If I were to call myself a Zen Buddhist and a Taoist, what philosophical problems can one expect to encounter?
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1 of 5, The ceremony to pass on the Lineage-Holdership of Zen Buddhism. Never before recorded. Grandmaster Fozhi passes the lineage to Living Buddha Dechan Jueren, Master Huijue….
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In the various schools of Mahayana (the ‘greater vehicle’) Buddhism (which includes Tibetan Buddism, Chinese Ch’an and Japanese Zen, etc.) most of the Buddhas mentioned below are recognised. Theravada [...] Continue Reading…
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Like Hinduism, Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism uses _________, which are repeated Sanskrit phrases.
Choose one answer.
a. mudras
b. skandhas
c. atmans
d. mantras
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I am going to the book store sometime this week, and I want to buy 2 books by Thich Nhat Hanh
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… new to North Americans anyway. New Religious Movements like Sufis, Sunnis, Moonies, Non-denominational Christians, Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, any others… What are some of their features or characteristics [...] Continue Reading…
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The Dharma is alive and well, and being taught and practiced in the woods of Newmarket.
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An article on the Washington Post' s "On Faith" website says that "In Buddhism, fasting is central to the journey to Enlightenment." This was news to me.
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Hi folks,
I would like your opinion on this subject matter to see whether I am missing anything:
PERMANENCE - IT, Suchness - whatever you want to call it, is viewed in Buddhism as being permanent. Nothing affects it and nothing is affected by it - otherwise there would be change.
Now clearly we see change all around us. If Suchness did not bring about change how would things appear different to us?
This got me to think that whilst its substance may appear to express 'stillness', something of that word restricts our view of it and that something of it is also vibrant/dynamic.
Therefore IMPERMANENCE is permanent. As the Source is permanent and dynamic so too, impermanence must always occur - so the change we see around us is an expression of IT manifested differently.
Any thoughts lol?
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Recently I figured that caffeine didn't anymore have any positive effects on me because of the high tolerance. There was no point in drinking the fluid except for keeping the withdrawal symptoms away. Thus, I quit drinking coffee three days ago. I've got a warning for you: Coffee is not the harmless drink we think. The withdrawal symptoms are quite horrible. The most irritating thing is that I continuously feel that I've not woken up completely. I have sand on my eyes and feel like taking a nap. Everything is very difficult, even the slightest task. The gravity seems to be increased. My ability to make initiatives is severely impacted. Starting new things just isn't interesting. In one word, this is extreme lethargy. Luckily there's not much headache though.
I expect the symptoms to pass on in one or two weeks. It's not going to be pleasant time waiting for that. Compared to quitting nicotine consumption this is far far worse.
I started drinking tea instead of coffee. I chose rooibos tea for starters but plan to vary the flavor from time to time.
Do you have similar experiences yourself?
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Has anyone else experienced this, or could anyone comment on whether it is normative?
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