Preece R. "The Wisdom of Imperfection. The Challenge of Individuation in Buddhist Life." Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca NY, 2006.
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Showing posts with label pragmatic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pragmatic. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Finding Inner Truth
"The Buddha's message is to test the teachings and see if they work or fit our lives. His teachings emphasize a process of self-exploration and self-realization that does not take on institutionalized truths but rather finds inner truth. Even the essential principle of Buddha nature rests not on salvation by some outer agency or god but on a genuine awakening to our own true nature."
Preece R. "The Wisdom of Imperfection. The Challenge of Individuation in Buddhist Life." Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca NY, 2006.
Preece R. "The Wisdom of Imperfection. The Challenge of Individuation in Buddhist Life." Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca NY, 2006.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Fundamental Principles of Buddhism
"To call something a 'fundamental principle of Buddhism' is only correct if,
first, it is a principle that aims at the quenching of dukkha (pain, misery, suffering) and,
second, it has a logic that one can see for oneself without having to believe others."
Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree - The Buddha's Teachings on Voidness
by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, Wisdom, 1994
http://www.wisdompubs.org/book/heartwood-bodhi-tree
first, it is a principle that aims at the quenching of dukkha (pain, misery, suffering) and,
second, it has a logic that one can see for oneself without having to believe others."
Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree - The Buddha's Teachings on Voidness
by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, Wisdom, 1994
http://www.wisdompubs.org/book/heartwood-bodhi-tree
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Monday, December 16, 2013
Operationalizing Pragmatic & Sacred Dimensions of Mindfulness Practice
"Even though washing dishes is one of life's necessary chores, and in spite of Thich Nhat Hanh's pragmatic approach to washing dishes mindfully (in order to enjoy the dessert which follows), he nevertheless (equally) sees washing dishes as a spiritual or sacred practice. As he elaborates:
Each thought, each action in the sunlight of awareness, becomes sacred. In this light no boundary exists between the sacred and the profane. I must confess it takes me a bit longer to do the dishes, but I live fully in every moment, and I am happy. Washing the dishes is at the same time a means and an end - that is not only do we do the dishes to have clean dishes, we also do the dishes just to do the dishes, to live fully in each moment while washing them.
With these two dimensions of mindfulness (being fully present in both ordinary, everyday and near transcendent experiences) established, a central challenge of the present study was to operationalize mindfulness ..."
Brinkerhoff MB, Jacob JC. Mindfulness and quasi-religious meaning systems: An empirical exploration within the context of ecological sustainability and deep ecology. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 1999; 38(4): 524-42.
Each thought, each action in the sunlight of awareness, becomes sacred. In this light no boundary exists between the sacred and the profane. I must confess it takes me a bit longer to do the dishes, but I live fully in every moment, and I am happy. Washing the dishes is at the same time a means and an end - that is not only do we do the dishes to have clean dishes, we also do the dishes just to do the dishes, to live fully in each moment while washing them.
With these two dimensions of mindfulness (being fully present in both ordinary, everyday and near transcendent experiences) established, a central challenge of the present study was to operationalize mindfulness ..."
Brinkerhoff MB, Jacob JC. Mindfulness and quasi-religious meaning systems: An empirical exploration within the context of ecological sustainability and deep ecology. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 1999; 38(4): 524-42.
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