for us. And it is a set route. Most masters agree that although there are different methods for developing this mind, there are definite steps that must be taken. These have been formalized over the centuries by Indian and Tibetan Buddhist masters into two main methods, with ...
SFU Forschungsbulletin
... and direct relevance in the psychotherapeutic and health- and clinical-psychological applications of mindfulness meditation. However, even if one works on psychologically applying mindfulness outside of the traditional religious contexts, the question of enlightenment practically plays a role in the ...
... and direct relevance in the psychotherapeutic and health- and clinical-psychological applications of mindfulness meditation. However, even if one works on psychologically applying mindfulness outside of the traditional religious contexts, the question of enlightenment practically plays a role in the ...
The Impermanent Impulse: Toward a Theory of Nihilism
... that something is commanded (—which naturally does not mean the will is “effected”). That state of tension by virtue of which a force seeks to discharge itself—is not an example of “willing.” (WP: 668) This can be considered as one of the most important discourses of the Nietzschean will to power. B ...
... that something is commanded (—which naturally does not mean the will is “effected”). That state of tension by virtue of which a force seeks to discharge itself—is not an example of “willing.” (WP: 668) This can be considered as one of the most important discourses of the Nietzschean will to power. B ...
international journal of engineering sciences
... Buddhism is a religion andphilosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha ("the awakened one"). The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent sometime between the 6 ...
... Buddhism is a religion andphilosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha ("the awakened one"). The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent sometime between the 6 ...
Joseph M. KITAGAWA Paradigm change in Japanese Buddhism
... and e th ic a l precepts fo r monastics and la ity . The Buddha, who sh ortly a fte r his death was "d e ifie d " in the minds of the fa ith fu l, came to be id e n tifie d w ith the popular image o f the supreme universal monarch (C a kra va rtin ) who was believed to be na d ivinely ordained fig u ...
... and e th ic a l precepts fo r monastics and la ity . The Buddha, who sh ortly a fte r his death was "d e ifie d " in the minds of the fa ith fu l, came to be id e n tifie d w ith the popular image o f the supreme universal monarch (C a kra va rtin ) who was believed to be na d ivinely ordained fig u ...
The Great Perfection of Tibetan Buddhism
... perceptions, the question becomes, “what am I?” or “who am I?” Thus, Buddhism may be antithetical to normative Western philosophy and religions since it does not recognize the existence of a personal soul. Nonetheless, there must be a “continuity” around which one’s karma is attached. This resembles ...
... perceptions, the question becomes, “what am I?” or “who am I?” Thus, Buddhism may be antithetical to normative Western philosophy and religions since it does not recognize the existence of a personal soul. Nonetheless, there must be a “continuity” around which one’s karma is attached. This resembles ...