From beginningless time we have been building, reinforcing and storing these habits in the alaya consciousness. They can be broken through, however, by getting used to positive habits in the practice of meditation. This will allow us to experience the nature of our mind, our Buddhanature, which has always been pure.
This work on Vietnamese Buddhism from its beginnings through the 20th
century provides much evidence requiring Western Buddhologists to
radically revise their heretofore accepted time-table for the arrival
and development of Buddhism in Vietnam. It provides previously unknown
data, detailed in nomenclature, time, and place, scrupulously gathered
from archeological finds and ancient archival records by Vietnamese
research-teams. Providing much historical analysis and cultural
interpretation along the way, this work carries its project forward
through the various royal dynasties and the French colonial period.
The
fundamental ability of a common person cannot see into his/her previous
or future lives. Only the upper-level meditation practitioners, who are
able to go deep into their own inner mind, who have attained many
meditative stages, or who have acquired the divine celestial eye (s.
Divyacaksus) and the divine transcendental knowledge (s.
Purvanivasanusmrti), can see into their numerous previous and future
lives.
Newman Robert Glass describes his ambitious and intriguingfirst
book, Working Emptiness: Toward a Third Reading ofEmptiness in
Buddhism and Postmodern Thought, as an exercisein "postmodern
theology" whose ultimate purpose is to helpdevelop a "Buddhist
constructive philosophy" out of a newreading of Buddhist discourse
about emptiness (suunyataa)(pp. 4-5). In the service of this new
reading, Class deploysa staggering array of thinkers, texts, and
topics, bothWestern and Asian.
The
practice of mindfulness/awareness meditation is common to all Buddhist
traditions. Beyond that, it is common to, inherent in, all human beings.
After admission the students had to follow monastic rules along
with their syllabus and they were classified according to merit. The
period of Education was 12 years.
The teachers were the guardian of the students. They were
responsible for physical, mental, spiritual and moral development of the
students. Since Educational Institution (Monasteries) was residential
therefore the relationship between the teachers and the students were
very very cordial.
All Buddhists are expected to
observe the five precepts. Out of these, when we observe the first precept, we
promise not to take the life of any living being and not to harm any such
being. It is quite clear that we cannot consume fleshwithout someone else
killing the animals for us. If we do not consume meat or meat products, there
will be no killing of animals. The first precept is an injunction against
destroying life and hurting others.
WHEN I READ Dr. Ames's able and stimulating article,"Zen and Pragmatism,"(1) I regretted that I had not made my points clear enough in my Zen articles, but at the same time I was thankful for having incited him to prepare such an illuminating paper. I realize that I make many inconsistent statements in my presentation of Zen, which unfortunately cause my readers some trouble in understanding Zen, In the following I will try to give--in brief-as much light as I can on my views so far made public. The one most-needed point in coming. around to the Zen way of viewing reality is that, negatively stated, Zen is where we cannot go any further in our ordinary way of reasoning, and that, positively, Zen is "pure subjectivity." "Pure subjectivity" requites a great deal of explanation, but I must be brief here.
In the fall of 1996 issue of the Buddhist magazine
Tricycle, various teachers of Buddhist meditation practice commented on the
value of psychedelic experiences, with opinions of them ranging from helpful to
harmful. Here, the author hopes to explain these conflicting viewpoints by describing
important aspects of employing psychedelics that must be taken into account for
effective results. These embrace proper methodology, which includes set and
setting, dose levels, appropriate substances, appropriate intervals, and proper
integration of each experience.
Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh (known as Thay in his circles)
made a rare visit to the Googleplex to lead a half-day Health@Google
workshop in the fundamentals of mindfulness. The exercises and rituals
of mindfulness lay the path to optimal health and happiness.Thay
may be the second most famous Buddhist monk in the world, right after
the Dalai Lama. He is certainly one of the best known and most respected
Zen Masters in the world. Thay is a best-selling author, poet, and
peace activist who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin
Luther King Jr. He is a key pioneer in actively applying insights from
meditation to solving real-world social, political and environmental
problems. Thay most recently published Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful
Life, with Harvard School of Public Health nutritionist Dr. Lilian
Cheung. At 85, he's touring North America before retiring to his
monastery in France.Life at Google is fast, furious and fun, yet
it can take a toll on ourselves and our loved ones. Through Thay's
specially crafted workshop, you'll learn how to reduce stress, eat for
health, sleep better, find emotional stability, improve concentration
and sustain optimal performance.--Chade-Meng Tan
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