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The Noble Eightfold Path

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:00:09 GMT

clipped by: vsubhuti
clipper's remarks: An American Buddhist monk explains the essence of Buddhism, The Noble Eightfold Path.

Clip Source: www.accesstoinsight.org

The essence of the Buddha's teaching can be summed up in two principles: the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. The first covers the side of doctrine, and the primary response it elicits is understanding; the second covers the side of discipline, in the broadest sense of that word, and the primary response it calls for is practice. In the structure of the teaching these two principles lock together into an indivisible unity called the dhamma-vinaya, the doctrine-and-discipline, or, in brief, the Dhamma. The internal unity of the Dhamma is guaranteed by the fact that the last of the Four Noble Truths, the truth of the way, is the Noble Eightfold Path, while the first factor of the Noble Eightfold Path, right view, is the understanding of the Four Noble Truths. Thus the two principles penetrate and include one another, the formula of the Four Noble Truths containing the Eightfold Path and the Noble Eightfold Path containing the Four Truths.

Tags: buddhism, buddha, meditation

Meditation

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:42:48 GMT

clipped by: vsubhuti
clipper's remarks: A Buddhist monk teaches on how to practice meditation on mindfulness of breathing (Anapana sati) and loving-kindness (metta bhavana).

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: buddhism, buddha, meditation

Learn Buddhism Online!

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:32:20 GMT

clipped by: vsubhuti
clipper's remarks: This is a YouTube site of a Buddhist monk living in New York.

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

This channel broadcasts dhamma talks by a Theravadan monk, Venerable Subhuti Thera. Feel free to make suggestions. Questions and comments are welcomed. You can also request a subject or a sutta you wish to watch.

Tags: buddhism, buddha, meditation

Cambodia

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:09:01 GMT

clipped by: 15nanako6
clipper's remarks: As a Theravada Buddhist, I would like to visit Angkor Wat, a World Heritage. This is the symbol of Cambodia. The orange stole of monks and the ruin give beautiful contrast in the picture.

Clip Source: content5.clipmarks.com

Giant strangler fig tree roots embrace the crumbling Ta Prohm temple at Angkor. Although the forest has overrun this sacred site, it has largely escaped the looting that decimated many of its fellow Cambodian

The hustle and bustle of modern-day Phnom Penh is a far cry from the poor farmlands that stretch across much of the country, most of which still lack infrastructure such as roads, phones, and electricity.

A group of monks walks along the wall of the Royal Palace's Silver Pagoda temple complex in Phnom Penh. Most Cambodians practice Theravada Buddhism, which has been popular in the region for at least 1,500 years.

Two Buddhist monks relax in the ruins of Bayon Temple. The site is just one of many wonders at Angkor—ancient capital of the Khmer Empire.

Tags: theravada buddhism

Buddhism

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:41:53 GMT

clipped by: xmanwash

Clip Source: www.amidabuddha.org

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. - Buddha

Buddhism

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:26:40 GMT

clipped by: xmanwash

Clip Source: www.gingagadgets.com

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.
-Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha (Buddhism)

Ven. Dogo Barry Graham on judgments, judgmentalism, and Buddhism

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:01:38 GMT

clipped by: Lexica

Clip Source: www.buddhistchannel.tv

The word judgmental has become one of the most common pejoratives used by westerners drawn to Buddhist practice, and that makes sense. But too many people make the mistake of thinking that not being judgmental means not making judgments.

This view is simply amoral, and stands in contradiction to the Buddha Dharma.

This view combines intellectual laziness with moral cowardice, and is the quintessence of what Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche called "idiot compassion" - a superficial egalitarianism that is not compassionate at all.

Buddhism, in fact, is based upon making judgments. The Buddha judged that people were causing needless suffering to themselves and others, and that this was a bad thing.

The great master Dogen said it best: "Enlightenment without morality is not yet enlightenment. Morality without enlightenment is not yet morality."

Silence is not neutral; it always supports the liar, the phoney, the abuser, the oppressor. It is the duty of a Zen monk to speak out, to challenge

Tags: buddhism, judgmentalism, judgment, dogo-barry-graham

Buddhism

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:56:06 GMT

clipped by: xmanwash

Clip Source: www.gingagadgets.com

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
-Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha (Buddhism)

Move over, priests - Nepal state names "living goddess"

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:00:37 GMT

clipped by: wiccantexan

Clip Source: www.reuters.com

Nepal's new Maoist-led government has appointed a 6-year-old girl as a "living goddess" in the ancient city of Bhaktapur, for the first time snapping the link between the ancient ritual and the ousted monarchy.

For centuries, the head priest of the Nepali monarchy appointed the "Kumaris" in several towns in the Kathmandu valley. But with the abolition of the monarchy in May, that position has also disappeared.

Instead, officials at the state-run Trust Corporation overseeing cultural affairs appointed Shreeya Bajracharya as the new Kumari of the temple-town of Bhaktapur near Kathmandu, Deepak Bahadur Pandey, a senior official of the agency said.

"The government authorized us to appoint the Kumari and we have done that for the first time," Pandey said.

Tags: india, goddess, religion, culture, government, hindu, buddhism

Budda

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:14:18 GMT

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Clip Source: www.gingagadgets.com

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.
-Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha (Buddhism)

The Passing of a Beloved Cat

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:38:11 GMT

clipped by: yewtree

Clip Source: patriciabralley.blogspot.com

Now, it seemed as if these signs had come round one final time as our final child took his leave. And then, as now, the issue wasn't about love, but rather time. Our time was up.
I find it all so very strange and rather miraculous and beautiful beyond what I could design.

Tags: buddhism, cats

Things you can learn from troublemakers

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:07:44 GMT

clipped by: janclip1300
clipper's remarks: The clip is in Dutch, but the video is in English.

In short: We all can learn from those who irritate us. They can be our greatest teachers in patience. They give us a chance to look deep in our hart and minds and to see what's triggering those disturbing emotions that keep us from being nice en gentle.

Clip Source: www.nu.nl

Wat je van een lastpak leren kan

Eén van de moeilijkste inzichten om ook werkelijk in praktijk te brengen vind ik het gegeven dat irritante mensen, die je het bloed onder de nagels vandaan halen, je grootste leraren zijn. Je kunt geduld van ze leren, ze geven je de mogelijkheid om hand in eigen boezem te steken en te kijken waarom je zo sterk reageert en waar precies de knopjes zitten waar mensen op kunnen drukken om je uit je liefdevolle modus te halen.

Pema Chodron vertelt hierover (in het Engels) in dit 3:41 durende filmpje.

Hoe ga jij om met iemand die je irritant vindt? Ontwijk je die persoon en los je daarmee je vervelende gevoel op? Zie je het als kans? Probeer je de ander tot inzicht te brengen en te veranderen, of ga je hier op een andere manier mee om?

Clip Source: nl.youtube.com

Tags: buddhism, mindfulness

BUDDISM

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:33:29 GMT

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Clip Source: www.gingagadgets.com

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then beleive them to be true.
-Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha (Buddhism)

The Basis of Understanding

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:55:36 GMT

clipped by: Mahabhuta

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

Mahābhūta is Pāli for the "Great Elements."^[1] The four Great Elements (Pali: cattāro mahābhūtāni) are earth, water, fire and air. Mahābhūta is generally synonymous with catudhātu, which is Pāli for the "Four Elements."^[2] In early Buddhism, the Four Elements are a basis for understanding and for liberating oneself from suffering.

Buddhism

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:18:41 GMT

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Clip Source: www.gingagadgets.com

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
-Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha (Buddhism)